“This doesn’t seem like Texas.” That’s all I kept saying during my three days in Austin, Texas. I’d only been to Texas once before. It was to Dallas for work but we were about two hours outside the city. All I saw were huge, oil baron homes on ginormous plots of land. That was the […]
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Guide to Exploring Los Angeles Beaches
“You don’t go to Los Angeles to go to the beach.” Outside of entertainment, one of the reasons I was curious about the Left Coast was the beaches. LA, I thought, was a city where you could go to work all day and be on the beach at night. While that is possible, I found […]
Best Phone Apps to Use While Backpacking Europe
My phone pretty much saved me while we were traveling. I hate to admit that but really, I don’t know what the world did before cell phones! Here are the apps that saved me the most while backpacking around Europe. RailPlanner – This is the app for the Eurail/Interrail pass. Although you can’t make reservations and […]
Do Yourself a Favor: Don’t Fly Vueling Airlines
People complain about RyanAir all the time. It’s a budget airline that tries to get you with hidden fees. It sucks, but if you’re smart, RyanAir really isn’t that bad. It’s nothing compared to Vueling Airlines. If you find yourself in Europe in the near future, do yourself a HUGE favor and DO NOT fly […]
Is BudgetPlaces.com Legit?
San Sebastián, a Spanish beach town just across the border from France, is incredibly expensive. As my travel partner Mel and I were searching for hostels in the area, we found that most, even the bad ones, were over 30 Euros a night. Mel told me she found a place for 15.50 Euros a night each on […]
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Getting Out of Major Cities to Alicante, Spain
After Barcelona, my next Spain stop was Alicante, a small beach town in the south of Spain about four hours away. It’s always nice to get out of cities once in awhile. I feel like when you’re just in the major cities in each country, you don’t get to really feel the culture. Our first […]