May 2013
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18 moments every backpacker experiences
1. When you find the fare you were going to book just went up
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2. When people question your travel motives
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3. When you’re on that 18-hour bus ride
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4. When another traveler tells you the next place you’re going is overrated/too dangerous/lame/etc
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5. When your travel crush from a few weeks ago happens to be staying at your hostel tonight
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joebaur:
The sounds of night in the eastern rainforest of Puerto Rico.
Monsters are afoot!
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How to get frequent flyer miles to take your mom...
A radical proposal for Mother’s Day: Take a trip together using frequent flyer miles
Part I: Plan a plan.
Take some time for the rest of this week to think about where and when you’d like to travel together next year, and lay out a rough sketch. Do you want to travel to Yosemite together? Hawaii? Oman?
All are achievable, in theory. Pick somewhere fun!
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5 NYC restaurants for the perfect Mother’s Day...
Check out this list of great restaurants with awesome brunches, each suitable for taking your at-least-somewhat-unique mom to this Mother’s Day: http://bit.ly/16rOVwE
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Dear Mom: I want to travel with you
DEAR MOM,
I want to travel with you — just you. I want to explore a new place alongside the woman who raised me, who changed my diapers, who put up with my teenaged angst, and my rebellious college years. I want to see my favorite cities with the lady who taught me essential life lessons, like look both ways before crossing the street, and how to use a glue gun, that it’s not worth sleeping...
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The best hangover foods around the world
Ireland
Months ago, I was researching a “comfort foods around the world” article and couldn’t help but note that my Irish friends all cited “hangovers” as the moments when they needed the most comfort. How do the Irish soothe the morning-after misery? Fried toast, full Irish breakfast. Also, hair of the dog.
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Pickle juice tipped out from the jar is a popular hangover remedy for the manly...
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