Guide to Travel, Part 4: Top 5 Tips for Packing
You’re almost prepared for your trip–you’ve decided where to go, how to get there, and even where to stay. You’ve dreamt of the sandy beaches, the bustling city streets, or the magnificent mountain peaks for far too long, and there’s only one thing left standing in your way: packing.
Packing is the little–and yet absolutely necessary–annoyance of nearly every [...]
Guide to Travel, Part 3: Couch Surfing
Okay, so maybe you’ve already made travel arrangements. Perhaps you’ve even made reservations for that luxury hotel you’ve always dreamed of staying at. If, however, you aren’t staying in a hotel and if you’re interested in saving some money (and who isn’t?) you might want to consider some alternatives. One is staying in a hostel. [...]
Guide to Travel, Part 2: All About Hostels
Okay, so you might have heard the horror stories about staying in a hostel: the stolen backpacks, the bedbugs, the bed that was supposed to be available but then, for whatever reason, once you get there, is suddenly and mysteriously no longer available and you’re out of luck, with nowhere to stay…
Ahem…negative experiences aside, staying [...]
Guide to Travel, Part 1: How to Find Cheap Plane Tickets
So you have a friend–let’s call her Betty–and Betty is planning a trip to Europe. She doesn’t have a lot of money–just enough for transporation, food, wine (…almost a necessity), and lodging. Now let’s say Betty buys her plane tickets without looking around online, without investigating much, and she ends up spending some ridiculous amount on plane [...]
Family Recreation: Trip to the Zoo
For Easter weekend we drove over to Montgomery AL to see my parents. On Saturday we took the kids to the Montgomery Zoo. I have to say this is one of the nicest zoos I’ve ever been to. What is great about each exhibit is that the viewing areas for each of [...]
