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My Favorite Travel Apps

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In the modern age of travel, your smart phone is the best tool to have on hand. From booking accommodations and transportation to budgeting and translations, there’s an app (or several) to help make every facet of travel easier. Over the years I’ve tried out a number of apps to see what works and what doesn’t, and to come up with this list of my favorite travel apps.

I keep all my favorite travel apps together in a folder on my phone.
My travel folder keeps all my favorite travel apps together for me!
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Must Eat Food in Baltimore, MD

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As soon as I moved to Baltimore, Maryland I started searching for the local dishes and restaurants to try out. Over the last few years living here I’ve managed to go on enough eating adventures to share what I think is the must eat food in Baltimore, MD (despite the coronavirus pandemic shutting everything down for a while).

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15 Free Things to do Anywhere You Travel

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Accurate or not, travel has a reputation for being expensive. Whether you’re splashing out on the trip of a lifetime or sticking to a shoestring budget, it can be nice to enjoy some free activities wherever you are. Many places can boast a list of unique things to do that are free of charge, but there are also many free things to do anywhere you travel.

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Travel Money Tips

When you’re preparing to travel internationally, money is an important consideration. Today’s digital world is quite different from what many travelers had to navigate in the past. Growing up I remember my parents talking about travelers checks which used to be so common, but I’ve never even used them while traveling. These travel money tips will cover what you need to know before and during your next trip!

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Travel Stocking Stuffers

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Finding stocking stuffers for the travel lovers in your life doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive! My family has always done a bunch of little gifts in stockings that are rarely over $5 and the whole stocking usually filled for less than $50. Of course there are a ton of a great travel stocking stuffers out there with prices ranging from one dollar to fifty dollars so I’ll try to share a number of ideas across a range of prices to suit all budgets.

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15 Winter Bucket List Ideas

I love making lists and I love the unique experiences each season brings, so naturally I need to have a bucket list for each season including a winter bucket list! Having grown up in the northeastern part of the United States, to me winter is cold and snowy weather, celebrating the festive holiday season, ringing in the new year, and trying to stay warm until spring arrives. 

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50 Favorite Travel Quotes

There’s nothing quite like the perfect travel quote to kick your wanderlust into overdrive and inspire you to get out exploring. Sometimes you stumble on a travel quote that really speaks to you and stays with you throughout your life and travels. Below I’m sharing all my favorite travel quotes in the hopes you’ll find them as inspiring as I do.

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15 Autumn Bucket List Ideas

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When I think of autumn, I think of seeing the beautiful changing leaves, cozy sweaters, sipping hot drinks, and getting into the spooky season as we approach Halloween. The United States has a lot of strong fall traditions, but I’ve added many international experiences to my personal autumn bucket list as well. I hope this autumn bucket list inspires your future fall travels!

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30 Favorite Road Trip Songs

There’s nothing better when cruising along on a road trip than the perfect playlist to fuel your drive. I love a good mix of classics from pop to folk to R&B to rock to country, and it’s even better if the songs are about driving or cars. What can I say, I love a good theme and the cheesier, the better! The best road trip songs are the classics that everyone in the car can belt out together, these are some of my favorites.

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Learning to Make Pasta in Rome

Poky Little Wanderer and hubby learning to make pasta in Rome, Italy
Having fun learning to make pasta.

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While convincing my partner we that should book a week-long trip to Rome using Groupon Getaways, I used his birthday in early March as a great excuse to take a trip. Then of course I had to figure out how to make the day of his birthday in the middle of our trip special, and what better way to celebrate than learning to make pasta? We love our eating adventures and were looking forward to all the delicious food while we were in Italy.

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