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Do you have plans to travel abroad in 2016 or 2017? If so, check your passport. Many passports are expected to expire in 2016, and your best bet for getting your passport in time is to renew it now, according to a recent article in The New York Times. State Department officials expect an increase… Read more »
Planning a trip abroad can be stressful – especially when you’re traveling with your children. Between the planning, the packing and the worrying they could get lost, it’s easy to stress out about making sure everything is covered. Take a deep breath and read through these handy tips to help you prepare, pack and plan… Read more »
Everyone wants to travel and see the world, but how can you do so when you’re on a budget? Luckily, there are some tried and true ways to travel well and stick to a budget, and some travel gurus say it’s the best way to really experience a new country or city. One of the… Read more »
Kate, Larry, Sam and Grace. No, they’re not two couples planning a vacation, they’re just four of the names that are in the 2015 list of Atlantic tropical storms and hurricanes. Each year the National Weather Service uses a list of names for all major storms that form in order in each of the Atlantic… Read more »
Most people wish they could take a vacation. Work seems to be incredibly busy, or the kids are headed back to school or any number of other things come up and getaway plans go on hold. However, the skipped vacation has become an increasing trend in recent years. Money magazine recently posted a stunning report… Read more »
Earlier this month, Universal Orlando announced that a mainstay among American water parks will close permanently at the end of 2016. Wet ‘n Wild, an Orlando area destination park and the 10th busiest park in the world in 2014, according to the Orlando Sentinel, will shutter its slides for good, leaving families and water park… Read more »
There are so many different ways that people choose to handle stress; meditation, indulging in comfort food or even taking a quick walk. Well rather than taking that walk, why not take a flight instead? If you’re like many others, your respective paid time off often goes unused because you simply can’t fathom the idea… Read more »
When traveling, there are so many exciting things to do and new people to connect with. If you’re anything like us, you don’t want to miss out on any of it! Luckily, these apps were created in the hopes of making it easier for you to get out there, experience new adventures and have the… Read more »
Everyone loves to travel, there’s no doubt about that. However, there is one thing that all travelers secretly (or not-so-secretly) loathe, and that’s packing. Even if you have your travel itinerary planned down to the last minute, you’ll always pick up one outfit or one pair of shoes and think to yourself, well maybe I’ll… Read more »
Just about every person in the world knows that if you want to travel outside of your own country’s border, you’re going to need a passport. But how much do you know about that little blue book besides that? You’d be surprised just how much there is to know. Here are just a few of… Read more »
Summer may have just officially ended and the kids may have only been back in school for roughly under a month but in our opinion, it’s never too early to start thinking about setting up your holiday travel plans. In fact, we’re sure that anyone who has ever left their holiday travel booking to the… Read more »
If television and movies have taught us anything, it’s that people on the other side of the pond have different ways of saying “hello” to one another than we do here in the U.S. The thought can be absolutely terrifying to those who are planning to travel abroad and have no idea how to greet… Read more »