Posts Tagged ‘Advice’

Tips for Traveling Couples

There are definite pros and cons for traveling couples. If you research well and are careful about your choices you can save time, money and get a bunch of freebies thanks to your better half. To maximize your trip as a couple, try some of these handy hints:
1. Search for accommodation that you can [...]

May 19, 2010 | Sara Harding

Becoming Cosmopolitan

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 The residence on my driver’s license is three years out of date and being asked for my permanent address [...]

May 13, 2010 | Sara Harding

Florence: The Birthplace of Renaissance Beauty

I had been to Italy five times before I made it to Florence, the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, so I was thrilled when I finally booked my ticket to go.
I wasn’t disappointed. Florence is one of the most beautiful cities I’ve ever seen, with medieval and Renaissance churches in every practically every piazza, interesting [...]

May 12, 2010 | Sara Harding

Getting Around In Sardinia

Getting from place to place in Sardinia can be a real pain, but the lack of convenient public transportation is the only drawback I can think of to this strikingly beautiful and interesting destination. Because Sardinia is easy to reach from many major cities in Europe, it makes a great getaway during your study abroad [...]

May 10, 2010 | Sara Harding

Terravision Buses Get You From The Airport To The City – Cheap!

If you’re a student traveler, there’s a good chance you’ve run across this problem: RyanAir (or your budget airline of choice) flew you into the tiniest and most unused airport around and now you don’t know how to get to the city. Or perhaps you’ve run into a related problem: you want to get to [...]

May 3, 2010 | Sara Harding

Super Cheap Travel Health Insurance

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 [...]

May 3, 2010 | Laura Carroll

Eurail Promotion Extends Travel for ISIC Holders

To celebrate its new merger with ISIC – the International Student Identity Card that no youth should travel without — Eurail recently launched a promotion that offers ISIC holders two days of free travel with the purchase of a 2nd class 15-day continuous Global Youth Pass.
Available on Eurail’s web site for $469, the pass offers [...]

April 30, 2010 | Guest Writer

10 Music Festival Must-Haves

It’s already well into the summer festival-planning season, and the myriad of foreign festivals doused in sun, sea and rum are impressive enough to be your sole reason to travel. If you’re lucky enough to be planning to go to Barışarock during a holiday in Turkey, the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, the Boom Festival [...]

April 29, 2010 | Sara Harding

Where To Shop In Florence: The Market Of San Lorenzo

Florence can be overwhelming. In a city dedicated to beautiful things, from churches to palaces to designer shoes, student travelers can have hard time knowing where to go to take home a piece of the loveliness at a student-friendly price. One of the best options is to head to the city’s largest market, the market [...]

April 28, 2010 | Sara Harding

Discovering Europe: Details Make the Difference

We’ve all run into that kind of tourist. The one who’s so intent on doing the city that they spend more time looking at their guidebook than the monuments, the ones who can only admire a beautiful view from from behind a camera lens. Done-it-all tourists are a pain once they get back home. You’re [...]

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