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America, Budget Travel, Europe, Resources

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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Ghost hunting at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

America, Mistakes I've Made

Adventures in Ghost Hunting

Let me tell you a little story. I am REALLY into ghosts. It’s kind of ridiculous. How into ghosts am I? Well, I 100% believe that every house I have lived in since college, including my college dorm, has been haunted. I believe in ghosts SO much, that I am actually writing a ghost novel…

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Knappogue Castle, Linda's ancestor's family home.

Budget Travel, Europe, Stories From a Female Traveler, Travel Tips

Stories from a Female Traveler: Meet Linda

Have you ever heard someone talk about all the things they wish they had done? My husband and I knew that his parents were eager to see Europe. At 77, they were convinced that they would never be able to go. I, however, was deteremined that they would see the world. So, last Mother’s Day…

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America, Budget Travel, Travel Tips

Travel in America on the Cheap

Do you have dreams of seeing all of America? I know, I know. Not everyone has dreams of running around Europe or Australia. Some just want to see what America has to offer, enjoy the comforts of home, and do it without breaking the bank. I also know that many of my readers aren’t American, and…

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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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America, Budget Travel

A New Home On Wheels

Pardon this brief intermission. Life has become crazy! As you may remember from this post, we had purchased a 2004 Keystone Outback and had just signed the papers to sell our house. We were moving fulltime into Babette (that’s her name) and were going to be hitting the road. Well, that didn’t last long. About…

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Autumn in Augsburg Germany, Stories from a female traveler

Europe, Stories From a Female Traveler

Stories from a Female Traveler: Meet Vanessa

If you ever meet a jaw-droppingly gorgeous and quiet Venezualian lady who is a seemingly shy German Au Pair, don’t be fooled. She will be a crazy, fun-loving, and full of more hilarious belly laughs than you can fathom. She will instantly become a vital member of your journey and a close friend. This lady…

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This resort near Spokane Washington will make you feel like you are in Dirty Dancing!

America, Budget Travel

How We Can Afford to Live in our Camper Full-Time

Let’s face it, living comfortably can be expensive. Do you ever find yourself watching videos uploaded by minimalists on YouTube and thinking “How on Earth do they live with so little? Surely it’s all for show and they have a 3000 sq ft house just down the road.” While yeah, maybe some of them do,…

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America, Budget Travel

Home Behind Us

Home Behind Us Packing and leaving. Isn’t that the dream? I talk about how to pack for travel all the time, don’t I? This is different though. This is a big pack-up. This is our entire house going into boxes and storage containers, filling up a 10X10 space in the cold of northern Illinois. This…

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Budget Travel, Mistakes I've Made

Don’t Wake the Snoring Traveler

Poke. Poke. Poke. “Go away.” my brain screamed. “I hate you.” But it didn’t go away. Poke. Poke. “Psst!” My brain woke up, my eyes jumped open quickly. They attempted to fix themselves on the figure standing over my bunk in our 12-bed hostel in the 2 a.m. darkness. It was some older woman. She…

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Mistakes I've Made

Adventures in a Foreign Toilet, The Christmas Market

“Oh, no!” I thought to myself. “This is not happening!” I tried again. And again. And again. Six different attempts, yet nothing was changing. My husband would have said to me, “Nessie, the definition of insanity is repeating the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Darn it. He was right. This was…

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Budget Travel, Travel Tips

Why I Ditched the Rolling Suitcase for a Travel Backpack

Packing for a trip abroad can be a stressful ordeal, I know! Especially when you are trying to cram everything you could possibly need for the next month into a 20-pound bag. Why put more stress on yourself than necessary when you are traveling? There are already so many factors you need to take…

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