Posts Tagged ‘ travel tips ’
Rick Steves is one of my heroes. He seems like the nicest person on earth and he’s traveled to so many great places in Europe. I’ve basically read Rick Steves’ Rome 2010 twice within the past 2 weeks and now I’m finally taking notes. Follow along with me as I jot down his popular walks [ READ MORE ]
Let’s begin planning for our trip, these are the main topics we are focused on right now: What is our budget? Where are we going? When are we going? Budget Since S and I do not want to use up all of our vacation at once, we decided to take a 2-week vacation. So, we [ READ MORE ]
Guess what interwebs! Sam and I are planning a trip to Europe. After some major motivation and begging from her, and tons of reluctance to spend money from me in this economy we have decided that we’re going to take a nice vacation to a faraway land. The current plan is to fly to Rome [ READ MORE ]
This is crazy! Airlines will do anything to anything to make extra $$$ these days. I wouldn’t be surprised if they begin charging you to breathe. JK. Starting May 1st, AA will charge passengers $8 for a fleece blanket and an inflatable pillow set that they can keep for future use. Passengers on international flights [ READ MORE ]
I LOVE going to Disneyland, but I hate waiting in lines. You could be standing in line for 2 hours for a 2 minute ride. So for my last trip to Disneyland, I did some research on Fastpass system at the theme park. [ READ MORE ]
For a graduation present to myself, I went on a 3 week Asia trip to Tokyo and Hong Kong. Here I’d like to share the Tokyo portion of the itinerary as well as some cheap travel tips for your stay. Culture: I was so surprised at how polite everyone is in Tokyo! In every store [ READ MORE ]
Who writes itineraries for a vacation in paradise? Not me. Well, not until today. I rather spend most of my time laying on the beach and the rest of the time eating. (If you didn’t know, Hawaii has REALLY good food.) All the time, I have Hawaii-virgins asking me where all the hot spots are [ READ MORE ]
I used to be notorious for over-packing when going on vacation. I'd pack 5 pairs of shoes, 3 belts, 2 bags and many many pairs of outfits so I'd have options every morning when I woke up. Now remember, I said I used to do this; I don't do this anymore. My new perspective on packing is the less I bring, the more I can bring back. :) With that in mind, here's an "essentials" packing list for your suitcase assuming you're traveling for 5 days[ READ MORE ]
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