Preparing for a semester (or longer!) abroad
Congratulations! You’re about to embark upon one of the most eye-opening and rewarding experiences of your life. You should be proud of yourself—it takes a certain kind of courage to leave everything...
View ArticleHitchhiking through the Netherlands
Having never hitchhiked before, my friend Fabienne and I admittedly assumed the process would be a bit quicker and easier than it turned out to be: the hundred-mile journey from Amsterdam to Brussels...
View ArticleThe Most Inexpensive Ways to Get Where You’re Going
Hitchhiking – the most inexpensive of all, considering it’s free. Read further here. Carpooling – Though still hitchhiking in the sense that you’re sharing a car with strangers, carpooling websites...
View ArticleMy Cypriot Road Trip
After passing a sticky morning ducking into air-conditioned souvenir shops and drinking iced coffee in the shade of a crowded terrace, my friend Robyn and I decided to escape Cyprus’ landlocked capital...
View ArticleCoping with the Unexpected While Traveling
A month ago I took an overnight bus to a small southeastern German city where I spent a lovely weekend eating schnitzel, drinking beer and enjoying the loveliness of a low-cost vacation visiting an old...
View ArticleInexpensive & Trendy: Where to go for a Drink as a 20-something in Paris
After almost two years, the construction crew around Place de la Republique finally packed their trucks and revealed the new look of the 700-year-old square. At 280 meters long and 120 meters wide, it...
View ArticleThe Only Travel Apps You’ll Ever Need (and Yes, They’re All Free)
As we all know, there’s an app for pretty much everything but some are exponentially more helpful than others. Don’t clutter your storage space. Instead, load these eight multi-functional and thorough...
View ArticleThe Ten Easiest Ways to Avoid Extra Expenses When Traveling
1. Do Transportation Research Figure out what will be the most cost-effective way to get from the airport/train station to your destination. Public transportation will probably be cheaper than shuttle...
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