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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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Europe, Travel Tips

Why It Is Okay to Travel Without Your Spouse

I’m sure you’ve all seen it; the meme going around the internet. It depicts two scenarios. The top photo shows a bride walking down the aisle, and reads “My Friends Walking Down the Aisle.” The bottom photo depicts a traveler boarding a plane and reads “Me Walking Down the Aisle.” There is so much wrong…

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

Stories From a Female Traveler: Meet Lauren C.

Hostels are such an incredible place to meet new friends. In Reykjavík, we quickly formed a circle of like-minded adventure seekers, such as Lauren C., a woman seizing opportunity. You truly meet the most inspiring, diverse group of people when you travel, and Lauren is no exception! Lauren was born and raised in Bayville,…

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Europe, Mistakes I've Made, Travel Tips

Fearing For Our Lives in Paris

I should preface this by saying that we were actually in no danger at all. Krystal and I spent nearly every weekend of our teenage years together. We were always at each others homes, driving around searching for a cool spot – any cool spot would do when you live in the boonies – and watching every…

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Europe

Christmas Market Excitement

The air has begun to crisp outside, enough to call for my light coat. The smell of my Spice Blend Essential Oils is mixing in the air with the cinnamon rolls my husband is baking. In the distance, a fireplace is gently wafting the smell of burning wood into the air, and I want to…

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Europe, Mistakes I've Made

How I Slept On A Train

My friend walked me back to the Amsterdam Centraal Station. “Your train will come in there.” She said, holding my ticket and pointing down the station to my terminal. I thanked her and hugged her bye, excited to board a train all by myself down to Munich. I grabbed a bite to eat and…

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Budget Travel, Europe, Travel Tips

How I Schedule My Travel Itinerary

I’m a three-day kind of girl. I land in a city, I explore it for three days, I board a plane and head to the next place. When I travel, I can’t handle the idea of not seeing everything I can, especially when travel throughout Europe is so accessible and affordable. This can make fitting…

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Enjoying Oslo Norway on a snowy January morning.

Budget Travel, Europe, Travel Tips

How I Book My European Winter Excursions

I adore traveling in the winter. The flights are cheap! Christmas Markets are thriving! Twinkle lights hang everywhere! The tourist sites are not so crowded – it’s easy to fall in love with every winter wonderland you meet! However, if you’ve ever tried traveling in the winter, you may have noticed that your flight options…

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Europe, Stories From a Female Traveler, Travel Tips

Stories From a Female Traveler: Meet Chelsea

My friend, Krystal, and I sat down at the table in the small country pub our tour had stopped at for lunch. A warm, Guinness Beef Stew in front of me. I was so excited to warm my bones after the snowy day we had enjoyed in the Wicklow Mountains. How we found ourselves sitting…

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Europe, Mistakes I've Made

Exploring Arthur’s Seat (The Wrong Way)

My watch buzzed early, alerting me that it was time to wake up. Today, we were climbing Arthur’s Seat! I studied the printout hanging on the wall of our super awesome hostel in Edinburgh! It detailed how to climb Arthur’s Seat, the extinct volcano on the outskirts of Edinburgh. I not only memorized the instructions, I…

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Europe, Travel Tips

The Great 7 Country Excursion

Kids, today I’m going to tell you about how I accidentally had a 7 country excursion in 22 days. If you remember from this post, my husband knocked me off my feet when he found some wildly cheap airfare. Before I knew what I was doing, I had whipped out my credit card and booked the flights….

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