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Travel Planning Tips & Advice

Traveling can be a positive experience when you plan and prepare right in advance. You don’t want to just wing it and hope for the best.

Instead, you want to make sure you have a good idea of what you will do and see on your next vacation. Be glad to know that there are actions you can take that will help you enjoy traveling more.

Here are our four best travel planning tips and advice so you can have a great time on your next trip.

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How to Master the Art of First Class Travel When You’re Inexperienced

Whether you’re traveling for work, a honeymoon, or just feeling like splurging a bit, getting the chance to go on first class is incredible. You deserve to have that opulent adventure, right? Once you travel first class, it’s hard to ever go back to economy! You should see it this way: embarking on a journey in first class is not just a mode of travel...it's an immersive experience that promises unparalleled luxury and sophistication.

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Unique Irish Wake Museum opens in Waterford

Explore life and death, tradition and superstition at Ireland’s first wake museum in the heart of historic Waterford.

The oldest urban domestic building in Ireland is now home to the island’s newest museum which traces the customs, traditions, and superstitions associated with death from the earliest times to the twentieth century. 

Travel your home: How to experience your city in a new light

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Jan 22, 2024 / 0 comments

A man at the front desk of a hotel we were checking in at was making light conversation. I don't remember what my mother asked, but I remember he responded with, “traveling to the place you live will change your view of your home.”

He then told his story of how he gets to know his new hometown, to get a hotel and look up the sights to see. 

Travel your home: How to experience your city in a new light

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From Van To Kid-Friendly Camper In A Few Simple Steps

With accommodation costs constantly rising, and with more and more travellers desiring the freedoms that they see their fellow adventurers enjoying, it’s hardly surprising that converted vans are gaining real traction. 

From Van To Kid-Friendly Camper In A Few Simple Steps

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Beyond the Classroom: Exploring The Potential of Guided Tours for Educators

As more opportunities for passionate individuals to teach and interact with students in exotic locations open up around the world, the possibilities of combining a love for travel with a drive for sharing knowledge with new generations are seemingly endless. It's becoming common for young educators to leave their home towns and even the countries they were born in to pursue what is now often considered to be a dream vocation: teaching abroad.

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Beyond the Classroom: Unveiling the Wonders of a Gap Year Abroad

A gap year abroad is an interlude of exploration and growth far beyond the conventional classroom experience. This article delves into the multifaceted benefits and experiences of a gap year abroad, highlighting how it can be a transformative journey for young adults.

Beyond the Classroom: Unveiling the Wonders of a Gap Year Abroad

A Taste of Viennese Christmas

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Dec 09, 2023 / 0 comments

Recipe for Viennese Vanilla Crescents at the end!

The Crown Jewel of the Great Lakes: Mackinac Island (aka Turtle Island)

by Stasia Lopez /
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Dec 06, 2023 / 0 comments

I’m natively from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but for five years, my husband and I lived in southwest Michigan. My husband has family that live in the area, and Fernando and I were newly engaged when we first settled in the Kalamazoo area in 2009. I started attending Western Michigan University in 2011 for my master’s degree, and we got married that same year in the fall. As a graduate student, you’re limited with time off because of academic commitments, but we didn’t mind delaying our honeymoon at all. 

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Setting Sail for Opulence: Your Guide to a Luxe Getaway

Hey, you aspiring jet-setter with champagne dreams on a beer budget! Let’s embark on a journey to plan your luxury getaway that’s so fabulous it’ll make your social media followers weep with envy. Grab your diamond-studded sunglasses, and let’s set sail into a sea of opulence (and a bit of cheeky fun).

Setting Sail for Opulence: Your Guide to a Luxe Getaway

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