Tag: international travel
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Should You Choose Overnight or Crack-of-Dawn Flights?
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Will You Feel Better on an Overnight or Early Morning Flight? The answer to this question: is it better to fly overnight or during the day, is one that you can honestly only answer after you’ve flown a few times during each time. And honestly, until you’ve become a veteran…
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Traveling to a Muslim Country During Ramadan
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Should You Avoid Traveling to a Muslim Majority Country During Ramadan? Ramadan is a common religious observation of practicing Muslims. When you visit a place where the majority of citizens actively practice their faith, you may notice some significant changes in the day-to-day lives of the people during this time.…
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Can You Visit Italy If You Don’t Speak Italian?
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Can You Communicate in Italy as an English-speaking Single-Lingual? As the speaker of one language or another, one of the questions you might ask yourself when planning an international vacation is whether you’ll be able to communicate with the people you’ll interact with or whether you might need to pick…
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Which Country Should You Visit on Your First International Vacation?
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Are You an American Trying to Choose Your First International Trip? The first time you fly internationally is an exciting day, but it’s also very nerve-wracking, especially when you have to go through customs and immigration and have to have your passport on hand. Sure, it’s exciting to get your…
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Can You Drink the Water in Morocco?
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Is the Water in Morocco Safe for Travelers to Drink? When you travel to a different country, conventional wisdom suggests that you might need to take care in drinking the water because your body isn’t used to the natural microbes present in the water there. For Americans, we’re always told…
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Can You See Paris in 24 Hours?
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Can You Get Everything You Want Out of Paris in Just One Day? Of course not. That’s a ridiculous question. However, sometimes circumstances arise where you’re only given a precious few hours to explore a particular city or location. For me, this was Paris, and while I fully intend to…
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Do Women Need to Wear Dresses in Morocco?
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The Short Answer? No. Before I traveled to Morocco, I read loads of blogs and articles on how to dress, and virtually all of them were wrong (at least from my personal experience). Just about everyone suggested that I slog around in a long skirt and have a head scarf…
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The Importance of Down Time During Your Vacation
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Should You Relax and “Waste” Time During Your International Vacation? If you’re on a tight budget and feel like you only have a few days to explore an international destination, you might feel like you’re wasting time by taking a breather and relaxing for a few minutes. You may feel…
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How To Think In A Different Currency When Traveling
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Do You Need a Calculator Out For Every Purchase You Make in a Different Country? As you explore all the fun you’ll have on your vacation, one topic that may come up as you make your reservations and arrangements is money. Not the overall budget but the exchange rate you’ll…
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What Does a US Citizen Need to Travel to Colombia?
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Can You Enter Colombia With Nothing More than a Passport and a Good Pair of Walking Shoes? So, before we launch into it here, let me share that this blog represents information available as of March 2024. I may update the post in the future if things change dramatically, but…