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Quick Ways to Shop for Travel Deals

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Quick Ways to Shop for Travel Deals

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Shopping around for travel deals takes time and patience – especially, when you have to search multiple sites for different modes of travel several times per day to see if rates are changing. Personally, I don’t have the time or patience for that. It’s so frustrating having what seems like 50 tabs open searching and sorting through dates, places, prices and times.

Throughout my frustrations shopping around for the best travel deals, I’ve come across a few websites that do all the work for me and will just alert me when a deal is available for me to take advantage of.

Airline Flights: Airfare Watchdog (www.airfarewatchdog.com)

With Airfare Watchdog, you can look for initial trips/dates and let the website pull prices from several airlines. [Read more…]

Just Go: 5 Reasons You Should Travel

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Just Go: 5 Reasons You Should Travel

Photo Credit: By rob starling from wymondham norfolk, uk (ZK-SUIUploaded by Altair78) [CC-BY-SA-2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

No matter where you live, it’s easy to think that your little corner of the world contains all there is out there.  You’ve got your house, your friends, and your 9-5 job.  You may know the streets in your town like the back of your hand and the intimate details of your city’s history and culture.  But that’s not all there is, not by far.  Beyond the borders of your town, and even your country, a whole world awaits.

It’s easy to come up with excuses not to travel.  We’ve all got responsibilities – work, kids, or both.  We’re busy people.  We’ve got bills to pay and homes and families to take care of.  Life can be complicated.  However, there is so much to be gained from venturing outside of your area and your comfort zone.  The world has 6 billion people who live in diverse communities, rich in culture and history.  If you never get the courage to get out and explore it, you may be missing out.  Want to know why you should travel?  Here’s why: [Read more…]