9 Travel Cautions and Warnings for All Travelers
As part of our travels, things naturally happen. People by and large are good no matter where they are located
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Leave The Bubble
Experience more, learn more, love more
Author: Kami
How We Do Travel The Way We Do
I have friends and family asking us all the time now, “Where are you going next?”, “How do you take such long trips?” and “How did you get roundtrip airfare to Europe for just $400 a person?”. I hope this blog helps answer a few of the questions we are being asked.
Read MoreUsing Credit and Debit Cards When Traveling Internationally
While traveler’s checks are still a product that you can buy from your local bank, they’ve largely been replaced with the electronic currency available on our plastic cards. In this post, I’ll talk about how we’ve used credit and debit cards effectively when traveling internationally.
Read MoreOur Walking Tour of Seattle
First day in Seattle and unsure what all to do… no problem. We purchased the Seattle City Pass and made the most of our day. This post is about the sites that we saw and how we got our money’s worth out of the City Pass.
Read MoreOvercoming the Fear of Travel
I’m a natural planner and I like to be in control of my outcome. But once we decide to travel, we inherently give over control of so many outcomes to others, from the pilot to the booking agent to the tour guide to the cooks and chefs preparing our meals. So how would I cope with my first international travel adventures? Read along for a glimpse into the thoughts that ran rampant through my head… and for how I deal with that today.
Read MoreLife Outside The Bubble
Our family’s sole desire now is just to keep traveling. We don’t like to call traveling a goal because goals are meant to be completed, accomplished, checked off the list. It is truly about the journey for us, savoring each stop and destination along the way. Will we ever become full-time travelers? How do we afford all that travel? And where do we find the time?
Read MoreLife Inside Our Bubble
The whole idea behind this blog is to encourage you to Leave the Bubble – to step away from the everyday, explore something out of the ordinary, try something new and unknown, and make the most of every opportunity that comes your way. I mentioned in my About Me page that for a dozen years or so our family had slipped into a rhythm with our vacations in our safe little part of the world. Being from Birmingham, Alabama, that meant we would travel four hours to the beach, four hours to the mountains, or two to three hours to either Nashville, Chattanooga or Atlanta. It was all the same climate, all the same people, all the same foods and all the same activities.
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