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keys to a successful road trip
I’m not really a road trip kind of gal. Due to my overwhelmingly lazy nature, I’m almost always looking for the quickest and easiest way to get somewhere. However, with my two week trek across Eastern Europe approaching quicker than my bank account can catch up, I decided it was time to save a few pennies. Luckily, post-TBEX Toronto, I realized I could catch a ride back with some NYC-bound friends. Naturally, I jumped on the opportunity. And so began my eight-hour backseat adventure, driving from Toronto, Canada to New York City. Along the way, I learned a few important…
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blackwater rafting: the glowworms of waitomo
In between Rotorua and Taupo, we decided to drive just slightly out of the way and hit up Waitomo. Why? Because of these guys: Photo Credit Yeah, glowworms are real. They exist and they light up caves all over New Zealand—most famously, in Waitomo. Though you can go and see the glowworms on your own, we decided to spend the day with The Legendary Black Water Rafting Co. As soon as we arrived, they gathered our motley crew together and handed us all wet suits. Once we were ready, this happened: Yeah, this was going to be one of those days.…
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sneak peek: 36 hours in bratislava
One thing’s for sure: we did not give Slovakia’s charming little capital city nearly enough of our time. In total, we spent about 36 hours in Bratislava. But somehow we have, like, zero pics to prove it. One thing that did make the cut? Our view from the wino’s room at the Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel: But… not the view from the romantic’s room. We’ll have to explain that later. We also fell in love with the winding streets, the town square, the views of the castle. Thanks to a few reader recommendations, we learned that ferry travel is the…
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flashpackers in nz: hotel splurging on the north island
With less than one month left of our RTW, I can safely say that we’ve learned a lot about ourselves on this trip. I’ll probably share more once we’ve had more time to reflect, but one of the earliest and biggest realizations? We are not really budget travelers. We all knew this in advance. We set a budget for our RTW, but with an average of $200/day, it is significantly higher than actual money-saving pros in the travel world. As always, we knew our usual high-low mix would be coming into play. On the North Island of New Zealand, we had…
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jetsetters: jen of @msmorphosis
Today’s jetsetter is pretty much a girl after our own hearts. Loves Europe? Check. Drinks “too much” wine? Check (psh, as if there is such a thing as too much wine). Went through a phase in high school where she pretended to be a French girl everyday at lunch? Check & check. And! After six weeks of traveling through Europe, Jen of Ms. Morphosis is coming back with her own hubs to be! Follow her story @msmorphosis, and keep reading below. (Also, her fiance proposed in the Rhine Valley so props to the future Mr. Morphosis, too.) Favorite Place: Probably the Rhine…
