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How I Always Score International Flights for Under $1000

I have been to fifty countries and I have never spent more than one thousand on a round trip flight. At this point, I think that’s my maximum limit. Outside of the internet I really don’t talk about traveling with people. But, when the topic does arise I always discuss how I am able to find inexpensive flights! It’s a common misconception that you need thousands and thousands of dollars to fly to other countries and that’s simply not true....

Reasons Why I Fell Out of Love with Airbnb

I just finished writing my post on visiting Hobbiton in New Zealand. In that post, I briefly mentioned one of my favorite airbnb experiences. I stayed with a host there, a local woman named Alia. She was a recent widow and an empty nester, both her kids were away at college. She had plenty of spare room in her home and decided to try out airbnb for local female visitors. My time at her home was like being with an...

I no longer stay in cheap budget hotels.

Budget Hotels? It’s a no for me.

Yep, I said and I’m not taking it back. Budget hotels suck and I’m not sleeping there. Ok, that was bit much – but hear me out before you roll your eyes and pass judgement. It’s been a long time coming and honestly it’s growth. I’m kind of proud now that I think it about. So, when I first began traveling solo around seven years ago I only stayed at budget hotels. I was a third party girl, who would...

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How to Survive Traveling with Friends

Traveling with friends – it just seems like the best idea ever doesn’t it? You get along just fine at home, hanging out regularly and so on. Going on vacation with your friend and being together 24/7 is going to be FREAKING AMAZING right? I know I can’t be the only one, but those trips never seem to go as perfectly as planned. Just like living with someone, traveling with them will reveal the REAL AUTHENTIC THEM. And the real...