Category Archives: Travel Articles

5 Tips To Combat Flight Anxiety

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a plane flying in the sky

The fear of flying keeps many people from going on that amazing trip. According an ABC News article around seven percent of people suffer from aerophobia. (This statistic was found on Statistic Brain.)

Aerophobia according to Merriam-Webster is the fear or strong dislike of flying.

After my first flight to California at around 11 years old (which went fine), I started suffering from motion sickness during flights. This definitely led to a very strong dislike of flying for many years. It wasn’t until flying during a Spring Break trip in college and not getting sick that led to getting over this fear. Continue reading 5 Tips To Combat Flight Anxiety →

5th Most Dangerous Job In America Is…

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a man in a cockpit of a plane
image AP- Huffington Post

Ever wondered what the most dangerous jobs in American might be? If I had to guess, I’d go with policeman, fireman, construction workers and bike messengers.

I can’t say that I’ve ever really put much thought into this questions but in an article from Yahoo Finance, Killer Jobs? No Really they decided to examine this topic a little bit and one of the jobs that made the list has a lot to do with travel. Continue reading 5th Most Dangerous Job In America Is… →

Do You Suffer From Motion Sickness?

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a man on a handrail
image from Esquire

When it comes to visiting new places and trying out new experiences, few things hold me back. However there is one thing that can and does get in the way for certain things.

I unfortunately suffer from bad cases of seasickness.

The thing about the water is that I really enjoy swimming & snorkeling and have no issues on calm bodies of water like lakes or even rougher ones like rivers with currents. However, put me on a boat where there is potential for big waves- oceans and on the sea and it’s bound to be a recipe for disaster. Continue reading Do You Suffer From Motion Sickness? →

The Weekly Rehash

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a large rock formation in the snow

After traveling around Romania last week, Kim, Lucas and I spent this past one checking out some cities and towns around Bulgaria. Sadly our trips is coming to an end as we fly back to New York today.

I had planned to try to post about the trip each day like I did during last summers trip to the Balkans, but I made the mistake of not bringing a card reader. I brought a new computer on this trip and I stupidly did not realize that an 11 inch MacBook Air does not have a SD card slot! My bad… Continue reading The Weekly Rehash →

Quiz: Which Exotic Island Should You Visit?

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a colosseum and eiffel towerIsland vacations aren’t usually my idea of a destination for a great trip unless we’re talking about places like Australia, New Zealand, Malta and other similar locations.

The examples I gave are places where there are lots to do besides sitting on the beach. When I hear the word island, I tend to think the Caribbean. Not my favorite part of the world to visit although we had a nice time in places like Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados. (We’re actually thinking of using up Kim’s remaining Southwest points for a trip to Jamaica.) Continue reading Quiz: Which Exotic Island Should You Visit? →

10 Best Nighttime Adventures

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a lit candles in front of a building

When traveling, adventures and amazing experiences don’t always have to take place during the day. According to CNN, “just because the sun goes down doesn’t mean you have to turn in too“.

While most of our major travel experiences do take place during the daylight, there are lots of interesting and neat things that we can do at night.

CNN came up with a fun list featuring 10 of the World’s Best Nighttime Adventures. Continue reading 10 Best Nighttime Adventures →

How Many States Have You Visited?

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a map of the united states

During our trip Back to The Balkans we’ve ran into very few fellow travelers from the United States. It seems like just about everyone that we chat with is from close by, somewhere else in Europe.

Many are even surprised to see Americans visiting this region which we find to be a bit funny in some ways…

When meeting fellow travelers a popular conversation tends to be where everyone is from and where they have been. Continue reading How Many States Have You Visited? →

A Way To Stay For Free When Traveling

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a blue text with white backgroundWhen planning our travels there is a wide variety of places to stay. You can stay at hotels which fit all kinds of budgets, stay in hostels which can range from 20 person dorms to private rooms with ensuite bathrooms, go the Airbnb route or even camp out.

Yesterday I wrote about an interesting opportunity to spend a night at an Ikea in-store display home. This is a one-time opportunity at an Ikea in Australia so you can’t really consider it another lodging option while traveling…

I just came across another idea and way to potentially save a lot of money on lodging while traveling.
Continue reading A Way To Stay For Free When Traveling →

Best Underwater Adventures In the World

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a man swimming with a shark
image from Fodor’s article

During my travels I’m not one that will look to do many activities that deal with water. It’s not that I’m not a good swimmer, I do consider myself to be pretty decent. The reason I am not so into water/ underwater activities is due to the fact that I (unfortunately) suffer from sea-sickness.

However, I have enjoyed snorkeling and kayaking at a variety of destinations during my trips. If an activity takes place on a lake or river then they are fair game, when in open-water like an ocean or sea then it is much more debatable.  Continue reading Best Underwater Adventures In the World →

Airbnb Teams Up With Ikea To Offer In-Store Stay

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a building with a sign

I’ve been a fan of Airbnb for quite some time now. During our first stay using Airbnb we had an awesome experience in Singapore. However, when they released a new logo back in July I wondered what was up.

I recently (jokingly) wrote that you can forget Airbnb, celebrity homes you can rent. The funny thing was that many of the celeb homes were actually available for rent through the site.

Now Airbnb has teamed up with a new partner to offer a very interesting (or maybe many would call it a strange) place to stay. Continue reading Airbnb Teams Up With Ikea To Offer In-Store Stay →