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Which Flight Deals Site is the Best

Which Flight Deals Site is the Best?

Traveling around the world has always been a dream of mine.  Eight years ago, that dream made the transition from imagination to reality when I packed up and moved overseas to South Korea.  I’ve managed to keep that dream alive — living in Korea, New Zealand, Mongolia, Georgia, and now China… with no plans of …

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Category: Travel TipsTag: The World, travel tips

Omio App Review

Omio App Review

Planning travel is one of my favorite aspects of a trip.  As odd as it sounds, I love the process of sifting through information to figure out where I want to visit and in what order, then using the power of the Internet to find the best deals and most efficient transport between those points …

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Category: Italy, Spain, Travel Tips, United KingdomTag: app review, road trip, roadtrip, spain, travel tips, united kingdom

Best Visa-Free Countries for Americans to Visit

Best Visa-Free Countries for Americans to Visit

The Passport Index recently ranked the US Passport at Power Rank 5, along with Canada, Malaysia, Switzerland, and Ireland.  This gives Americans plenty of options for visa-free travel, but most of those destinations allow Americans to stay for 30-90 days before requiring a visa of some sort.  There are, however, a few countries which offer …

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Category: The World, Travel TipsTag: The World, tour, travel tips

Credit Card Sign-up Bonuses

Credit Card and Checking Account Sign-up Bonuses

One of my methods for saving money, as well as making the most out of the money I do spend, is by using credit cards and bank accounts wisely.  A way to get a huge return on spending is to take advantage of sign-up bonuses for different cards and bank accounts.  Another way is to …

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Category: Expat Hacks, Travel TipsTag: The World, travel tips, USA, writing

Best credit cards

Best Credit Cards and Checking Accounts for Travel

Traveling can be a daunting task, with so much to plan and prepare for before you leave.  Making sure you have the best credit cards and checking accounts for your trip can be something that slips your mind.  I’ve compiled a list of the ones I use… they’ve served me well on my trips!  I’ve …

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Category: Travel Tips, WritingTag: Travel for a Cause, travel issues, travel tips, USA, writing

Getting your alien registration card

Getting Your Alien Registration Card in South Korea

So, you’ve gotten a job teaching English in South Korea, and you might’ve even just touched down after doing a visa run to Fukuoka.  Regardless, you’re stepping into a new world, but there are still a few things you’ll need to do before you can really settle in.  The most critical thing is to apply …

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Category: Korea, Travel TipsTag: korea, travel issues, travel tips

Teaching English in South Korea

Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Korea

You’ve completed the most important part of the process by merely making the decision to go.  You’ve decided to take the leap and move to another country (Korea, in this case!) to teach students your native language of English.  What next?  How do you make the transition from living at home to teaching English as …

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Category: Korea, Teaching Stories, Travel TipsTag: cultural trip, korea, teaching, The World, travel tips

Traveling Alone and Not Going Crazy

Tips on Traveling Alone and Not Going Crazy

It seemed an advantage to be traveling alone. Our responses to the world are crucially moulded by the company we keep, for we temper our curiosity to fit in with the expectations of others…Being closely observed by a companion can also inhibit our observation of others; then, too, we may become caught up in adjusting …

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Category: Travel TipsTag: travel issues, travel tales, travel tips, writing

Tips for Filing a Travel Insurance Claim

Years ago, I wrote a post about my ‘hunt for travel insurance‘.  I looked at several different companies and ended up picking World Nomads travel insurance as the appropriate option for me.  Even as I wrote the post, I was resentful that I had to consider buying insurance.  I’d been paying for health and auto insurance …

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Category: Travel TipsTag: thailand, travel tips, writing

Getting the New Turkish e-Visa

One of the first things I do when I scope out a new country to visit is to check out the visa requirements.  I head on over to the handy Visa HQ, select my country of choice from the list, and ‘voila!’ — I have an idea of the visa requirements and cost. Recently, I’ve been …

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Category: Travel Tips, TurkeyTag: travel tips, Turkey

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