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The ultimate gift guide for travelers
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Our blogging travel experts came together to help you out this holiday season. Here’s our ultimate gift guide for travelers and travel lovers alike:To...

Trains, planes, and automobiles – the best songs for travel
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Few things go together like music and travel. A good song can take you further than any plane, train, or automobile and that’s why there’s a perfect s...

The ultimate Oktoberfest guide
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Ahh, it’s that time of the year again when drinking beer at all hours of the day is totally acceptable: Oktoberfest is here again! Before you pack you...

5 dream trips around the world. What’s yours?
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Picture packing your bags, grabbing your passport in a mad dash as you rush out of the door, hopping on a train headed to the airport and arriving at ...

6 perfect city escapes for fall
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Upset that the summer is over and that your tan will fade quicker than those sweet memories of summer? Fear not, because fall – or autumn as the Brits...

Like a local: Don’t make these mistakes on your next trip
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You know that feeling you get when you have just insulted someone without understanding what happened? Well, it can happen to the best of us, especial...

10 reasons to love Washington D.C.
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When someone mentions Washington D.C., its political status is often the first thing that comes to mind. Whilst the city’s rich political history is w...

How to save the summer
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What are your plans for the summer? Most people have their vacation plans down to a science by now, and you probably do too. Locations have been mappe...

How to feel at home abroad: 10 tips
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To get the most out of studying, interning, or working abroad, you not only have to learn the language and do as the locals do – you also want to live...

10 reasons to love Berlin
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Unquestionably one of the coolest cities in the world, Berlin has a lot more to offer than just beer and bratwurst. The German capital’s famed art sce...

10 best things to do in and around San Diego
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San Diego is known as “America’s finest city” and it holds that title for many reasons. Within a two-hour drive of Los Angeles and a thirty-minute dri...

Travel like a pro: Packing checklist for any kind of trip
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We’ve all been there – arriving at our destination after a long journey only to unpack and realize that something important hasn’t made the journey wi...