by Marybeth Bond | Apr 3, 2019 | Florence, Safety Tips, Travel, Packing Pointers, Girlfriend Getaways, Romance, Travel Statistics, Solo Travel Tips, Student Travel Tips
Safety Tips for millennials going abroad. Including college students and professionals traveling for business. Bar Tips – Buddy System Go with a buddy. It’s better to have two sets of eyes to watch for bad situations. Don’t leave without your...
by Marybeth Bond | Mar 29, 2019 | Travel, Packing Pointers, Featured
Packing the right clothes for a cruise has always been a big challenge. I’ve packed for more than a few cruises by now but it is getting even harder because cruise companies are offering more activities that need a greater mix of formal, informal and casual evenings...
by Marybeth Bond | Dec 3, 2018 | Packing Pointers, Student Travel Tips
Annalyse, a college student from Los Angeles is studying abroad in Florence, Italy. She shares tips, trips and tales from Europe. Why do I have my best ideas and worst worries seconds before I fall into a deep sleep? Last night as I was tossing and turning I...
by Marybeth Bond | Sep 4, 2018 | Best Travel Apps, Travel, Packing Pointers, Featured
As avid travelers, we want to share the best travel apps we have found useful before and during our journeys worldwide. Walking tours anytime by local experts Detour, is a cool new app for people who hate conventional walking tours (meeting with large groups at...
by Marybeth Bond | May 1, 2016 | Safety Tips, Travel, Packing Pointers, Solo Travel Tips, Student Travel Tips
Even the most experienced travelers need help packing and are constantly learning new travel tips. Packing tips Start to pack early. Don’t wait until the night before you leave. My check list of what I’ve forgotten on past trips: a power strip to plug in...
by Marybeth Bond | May 9, 2015 | Adventure, Easter Island, Lima, Packing Pointers, Peru
Lots of trips to Machu Picchu and the other South American destinations stop in Lima for 8-18 hours. When my husband and trekked in Peru many years ago — Machu Picchu, the Cordillera Blanca — we too had a long lay-over in Lima. Recently I returned to...