studentsineurope

Just a few more days to go…
Day 3: The Fun Stuff
You’re about ready to take off, and that’s something to celebrate! One of my favorite things to do is to make and listen to a travel playlist – mine is called King of the Road Tons of great songs have been written about [...]

Charles Stevenson is a 26-year-old Washington state native and Managing Director of Snow or Sand, a student-oriented travel company founded in 2009.  From the West Coast, Charles leaped across the country to study at Boston’s Northeastern University and took another great leap to do a semester abroad in Perugia, Italy.  After graduation and two years [...]

The day of my departure is fast approaching, and I’m still running around like crazy getting ready! But busy doesn’t have to mean disorganized. Here are my suggestions for what to accomplish as you get closer and closer to take-off.
Day 8: More Details
Ask the post office to hold your mail or change your address to [...]

Travel containers are pretty much a necessity for air travel nowadays, especially for those planning on taking only carry-on luggage. Unfortunately, with the majority of travel bottles made of hard plastic, squeezing all the contents out of the tubes is nearly impossible. Luckily, this is where the fabulous GoToob steps in.
Made of soft, yet durable [...]

I’ve been running around like crazy these past few days trying to get everything taken care of before I go! As always, I find there’s more to do than I think, and some of it takes more time than I thought it would (it’s always a good idea to start your preparations early). Such is [...]

There’s an important rule of thumb when packing: soft packs smaller than hard. What this means, practically, is that you shouldn’t pack anything in a box. If you’re taking something that came in a box or a cardboard sleeve or any other packaging that won’t give a little in a crammed suitcase, take it out [...]

Welcome to the countdown! In twelve days, I will leave the United States for a five-month European adventure. It’s a glorified couch-surfing trip, really. I’ll be seeing friends, hanging out, and engaging in my favorite tourist activities, which include visiting museums, going for runs around the lovely cities of Europe, and finding odd local foods [...]

If you’re a frequent traveler, chances are you’re always on the lookout for perfect travel bottles. Every time you stay in a hotel, you check out the free shampoo. Does the bottle have a twist-on lid? No flip-top? Is it under three ounces? If so, you probably stick as many as you can in your [...]

As I continue planning my backpacking, figuring out how to get from a lot of random A’s to a bunch of unusual B’s, I’m running across quite a few helpful websites. My most recent favorite is a Dutch site, lowcostairlines.nl. Be warned, the site is actually in Dutch with no way to switch it to [...]

Every backpacker needs an emergency fix-it device. It stands between you and the squeaky hostel bed that deprives you of much-needed sleep, the strings hanging off your best going-out clothes, and the cans of tuna that conspire to keep your cheap and much-needed sustenance away from you. Tools are heavy, though, and it would be [...]