I traveled a lot less this year than I did the year before, but as with every year, I still learned a lot from my experiences. My personal preferences have shifted and I’d call myself a smarter traveler after another year of travel under my belt. Daytime flights are worth the “time cost” If there’s […]
No question about it: Nicaragua is one of my all-time favorite destinations. In fact, I loved my first visit there so much that I just couldn’t stop writing about it! Here’s a guide to all of my Nicaragua articles to help you plan your upcoming trip. Get Started: Just the Basics About Nicaragua Frequently Asked
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The best advice I can give to you is to never book the same flight as me. I’m cursed with flight delays all the time, a black cloud of late departures that follow me wherever I go. With all this “experience”, I’ve gotten very good at handling flight delays. I don’t wish the string of bad luck
Last year, I made a pretty big claim: Mexico was the best country I visited the entire year. It has adventure, nature, history, and food (omg…the food.) But this time, my sister and I headed to the capital city. After four brief days in Mexico City, I’m neither astounded nor underwhelmed. If you’ve ever met
I’ve said it time and time again: travel is expensive. Even on my absolute budget trips, I still manage to spend hundreds of dollars, if not thousands. Airfare, hotels, meals, and sightDOING all add up. I’ve learned to travel on a budget, but let’s face it: sometimes a splurge is really memorable. Big changes to
I am not a shopper. I will (and have) spend thousands of dollars on experiences, but even if you added up all my souvenir purchases from past trips, it would barely add up to the cost of a single flight. Material things just don’t do it for me, which is why it’s so surprising to
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You know it’s gonna be good when you’re so excited about a trip that you move your timeline up by three weeks. Mike and I had been talking about a trip to Pittsburgh for the end of September and then spur of the moment decided to spend Labor Day there instead. We ended up with
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Until 2014, I never bought travel insurance. I assumed I’d be covered by a mix of my standard health insurance and additional protection through my favorite travel credit card. I got lucky on those trips and never needed insurance, but as I traveled more often and to more remote places, I started purchasing policies. Thank goodness
The best part about roadtrips with my husband is that he lets me change plans on a whim. He didn’t think twice when I told him I wanted to forfeit our hotel reservation in Detroit and skip over all of Ohio, getting to West Virginia three days earlier than planned. West Virginia is one of the
