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Budget Travel Tips For Your Next European Vacation

In a conversation with my brother last fall, he asked if I had any tips for traveling. That question inspired me to think about ways that one can save money as a budget traveler, especially in Europe. International travel can seem daunting. For many Americans their first trip overseas is to Europe. I hope these tips will encourage them to take that European trip. Last week I wrote about some simple and practical ways to save when finding flights and…

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2021: Travel Adventures in a COVID world

The saying is that, “Timing is everything.” I started my blog shortly after retirement from teaching in 2019. I was looking forward to sharing some of my past experiences initially and then moving on to new adventures. While my wife is still working, she has generous vacation days so I expected we would travel a lot. However, about seven months later the world shut down as COVID took over the world. How was I going to write a travel blog…

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Travel Preparations for Hawaii During the COVID Pandemic

After facing the challenges of isolation, restrictions, and anxiety due to the COVID pandemic, people are ready to do something different. As children approached their spring vacations from school, families decided it was a good time to throw off the restrictions and travel. For many going to the Hawaiian Islands sounded like a great opportunity. However, due to COVID getting there would prove to be a challenge. As I have mentioned, my teacher daughter is an avid traveler. She has…

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