The first time I ate McDonald’s abroad was in Rome during my semester there in the spring of 2014. My “burner” Italian phone that I occasionally loaded with money was dead. My iPhone didn’t work in Europe. I had been sitting on the Spanish Steps for over an hour with…
View PostFlying etiquette should be common sense, but unfortunately there’s nothing common about it these days. If you are looking for ways to be polite on a plane, or just need a safe place to rant about others who are not, then this is the post for you. 7 Essential Tips…
View PostSometimes tight airline connections sneak up on you! You thought you had two full hours to grab a bite to eat and wander to your next gate, but then your first flight has a mechanical delay and suddenly you have 30 minutes gate to gate. Sometimes airline’s minimum connection times…
View PostFighting on vacation is an unfortunate reality of travel. Too many hours in the car, the stress of a new place, and the exhaustion of jet lag are all things that can make even the best of friends start actively hating each other. I’ve been in situations over the years…
View PostMy recent girls’ trip to Costa Rica was a beautiful disaster. It was my first time traveling to a non-European country as an adult and was the perfect storm of just enough under-planning, language barriers, physical weakness, and random accidents. But I still had the time of my life. Here’s…
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