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Lonely Planet, purveyor of some of the most popular travel guidebook series in the world, has recently launched a new imprint of full color country guides, the Discover series. According to a press release about the books, Discover country guides, which are designed with the more discerning and attraction-oriented traveler in mind, highlight the most [...]

It goes without saying that studying abroad, while an amazing experience, is an opportunity that is often unattainable for many students. This holds especially true for an underrepresented group of young people that includes ethnic minorities, community college students, those with low income as well as those with disabilities.
So how exactly is this void supposed [...]

I’m a nomad. I haven’t stayed in one apartment for more than eight months since I moved out of my parents’ house, and that was twelve years ago. Four-to-six months is my average length of stay. The residence on my driver’s license is three years out of date and being asked for my permanent address [...]

There is nothing I hate more than worrying about money. And if I hate it, odds are, you hate it too.
That sinking feeling of whether or not your debit card is going to be declined. The dread just before your online banking statement open to reveal what could be a negative balance. Oh, the agony! [...]

I’ve arrived back in Cagliari after my trip to Groningen and Florence, and I have to say it’s nice to come home. It’s also funny to realize that I think of Cagliari as home. I guess almost any apartment would feel like home after youth hostels and couch surfing, but I’m also enjoying how nice [...]

If you’re a student traveling abroad, you’ll want to be sure you’re insured. Many health plans don’t cover costs when you’re out of your home state, let alone out of your home country. Even though it can be expensive to purchase and it’s easy to adopt the attitude that “nothing will likely happen,” no one [...]

Jessica Sprenkel, a current senior at Rhodes College in Memphis, spent last semester studying abroad at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. She found her study abroad program through IES Abroad, a non-profit acadmeic consortium that provides study abroad opportunities to more than 200 colleges and universities in the US.
Jessica is now only days away from [...]

Finding Internet abroad isn’t as much of a problem as it used to be. Airports are usually equipped with WiFi (though you generally have to pay for it), youth hostels and budget hotels advertise their Internet hook-ups to attract backpackers, and even small cities have Internet cafes. The train I took from Groningen to Amsterdam [...]

Never get bored while traveling again. These games will keep you entertained during long layovers, help you meet friends in your hostel and also act as pretty darn good drinking games.  Think of this as a comprehensive guide to the best board, card and electronic games for your next adventures in Europe.
Dutch Blitz:
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When I went to Copenhagen, I was completely unprepared for how utterly cool it was going to be. I didn’t know that Danes were some of the most stylish people on earth, not to mention that their currency, the Danish Krone, is one of the most expensive in the world. It being my first time [...]