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Holiday Gift Ideas for the Female Traveler

So, do you have a girlfriend, wife, bestie, sister, or whatever, who already has it all? “She’s a world traveler. She’s explored. She’s exotic.” Yeah, yeah. I hear you. Surely she has EVERYTHING she could ever need! Right? How are you supposed to pick a gift for her this year!? Worry not. As a female…

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Budget Travel, Europe, Resources, Travel Tips

My Favorite Cheap Travel Secret

Life has been seriously crazy lately. I have been writing blog posts, I just haven’t been posting them. I’ve written about my struggles with anxiety while traveling SO many times, and then decided it’s just too personal to share. Funny, I can write about my adventures pooping abroad, but this, something I battle on a daily basis, this is too personal. 😉…

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Budget Travel, Europe, Resources, Travel Tips

How to Enjoy London Without Spending Money

London! My favorite city in the world. It also happens to be a very expensive city! I have to really watch my spending while I’m there, or I can easily go overboard. Luckily, I know of loads of things to do around London without spending any money! This helps keep my spending WAY down and…

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Five Non-Cliche books for the Female Traveler

Europe, Resources

Five Non-Cliche Books for Female Travelers

I love curling up with a cup of coffee, a warm blanket, and an excellent book. For me, the book automatically gets five extra stars if it is a unique, non-cliche book which lets me travel to a far-off land. Anytime I see someone on Facebook asking for book recommendations, I am sure…

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The Female Traveler Christmas Gift Guide

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A Christmas Gift Guide for Travelers

As I type, snowflakes are falling. A little bit of anxiety rises to the surface because I have not purchased a single Christmas gift for anyone yet! I have a feeling I will be bringing home a 50lb bag of Christmas presents with me from my upcoming trip to Europe. Whoopsie! Raise your hand if…

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Resources, Travel Tips

Apps To Help You Travel

If you haven’t browsed the app store lately, you are missing out! There are apps for EVERYTHING you can imagine. You can have apps tell you when to drink water, tell you how much you’ve walked in a day, you can even make phone calls from an app without cell phone service. It’s amazing how…

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Budget Travel, Resources, Travel Tips

How to Save Money for Travel

When you travel on the cheap like I do, it doesn’t take changing very many things in order to save up for your trip! I’ve put together a list of things you can do to quickly save up for your next vacation! 1. Buy a water bottle. This should be an obvious one, yet I…

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America, Resources

One Day In Southport, NC

From somewhere distant within my northern Illinois home, my phone dinged. I spun around quickly, trying to place where the sound was coming from before I lost my sense of direction. The robin’s egg blue phone case sat noticeably on the stark white hallway bookshelf, and I double tapped the screen to illuminate the notification-…

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Resources, Travel Tips

Learn a Foreign Language with Me!

How many languages do you speak? We were sitting at the airport, waiting for the boarding call. Sheb turned to face me. “Have you ever been before?” I shook my head. “No, never. But I’ve been practicing the language and it seems pretty easy.” I told her, assuredly. She seemed impressed. “Oh yeah? How?” I…

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Europe, Resources

Wonderful Wanderlust Inducing Films

Films can transport you. I mean, not literally, it’s not like you’re actually boarding the same flight as your favorite heroine in a film, but figuratively, I’ve been everywhere. All I have to do is pop on a film or show involving travel and I get an immediate need to pack up my bag and…

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Travel Music Playlist

Simply put, there are sounds which you just have to hear during your lifetime. There are birds singing songs just for you, there are ship horns calling out from a distance, there are ‘mind the gap’ warnings and airline announcements and all the beautiful, breathtaking accents of the world. However, there are also times when…

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Download your FREE packing organizer!

Packing for a trip can be hard! A one week excursion can be enough to keep most people up at night- can. you imagine packing for an entire month!? I have done it several times! I’m often asked how I can fit my essentials all into a single backpack for an entire month. This is how! Download…

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