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Food On The Road: 8 Ways To Eat Well (And Eat Badly) Eating while you’re between places?

Food On The Road: 8 Ways To Eat Well (And Eat Badly)

Well, there are good ways…and there are bad ways. The good will keep you perked up, comfortably on budget and raring to go – and the bad will turn you into a penniless nutritional wreck. (Yes, I’ve done both. Hi there). Any of these sound welcomingly / horribly familiar? How to Plan an Awesome, Last-Minute Vacation on the Cheap. I lived in Colorado for most of my life, so when I moved to Southern California when I was 14 and my dad bought my whole family annual passes to Disney, it was the greatest thing in the world.

How to Plan an Awesome, Last-Minute Vacation on the Cheap

I've purchased an annual pass every year since (been here 7 years). I love that place to death I watched all the Walt Disney shows on TV when I was a kid. My mom said we watched the Disneyland opening show, but I don't remember that. I built up a picture of Disneyland in my mind over the years. The Ultimate Travel Hacking Guide. 8 new apps for finding the perfect hotel.

Illustration by Erin McLaughlin By Sean O'Neill, Budget Travel If you book hotels online, it's time to face facts: Your favorite travel website probably isn't cutting it.

8 new apps for finding the perfect hotel

In the past decade, some of the best-known travel sites have lost their fastball. They're not as smart and nimble as the new kids on the Web that now have tools for smarter comparison shopping, searches for smaller B&Bs and niche neighborhoods, and access to blocks of rooms reserved for its members. Before you try these, one word of caution: No single site is the be-all-and-end-of-all of hotel booking. - StumbleUpon. Welcome Stumbled Upon & Delicious Users: You may also want to check out our 180+ Best Money Saving Tools.

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Traveling doesn't have to break the bank (in fact, you can travel for free), and there are plenty of places that'll help you find the best vacation for your budget. Get discounts and the insider scoop with these great resources. Don't forget to ask for free travel upgrades. (See also: 5 Essential Travel Tools) Cheap Flights and Accommodations Find the best rates for airlines and places to stay, no matter what type of traveler you are. CouchSurfing - Bum a night's sleep on somebody's couch and save hundreds of dollars on hotel costs! How to Travel Around the World for $418. “I have to tell you sir, this is easily the most ridiculous itinerary I’ve ever put together,” said the American Airlines operator the other night as I finalized plans for a worldwide adventure that would make Marco Polo blush.

How to Travel Around the World for $418.

“Welp, that makes two of us!” I replied. And just like that, I had committed myself to almost nine months of international travel. Yes, that picture above is my actual itinerary. Beginning this January, I’ll start an epic journey that will take me across four continents, through at least nine countries, and into more than fifteen cities. Oh, and all of these flights are costing me a grand total of $418.36. Warning: I’m totally going to geek out on travel-hacking with this post, so if you have no interest in learning how to travel the world and visit awesome places for dirt cheap, check back in on Monday. This post is also quite lengthy at over 2500 words: grab some coffee, get comfortable, and let me show you how deep the rabbit hole of travel hacking goes. 10 best boat journeys. Boats are often overlooked as a way to see the world; we invariably have limited time to get from A to Z so we fly, missing B to Y.

10 best boat journeys

In a lot of cases, though, boats are the best, and frequently the only way, to properly see a destination. Here are ten of the best boat journeys the world has to offer. 1. Fjords, Norway Image by Maltesen For more than a century, Norway’s legendary Hurtigruten ferry route has linked the numerous coastal villages and towns. What does English sound like to a foreigner? Solo Travel by Train - 10 tips. Welcome to Solo Traveler. To receive the monthly Newsletter and the mid-month Solo Travel Advisory of deals, please subscribe on your right.

Thanks for visiting! Reflecting There is something romantic about train travel. The rhythm of the train on the tracks.Your own reflection in the window as the scenery passes by.Your time to reflect as you gaze through your reflection at the world.A sense of true leisure.A connection to a past era. And, for solo travel, there is also a very practical side to train travel. You can focus on the land rather than the driving as a road trip demands.You can meet people in the seat beside you, the dining car, the lounge car…You can schedule your train travel overnight and save on accommodation. Train travel offers a sense of time and space that flying can’t. Train Travel Solo – the 10 tips Station break on cross-Canada train. The Man in Seat Sixty-One...

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General Knowledge (that you may not know) Packing. Latin America.