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How We Spent 9 Days in Europe for Under $3k

Feb 15, 2021
Katie
We didn’t want to miss out on key experiences, like eating at Marchal, a Michelin star restaurant in Copenhagen, but that meant we had to be very strategic in other areas of our spending. At the end of our 9-day trip to Copenhagen and Hamburg, Tyler and I were pleasantly surprised that we had spent less than $3k total for the two of us. Here’s how we did it.
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How to Save Money on Gas

Feb 1, 2021
Katie
Any of my recent travel has been done by car, which has meant I needed to do some new research on traveling cheaply, including how to save money on gas. Especially when you’re planning a road trip, these tips can save you some serious cash, leaving you with more money to spend on the rest of your trip!
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What Travel in 2020 Taught Me

Jan 4, 2021
Katie
For the last few years, I’ve kept a list on my phone of all the states and countries I went to during that year, as a nice reminder of all the new places I’ve gone. I was looking at my 2020 list, and while it is far from what I’d imagined at the beginning of the year, I realized that I still learned a lot about both the places around me and travel in general. These are the travel learnings I’m taking into the new year and moving forward.
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Black Friday Travel Deals

Nov 26, 2020
Katie and Megan
While we all know Black Friday is one of the biggest shopping days of the year for clothes and electronics, did you also know it is a great time to book travel at a discount? Megan has snagged some great hotel deals during Black Friday in the past, like a half-off booking for the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa through Hotels.com. Here are some of the top travel-related deals happening right now!
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Getting Away: Is the Away Bag Worth It?

Nov 23, 2020
Katie
Many of you have heard of Away and seen it around airports. After all, their signature shell is hard to miss. But is it really worth it to get an Away bag? After doing a lot of research (and mourning the official “death” of the carry-on that took me on my study abroad to Paris), I purchased the Bigger Carry-On in “Coast” with the ejectable battery. I then promptly packed up my new bag and took it to Copenhagen, Hamburg and London on our “spring break” trip.
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What to Know Before You Hit the Road

Oct 29, 2020
Megan
Road trips are a classic form of travel, but personally not something I do often. I much prefer kicking back on a plane and being flown to my destination. However, when coronavirus hit and traveling by plane felt a bit risky, my wanderlusting self needed to find a new form of transportation. This summer and fall, and into the foreseeable future, I am planning all my trips old school; I am packing up the car with way more than I need, loading the front seat with all my favorite snacks, and hitting the road.
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Top Travel Investment: A Good Coat

Oct 19, 2020
Katie
When I was in high school, I asked my mom for a peacoat for Christmas. I thought it was such a “grownup” staple, and my mom assured me that a good coat would last me many years. That Christmas morning, I was so excited to find the forest green peacoat I’d eyed at JCPenney. I couldn’t wait to wear it everywhere... including my most recent trip to Scotland over the holidays last December. My mom was right - that good coat has accompanied me on many cold weather trips over the last ten years or so.
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How to Take a Road Trip While Pregnant

Sep 28, 2020
Katie
We found that planning a road trip was more involved than our travel plans normally are since we couldn’t just sit back and choose our in-flight entertainment, but that with my being pregnant 11 weeks pregnant on our trip, there were also extra considerations to make. If you’re planning a road trip while pregnant, these are things you should know ahead of time.
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How to Use Google Flights’ Explore Tool

Sep 7, 2020
Katie
The way everyone uses Google Flights is not the way I make the most of it. I have talked about the $375 roundtrip tickets that Tyler and I booked to Copenhagen, a place we had not previously considered going and where we had one of the best dining experiences ever, but we didn’t just randomly search “Copenhagen” with some dates and hope for the best; we used the Google Flights' Explore tool.