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The Ultimate Croatia Sailing Packing List: Must-Have Essentials!
Planning a sailing trip to Croatia? You’re in for an amazing adventure! For the last 3 years, I’ve gone sailing in Croatia every summer, and in that time I have perfected packing for a week long sailing trip. This is the perfect Croatia sailing packing list to help you best prepare for your sailing adventure in Croatia. Sailing is the best way to see different islands without having to spend all of your time in transit on ferries. Instead, you unpack once and while you’re moving from place to place, you can relax on the boat, take in the scenery and not have to worry about lugging around your bags…
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How to Make Money While Traveling
It seems like everyone on social media is quitting their job to travel the world, but even if youâve saved a substantial amount of money, that will eventually run out. If you want to travel long term, it is possible for you to make money while traveling. Since January 2021, I have been working remotely full time. I work a standard 40-hour a week, full-time 9-5 job with benefits, but the company I work for has no physical office and has adopted a fully remote work environment. Especially in the start-up world, this is becoming more and more common. Working remotely has given me the flexibility to travel while working.…
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8 Amazing Budget-friendly Travel Destinations For Every Travel Style
Traveling on a teacherâs budget (with student loans, a car note, and a mortgage to pay) can be tough, but I still manage to take a trip just about every month.  Budget-friendly travel destinations are my secret to traveling so often.  While I will save up and splurge on a pricier trip every once and a while, most of my travel is very budget friendly.  I know from my crazy, care-free hostel dorm days almost any trip can be done on a budget, but at this point in my life, Iâm older and a little pickier about where I lay my head. While I still love the social atmosphere of hostels, I…
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How to Plan A Socially Distanced Trip
As many places around the world are reopening to varying degrees with countries opening their borders and domestic travel amping up, many of us are looking at the prospect of resuming our travels. However, as the rules seem to change by the day, planning a trip can be confusing and a little overwhelming right now. Travel has always been such an integral part of my life. Growing up, I can remember my mom taking us on spontaneous weekend road-trips all the time. Since I started teaching, Iâve traveled somewhere pretty much every single school break Iâve had. Flash forward to spring 2020âfrom lockdowns to stay-at-home orders, this year has been full of some crazy…
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16 Amazing Black Women in Travel You Need to Follow Now!
Travel is such an amazing experience that opens up our perspective when we learn from people around the worldâespecially when we learn from people who come from different cultures and backgrounds than us. This is why I am so passionate about traveling! While Iâve been homebound for the longest time in the past 5 years, Iâm making an effort to continue learning in this way by reading the experiences of other bloggers sharing their travel stories and experiences. Here are a few bad-ass, amazing black women in travel that I follow and admire. They all inspire me so much! I love reading their stories and learning from their experiences. While this list is by…
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10 Ways to Travel without Leaving Home: Wanderlust Fixes for the Home-bound Traveler
When the travel bug gets you, it can seem pretty hopeless and downright depressing when youâre stuck at home. Right now, even though I’ve been feeling like Im on house arrest due to Louisiana’s Covid-19 stay at home order–I’m feeling especially grateful for the privilege Iâve had in being able to travel so much and so frequently. For a lot of us, this new time spent at home can feel like an adjustment. But also, this is the reality for much of the world regardless of current travel restrictions. The time spent at home has given me some time to reflect on why I travel. The biggest reason for me…
