Tag: travel tips
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Do You Need a Backpack for Day Trips?
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Can You Embark on a Day Trip Adventure With Just a Few Things In Your Pockets? There’s an entire segment of the traveling population out there who prefers to travel with as little baggage as possible. Often referred to as minimalist travel, it becomes quite a freeing and easy way…
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When Is It Time to Throw In the Adventure Vacation Towel?
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How Old Is Too Old for Hours of Walking, Hiking, and Adventuring? I think we all have some sense of adventure within us, even if we never really travel too far from home and only watch travel shows online where people do crazy things like zipline through jungles full of…
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Do You Need to Know French to Visit Paris?
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Is It Possible to Enjoy Paris Without Knowing French? As someone who speaks English natively, took German in high school, and currently studies Spanish, I can honestly say the French language gives me hyperbole when it comes to pronunciation. I can’t even begin to understand how to wrap my mouth…
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Getting Around Morocco By Train
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Should You Rely on Trains to Get You Around Morocco? Trains represent a super easy way to travel internationally, especially if you’re from the United States and you don’t live in an area with easy access to trains. When you build your itinerary for Morocco, one of the decisions you’ll…
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Is Morocco Safe for Americans?
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Can You Safely Visit Morocco as an American? The quick answer? Yes. As long as you take all the regular precautions you might when visiting a foreign country, you shouldn’t experience any crime or frightening situations. During my time in Morocco, I was welcomed by everyone I interacted with, from…
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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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Finding a Public Toilet in Rome
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If You’re Not Patronizing a Business, Public Toilets are Hard to Find Italy is a country that is quite focused on tourism, but you wouldn’t know it from the availability of public toilets, especially in Rome. I’m one of those people who needs to arrange much of my life around…
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Take an Instagram Tour of Los Angeles With Me
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Would You Like to Get Some Awesome Photographs for Your Los Angeles Trip? I’ve lived in Los Angeles for almost 25 years, and I’ve taken thousands of photographs over the years. One of the benefits of having lived in several places around LA is that I’ve gotten to know all…
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Finding Public Restrooms in Los Angeles
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Do You Need to Pee and Can’t Find a Toilet in Los Angeles? Is it tough to find a place to relieve yourself in Los Angeles? Do business owners and venues frown on providing their patrons with a place to pee? Indeed, sometimes, you’ll walk into a restaurant, and the…
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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…