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Last night I had an epiphany!

Yes, it’s true. Last night I had a “sudden realization or comprehension of the essence or meaning of something”. Took that straight from Wikipedia.
My sudden realization had to do with my desire to travel. I’ve decided I love it too much to stop forever and stay here in the US. As I laid on our blow up air [...]

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Time to settle down?

Don’t get excited. I’m nowhere near done traveling. I love it.
But, Chris and I have found a house. Not to buy, just rent. And it fits all (most) of our wants.
It is by the water. Has a decent size backyard. Has 3 bedrooms. A good size kitchen. Meets our budget. And looks nice as [...]

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Cancun in 5 days

In 5.5 days I will be departing Florida and headed for Cancun. There my amazing adventure will start.
Yeah. I’m excited. I’ll be gone for an unsure amount of time. I’ll travel down the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico (staying mostly on the coast) and into Belize. Thats where we plan to volunteer. At either a children’s home (they take care [...]

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8 MUSIC FESTIVALS NOT TO BE MISSED

I recently went to warped tour which has put me into this ‘music frenzy’. Since I am starting my trip around the world soon, I might just make it my mission to see as many of these great festivals as possible.
So I present to you…
Top Music Festivals in the world (in my opinion) not to [...]

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5 Rules about passports you should already know

So its that time, right? Time to travel. To see the world. But wait! There is one very important thing you have to have before travling; the passport. Here are 5 tips regarding passports, that you should already know about.
1. Make sure its valid for 6 more months.
A lot of people know this one already. [...]

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Top 10 Most Unique Bars

Looking for a great bar to go to on your next trip? Well, so am I. So I made this list as a little reference for all bar lovers out there! Make sure your next trip includes one or more of these unique bars.
1.  Alcoholic Architecture – London, UK

Alcoholic Architecture is a new kind of [...]

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Around the US – My travels

At the very beginning of this year I took a whole month of from work and set out to travel the world.
Or, the parts of it I could touch. Mainly being the east side of the United States. I had a lot of adventures. A lot of fun. And met a whole lot of interesting [...]

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Resorts – are they worth it?

I’m going against the budget traveler in me. Yes, I am giving in and doing that big ‘no no’.
While in Mexico, I am staying at an all inclusive resort for 7 nights.
*shields self from random objects you are throwing my way*
Before you get to violent and I get a ton of aggressive readers yelling at [...]

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Hostels v. Hotels

When it comes to traveling, finding a place to stay while on a budget can be quite difficult. I’m sure we all know how much a hotel can run you. And I’m sure most of us have heard the horror stories from staying at hostels. So in the long run, which one is actually [...]

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Travel Sites for the Avid Traveler

Ive been doing a lot of research the last two days on the very broad subject of travel. There is so much information out there, not all of it important. In fact, I’d say that about 70% of the websites I land on have pointless tidbits of, what they call, ‘facts’. They don’t.

So how do you find the sites out there that are actually good? It can be hard. And if you are like me and love searching the web over for good info, this can be

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