Tag Archives: trip prep

Where Do I Start? How to Stop Dreaming and Get Moving

Where Do I Start? How to Stop Dreaming and Get Moving

Posted on 31. Jan, 2012 by .

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I got an email from a reader the other day (edited for length/personal details): I took a year off from college with the intentions to travel. Well…. I didn’t travel and one year later, I find myself in the same spot I was a year ago. Being twenty, I’m not sure what I want to [...]

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How to Live at Home and Not Go Insane

How to Live at Home and Not Go Insane

Posted on 27. Jan, 2011 by .

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One of the main reasons I was able to save up so much money in such a short length of time , was my Mother, who was generous enough to let me live at home, rent free for the past two years. It was a pretty sweet deal that not everyone can swing, but if [...]

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Time to Get Going

Time to Get Going

Posted on 22. Sep, 2010 by .

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Wow. After two years, 257 posts and a multitude of sleepless nights, my departure date is finally here. No longer will you, loyal blog readers, have to listen to me whine about how ready I am to go travel. Now I can finally do what I’ve been wanting to do for a very, very long [...]

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The Last-Minute Roller Coaster Ride

The Last-Minute Roller Coaster Ride

Posted on 19. Sep, 2010 by .

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For a long time now I’ve been planning to write a post describing my last few days in the US and the emotions I was sure I’d be feeling. This is not the post I planned to write, because my feelings right now are not nearly as straightforward as I imaged in all the months [...]

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Your Travel Medicine Questions Answered!

Your Travel Medicine Questions Answered!

Posted on 13. Jun, 2010 by .

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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 [...]

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Adding to Your Pot of Gold

Adding to Your Pot of Gold

Posted on 06. Jun, 2010 by .

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Spending Diet update! You can track how my own savings are progressing here. Most of the tips I’ve been offering you guys up to now have been about how to make the most of the money you are already making (most likely from a traditional 9-5). I do recognize that there is only so much [...]

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I’m Going on a Spending Diet!

I’m Going on a Spending Diet!

Posted on 05. Jan, 2010 by .

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Well it’s early January, the time for gym and Match.com memberships. Like most people, I have high hopes for this new year. 2009 was a year of waiting for me, and while 2010 will have quite a bit of that, it’s also the year I start on my Round-the-World trip !While I intend to keep [...]

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