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Top 5 Things to Do in Juneau, Alaska

June 9, 2014 By Mel 7 Comments

Top 5 Things to Do in Juneau

Mendenhall Glacier (Photo by Mel)

Juneau, the capital of Alaska and brief home of Sarah Palin, is a must see stop on any Alaskan adventure. As part of the inside passage into Alaska, it has slightly better temperatures than lots of other cities in America’s biggest state, making summer a great time to check it out.

Here are the top 5 things to do in Juneau: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Featured Cities, U.S. Cities Tagged With: alaska, drinks, Food, glaciers, seafood

European Budget Airlines

May 13, 2014 By Mel 3 Comments

Travel Cheaply with European Budget Airlines

Photo Credit: By RHL Images from England (G-FBEM Flybe Embraer ERJ-195Uploaded by russavia) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

I don’t know about you, but as an American, flying NEVER seems like the cheapest way to travel. That’s why when I moved to England, I was so surprised to hear about everyone going on “holiday” all over Europe all the time.

I think this is because America is so large, unless you live on the Canadian or Mexican border, you’re probably pretty far from another country. That’s not how it is in Europe, so people in London don’t think much about going to Prague for a long weekend; it’s just like a person from New Jersey going to Myrtle Beach for a few days.

I’d see Living Social deals for 2 night stays in Switzerland and think why not? When will I ever be in a situation where I could weekend in Europe in such an inexpensive manner again? But how do I get there? Turns out, Europe is prepared for that too. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Travel Tips, Travel Tips and Stories Tagged With: bmi, budget travel, Cheap travel, EasyJet, Europe, FlyBe

Hostels – Not Just for Kids on a Gap Year

April 18, 2014 By Mel Leave a Comment

Hostels - Not Just for Kids on a Gap Year

Photo Credit: By Let99 (http://www.hostelmanagement.com/) [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

I’ll level with you here – my first hostel experience was exactly like a kid on a gap year. I had just graduated from college and two of my best friends and I managed to scrounge up enough cash to get to London for a week, but we were on a really tight budget.

We’d heard of hostels, but only in the terrifying, horror movie kind of way. Nonetheless, we started doing some more research, reexamined our budgets again and decided it was pretty much a hostel or a tent in the park. Since the latter was illegal, we hostelled it.

My first experience in a hostel was [Read more…]

Filed Under: Europe, South America, Travel Tips, Travel Tips and Stories Tagged With: Europe, Lodging, London, Peru, South America

Buying a City Pass: Is it Worth It?

April 10, 2014 By Mel Leave a Comment

Buying a City Pass: Is It Worth It?

Photo Credit: By rainii via Flickr and Creative Commons

London: Tower of London £22. Globe Theater Tour £13.50. Westminster Abbey £18.

Edinburgh: The Edinburgh Dungeon £16.20. Literary Pub Tour £14. Edinburgh Zoo £15.50.

Sightseeing is expensive. But if you’ve gone through all the trouble to get to these cities, how are you going to pass it up? Or decide which places to pass up? Without a plan, the admission fees to city hot spots can really add up. I’ve found that City Passes are often the way to go. They let you see more and compromise less. What I love is it let’s you budget ahead for exactly what you’ll spend sightseeing while saving you a good chunk of change.

What’s a City Pass? It’s a card with a set fee that offers you admission to a collection of popular sites. Sometimes it offers you admission to a number of different sights. Other times, it offers you a large list of things that you can do in a given amount of time.

Two that I recommend to every traveler are [Read more…]

Filed Under: Personal Stories, Travel Tips, Travel Tips and Stories Tagged With: Edinburgh, Edinburgh Pass, England, I amsterdam, London, London Pass, Netherlands, Scotland

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