Be a smarter traveler! With these travel tips, you’ll be able to save money, navigate like a pro, and use your time wisely. I’ve got information on the best gear, packing lists, and more resources right here.
Anyone else going stir-crazy? For me, it started the minute I cancelled my trip to Zion National Park. There’s something about having a trip on the calendar to look forward to that can make tough times easier to get through — and goodness knows right now falls under the umbrella of tough times. I’ve been […]
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
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
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
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. That’s normally what I believe, but I bought into the housesitting hype anyway. You get to stay somewhere for free in exchange for playing with puppies. That’s a dream come true for a travel (and dog) lover like me. Since perusing opportunity listings is
Two things that consistently make me happy are travel and saving money. Put the two together, and I’m a happy camper, so I was thrilled to learn about TripBAM, a website that tracks hotel prices to notify you when rates drop. Essentially, you’ll enter your preferred hotel and dates — even if you’ve already booked — and
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More than a year after my first stay, I’m still using Airbnb. If I’m honest, I tried it the first time because I couldn’t afford anything else. The only options in my budget were Airbnb or camping, and even though I love to camp, it didn’t fit the mood of my Hawaii getaway. Are you new to
I’m not afraid to spend money on travel but wasting money is another story. Four nights at a hotel shouldn’t cost more than my monthly rent and four nights of a car rental should cost less than my monthly lease. Travel is a discretionary item and I’m not in a position to splurge on everything all the
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I originally purchased my Amazon Kindle solely for travel: as much as I love the feel of physical books, it just isn’t practical to carry several books in my suitcase. I figured I’d “make do” with the Kindle while traveling to save valuable space and weight in my carry on. These days, I have my entire book collection with
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If you’re not using credit cards while you’re traveling, you should start considering it. Paying with a credit card comes with a ton of benefits: Letting you track expenses Reducing liability if a card is lost or stolen Providing additional insurance and other benefits Rewarding you in cash back or other methods Whether or not you’re
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