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Travel Junkie Buddies

Boyana — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:06:27 +0000

Not long ago I came across the travel blog travel.prwave.ro, and thought it’d be nice to get in touch with its writers Lori and Ave and maybe share some traveling tips and experience.

Lori was indeed interested in what I had to say, so I wrote a post on why people need to get out of their comfort zones, how backpacking is the perfect life shakeup, and why OZ and NZ are two of the best places to go backpacking. You can read it here – ‘Need a Life Shakeup – Go Backpacking in OZ and NZ’.

And here’s why I liked …

Plan Your Olympic Games Experience ASAP

Boyana — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:48:12 +0000

The London 2012 Olympic Games are coming pretty soon – just 6 months left until the opening ceremony, and international visitors who are planning to attend the event, should already be making travel arrangements.

Although 6 months seems too far away for some, visitors who would come in the UK for the Games are urged to start planning their travel already. The Olympics is the biggest event for UK and one of the biggest events in the world which is why a huge volume of international spectators will be entering the country during the summer.

Here are some points you should consider when planning your …

Travel Trends for 2012

Boyana — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:10:25 +0000

Cox & Kings are travel experts that plan luxury trips for centuries now (since 1758).

They have created the following list with travel trends for the soon coming 2012. Here are some of them:

“’End of the world’ Journeys” – Apparently, it’s become very popular among travelers to go on trips to not so popular destinations due to the belief the world is coming to an end in 2012. Such destinations areAlbania,Serbia, Greenland, the Russian Far East, Uzbekistan, Falkland Islands and Papua New Guinea.

“Mind, Body & Soul Vacations” – some travelers wish to learn new meditation techniques and proper nutrition. For the purpose they

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‘Gap Year’ – A New Trend Among U.S. Students

admin — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:14:31 +0000

‘Gap year’ is recently becoming very popular among U.S. students, although it was once seen as a waste of time. The advantages of taking a gap year, however, are countless.

Parents used to (and some still do) rush their children to study, take exams, go to college right after high school. As a result, teenagers often regret about the degrees they signed up for because at that age they rarely know what they want from life.

According to statistics, most students who took a year off from school are more focused in college.

Holly Bull, a president of the Center for Interim Programs, a consulting …

Keep It Simple

admin — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:22:26 +0000

I recently saw Into the Wild, a 2007 true-story movie directed by Sean Penn with Emilie Hirsch starring.

Now, I’m not going to summarize the movie – you really need to see it for yourselves – but I have few thoughts I’d like to jot down because, believe me, this movie does wake you up from the routine and makes you question the true meaning of everything you do.

So, what would happen if you just give all your money to charity, quit your job, destroy all your credit/debit cards, the social security number, the cell phone, and hit the road?

Imagine your only …