If you like to spend as much of your travel budget as possible on adventures and as little money as possible on everything else–especially food–this is the post for you! Our personal travel style is to splurge on tours and experiences and then skimp on everything else. Food, in particular, can blow a budget quickly,…
While no two trips are alike, there are a few, stalwart items that I can’t live without on the road. Some are expected (noise canceling headphones), but some, like the one I’ll share today, are not. Today, that item is: carabiners. I’ve been a fan of carabiners since middle school, when it was “cool” to…
There are SO many conferences in my industry that take place in Vegas. And once you’ve been there for work, it’s easy to see why. The resorts can hold a lot of guests, have great meeting spaces, and offer tons in the way of entertainment and dining. However, I can say without a doubt that…
As the end of Summer inches ever closer, I find myself simultaneously trying to soak up every last drop of sunshine where I live while daydreaming about chasing the warm weather to an island somewhere. This summer baby just can’t take the cold without the occasional escape. Of course, my personal travels tend to be…
If you adventure hard enough, you’re going to want (and need) at least a small medical kit with you. I personally measure the awesomeness of a trip by how many bruises I get (and how f*ed up my mani/pedi is at the end). Bonus points for breaking skin. Even if you don’t intend to adventure…
September 2017 was a heartbreaking month in the Caribbean, with two Category 5 hurricanes razing island after island. If you watched the news reports in the U.S., you’d probably think that there are hardly any inhabitable enough to visit yet. At least, that’s what I thought as I stared longingly at my travel bucket list–a…
There are so many costs involved in traveling—from airfare to hotels, ground transportation, tours, food and souvenirs, and they can add up quickly. I’ve been lucky enough to book most of my hotel and airfare expenses using points and miles—and ever since I signed up for the Chase Reserve card last year, I started adding…
For less-than-frequent travelers, the security procedures at airports can be daunting and frustrating. Having gone through my fair share of airport security checkpoints, I put together these six helpful tips to hopefully get you through: Follow the Liquids Rule. I’ve probably been through security at least 100 times over the last decade, and the one thing…
Traveling is an amazing endeavor that I have been fortunate to indulge in quite a bit during my adult life. As amazing as it can be, though, there is certainly an element of frustration that sneaks in, particularly now that I have more than a few flights under my belt.I know the rules of how…
Gondolas. One cannot think of the city of Venice without picturing those long, skinny, beautifully crafted boats and their perfectly uniformed gondoliers. As my S.O. and I were preparing for our escape to Italy a couple of years ago, we struggled with the question of whether or not to spend money on a gondola ride.…
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