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Thanks to Megan’s super helpful post on homesickness, we already know that something as simple as watching your favorite TV shows from home can help keep that budding depression from rising while studying abroad. There is just one problem: where do you go to watch your favorite programs online?
When in the US watching TV online [...]

Peggy Retka has had a passion for travel ever since her first international experience. When she was fifteen, Peggy traveled in France for three weeks with her high school language teachers. She discovered a fascinating world that offered different experiences and perspectives from her hometown of Hastings, MN. From that point on, she was hooked.
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As you get ready to leave for your trip abroad, you may find you’re a little nervous. Don’t be embarrassed. Foreign travel is a big deal, and that goes double if you’ll be gone for more than two months and triple if this is the first time you’ve done it. Culture shock is real, you [...]

During the day, the numerous ruins of Rome may seem like nothing more than jumbled heaps of crumbled stone. Yet as the sun begins to set and the ruins start to glow, those illuminated piles of rocks slowly begin to transform into the magnificent famed forums, churches and temples of yesteryear. Trajan’s Market is one [...]

Interview with career railway man Mark Smith from The Man in Seat Sixty-One.

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 [...]

Interview with career railway man Mark Smith from The Man in Seat Sixty-One.

As my search for cheap flights around Europe continues, I keep running across really helpful websites. Apparently, there’s a lot of student travelers out there who have trouble managing the myriad budget airlines that criss-cross the continent of Europe, and a lot of civic-minded web designers interested in helping us out!
My latest discovery is flylc.com [...]

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 [...]

This is part 2 of my interview with Peggy Goldman, avid traveler and founder of Friendly Planet Travel.  Click here to read part 1.

Lodging can be one of the most expensive aspects of traveling abroad.  Do you have any advice on how to save money on a place to stay?
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