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What to Do While You’re Waiting to Travel

31 August 2010

When I originally conceived the idea of this Round-the-World trip, the plan was to leave in December 2009. By the time that August had rolled around, I realized I wasn’t going to have anywhere close to the money I’d need to get things rolling, and I made the decision to postpone until September 2010. It [...]

The Secret Veggie Meals of London

5 August 2010

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I’m not a vegetarian but I do love food and I LOVE London. Today’s guest post highlights some fabulous budget finds in this expensive city. Two years ago I studied abroad in what would grow to be my all-time favorite city in the world, London. Seriously… Greatest. City. Ever. While I was crazy excited about [...]

The London Book Project

15 July 2010

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If you haven’t been paying attention: I really love to read. I’m a total nerd of the English major variety. My room is overflowing with books that I can never seem to whittle down. I’m such a nerd I even named my cat after TS Eliot: Awhile back I wrote a guest post for Sharing [...]

Your Travel Medicine Questions Answered!

13 June 2010

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Getting sick abroad is not fun. Getting REALLY sick while traveling is the absolute worst (trust me, I’ve been there). Because I prefer to spend my time on the beach, not in the ER, I went in for a travel medicine consultation a couple weeks ago. I visited that Capitol Travel Medicine clinic in Arlington [...]

Six Slick Ways To Stash Your Cash

13 May 2010

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So we are onward and upward with the guest posts! Today’s post comes from Monica Wong and has some very sensible tips for keeping track of your cash on the road: I’m pretty low maintenance when I travel. No jewelry. No makeup. No comb. That’s right – no comb. I haven’t brushed my hair since [...]

Savings, Sacrifice and the Psychology of Delayed Gratification

2 May 2010

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Spending Diet update! You can track how my own savings are progressing here (I’m over 75% of the way there with 4 months to go!). Of all the reactions I’ve encountered when telling people about my travel plans (and I’ve told close to a billion people at this point), the most infuriating actually came from [...]

The Secrets of Alfama

22 April 2010

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Today’s guest poster, Fiona Hillard, talks about a city I’ve never been to but would love to visit: Lisbon. My abiding images of Lisbon will always be vertigo-inducing hills, paper-thin custard pastries and the twinkling lights of the 25 de Abril Bridge. But it’s unassuming Alfama that lies at the heart of this enchanted, fairytale [...]

Good Tourist/Bad Tourist: A Local’s Perspective

11 April 2010

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Along with the fluffy pink cherry blossoms ( and abundant sunshine, something else begins popping up in Washington around April. Tourists. From April to August DC is awash with out-of-towners. Great locust sized hordes of them clog the metro and swamp the mall. I will say up front: everybody is a tourist at least some [...]

How to Make Friends Abroad

8 April 2010

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Congratulations! You’ve made the leap and moved to another country. You’ve covered all the logistics–apartment, insurance, bank account, tax identification number–and oriented yourself to your new surroundings. But now that you’ve settled in, a new, more cringe-worthy challenge, awaits–making friends. Now, depending on your age and how often you’ve moved, striking up conversations with strangers [...]

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