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July Update and Links

29 July 2010

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July Update and Links

Going to mix it up with the format this month… What’s going on: This month I celebrated Twenty-Something Travel’s one year Blogaversary! Things have come so far and changed so much. I celebrated this milestone with two blog posts: State of the Blog: Twenty-Something Travel Turns One The Year I Learned to Have an Opinion [...]

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The Year I Learned to Have An Opinion

25 July 2010

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The Year I Learned to Have An Opinion

It’s no secret that travel has changed me. It’s made me smarter, braver and more confident. Equally, when I look back on the past year, I can see that travel blogging has changed me fundamentally as well. As I said last week , I really can’t believe I’ve been doing this for an entire year. [...]

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State of the Blog: Twenty-Something Travel Turns One!

23 July 2010

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State of the Blog: Twenty-Something Travel Turns One!

Today my little corner of the blogosphere turns one year old. I really can’t believe it either! In a couple days I’m going to talk about how travel blogging has enriched me as a person and all those intangible goodies it’s brought me. Today though, I wanted to take some time to talk about Twenty-Something [...]

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June Update and Links

29 June 2010

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June Update and Links

I just got back last night from the Travel Blog Exchange Conference (TBEX) in New York City. It was an amazing, inspiring and exhausting weekend. I got some great advice from some really smart people and I think you will be seeing some major changes round this site in the next couple of months. You [...]

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Twenty-Something Travel Goes Round-The-World! An FAQ

28 June 2010

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Twenty-Something Travel Goes Round-The-World! An FAQ

I had a moment of clarity last week when I finally bit the bullet and bought my ticket to Tokyo. It was exciting but kind of nerve wracking: my big trip just went from theoretical to very, very real. I’m definitely, seriously, honest-to-god leaving the country on September 22nd and I don’t know when I’m [...]

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Winner of the Hotels Combined Contest!

2 June 2010

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Winner of the Hotels Combined Contest!

Last week I gave you all the chance to win a $200 accomodations voucher from Hotels Combined by leaving a comment on this post. You guys left some really great comments, and I’m told selecting  the best was very difficult. And the winner is… Anna, who said: I’d stay at the Serena Serengeti Lodge–After full [...]

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Win a $200 Accommodation Voucher From HotelsCombined.com

24 May 2010

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Win a $200 Accommodation Voucher From HotelsCombined.com

Even though I’m primarily a backpacker, there’s something so deliciously fun about staying in hotels every now and then.  After all, even budget travelers need a bubble bath once in awhile to wash away all that grime, right? Actually finding a good hotel deal can be a lot less fun. There are so many hotel [...]

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Guest Posting for Twenty-Something Travel

6 May 2010

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Guest Posting for Twenty-Something Travel

Thank you to everyone who voted in last week’s poll! It is so important to me to have input from you guys, it makes me feel like I’m not just writing into a dark void. What I learned was that you really like having guest posts on this blog, as long as they are interesting [...]

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April Update and Links

27 April 2010

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April Update and Links

Honestly, I’m going to stop saying “this was a busy month” because every month is turning out to be a busy one. As I get closer to The Big Trip and as Twenty-Something Travel continues to grow, things are only going to get more hectic. To my surprise I like it that way! Most of [...]

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