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Outreach Trips: Packing 2 Weeks into 1 Bag

Outreach Trip Packing

The Packing Struggle I never would have thought that I could fit two weeks worth of essentials into my tiny carry-on, yet, here I was boarding without a checked-in bag and only my small carry-on. Who would’ve thought that I

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Posted in Cheap Flights and Transportation, On The Road, Travel Gear/Luggage

How to Run with the Bulls in Pamplona!

Guide to the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona

Today’s post is written by guest bloggers Stephanie and Taylor Babb, travel bloggers for Vagabonds and Company. What’s better than visiting a beautiful Spanish city? Running down crowded streets with large, dangerous animals while you’re there! That’s right, we’re talking

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Swiss Charades – Lost in Lausanne

Swiss Charades - Lost in Lausanne, Switzerland

Location: Lausanne, Switzerland. My friend and I were exhausted, and more importantly, terribly lost.  Add to that the fact that we hadn’t eaten in many hours, and we were getting cranky. (I believe the term is “hangry,” and my friends

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My Surprising First Trip to Amsterdam…My Second Time There!

Thoughts on a girl's first trip to Amsterdam

Today’s post is by Travel Chicks Ambassador Jennifer Allen. You can also view her Amsterdam City Guide. In August of 2012, I was embarking on a study abroad program and had an 8-hour layover in Amsterdam. It was plenty of

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Posted in Netherlands, On The Road, Places to Visit

Top 10 Safety Tips for Women Travelers

Top 10 Travel Tips for Women Travelers: In a large number of cases where complaints had been registered against such products, the study found that the obese men who lost weight found improvement buying cialis from canada in the stamina

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5 Frighteningly-Delicious Foods to Try in Peru

5 Peruvian dishes you must try

En Peru toda la comida esta rica. Today’s guest post is brought to you by our travel friend Samantha, a study-abroad student in Lima, Peru. She shares the top foods she’s fallen in love with in Peru. 1)   Ceviche Ceviche

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Posted in Foods around the world, On The Road, South America

The Place Where all the Chocolate is FREE

The Maison Cailler Chocolate Factory Tour

Free chocolate. They promised us free, all-you-can-eat chocolate. It sounded too good to be true. It wasn’t. Rumor had it that if you toured the Maison Cailler Chocolate Factory (see: Nestle and more) in Broc, Switzerland, that there was a

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Our Top Epic (Amazing and Embarrassing) Moments from 2014

OUR TOP EPIC adventures from 2014

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It’s been a fun roller-coaster of emotions this year. We’ve made some great memories and caused some epic disasters. And, as we found, sometimes the worst times make

Posted in On The Road, Uncategorized

Staying with Strangers: Couchsurfing in Innsbruck, Austria

Couchsurfing in Innsbruck, Austria

I had never heard of Couchsurfing before. My first thought was flea-ridden couches in a dingy apartment. Not exactly my style, but Kinda insisted that being a Couchsurfer was a great way to see the world on a budget and

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Trip Journaling for Girls Who Hate Journaling

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How do you remember all the fun places and things you did on a trip? Not into trip journaling? Long journal entries aren’t for everyone so are some ideas to keep track of your journey without having to do a ton of writing.

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