The Gutsy Traveler

Student Travel Tips

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Semester abroad – 30 days ’til departure

Annalyse, a college student from Los Angeles is studying abroad in Florence, Italy. She shares tips, trips and tales from …
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Travel dangers for women

These days, it’s discouraging to read all the stories about travel dangers, especially for  women whose vacations have become nightmares …
Photo by Seth Doyle

Travel dangers for women

These days, it’s discouraging to read all the stories about travel dangers, especially for  women whose vacations have become nightmares …
New York Times features Marybeth:  "Pioneer in women travel"

New York Times features Marybeth: “Pioneer in women travel”

For advice, ideas, tips on women travel, the New York Times recommends Marybeth. Marybeth is a journalist, editor, author based …
luggage

Packing tips for everyone

Even the most experienced travelers need help packing and are constantly learning new travel tips. Packing tips Start to pack …
Credit card fraud can cost you lots of money and headaches.

Debit and credit card fraud

Unfortunately, debit and credit card fraud are hazards of travel. Although rates of fraud vary in different countries, according to Forbes, “Mexico and …
Travel with Teens

Travel with teens. tips and best vacations.

Why Travel With Teens? Attitude with a capital A, sullen silence and mono-syllabic conversations are only half the fun of …
Engaging Teens on Vacation

Travel advice. three tricks to get the kids involved on a family vacation

The Three Ps of Engaging Your Kids in Your Family Vacation Every year, I’d take my kids on a family …
Top ten reasons: Turkey

Top ten reasons: Turkey

From our friends at Thomson Family Adventures: 1) Maybe you’ve been to all the usual places… but Turkey is NOT …