Category: Travel
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7 Backpack Must-Haves for the Frequent Traveler
Are you “that guy” who brings a backpack to a theme park, so you’re properly prepared? Do you regularly answer “yes” when someone asks “does anyone happen to have a bandaid?” If so, this post is for you and your inner traveler! These tried-and-true products have no less than 4 out of 5 stars on…
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7 iPhone Accessories for the Frequent Traveler
iPhone accessories are in no short order, but half of them are of such poor quality it’s a wonder anyone bothered to make it at all. Below you’ll find both tested and dream-list products that have no less than 4 out of 5 stars on Amazon. (N.B. None of these products include affiliate links.) 1.…
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TIWIKBSA: How to Use Your iPhone Abroad (Get a New SIM Card!)
Who can use their phone abroad? Technically, anyone. For instance, I’m on Verizon, and they have global plans. I wouldn’t suggest using it though! $25/100 MB? That’s less than 1/10 of a GB. Adding text and talk is going to drive that price up, heavily. Instead, I would suggest getting a new SIM card and…
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(TIWIKBSA) Romantic Long Distance Love Letters
I think I’ve mentioned it before, but I’m not a big mushy person. That’s OK to be, right? I love my friends who are super thoughtful and caring, but I’m just not that way myself – even if I wish I were. This extends to my love life. Except occasionally, when I do something adorable, like…
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(TIWIKBSA) Week 16: Coping with Studying Abroad
So the truth comes out – the real reason behind my lack of posting during the last month of my trip. It wasn’t that I didn’t have free time or that I had nothing of interest to say. It’s mostly that sometimes life feels a little overbearing and we want to just sink into some…
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(TIWIKBSA) Week 15: Interning Abroad
Interning while abroad is extremely rewarding and I personally had a wonderful experience with it! If you’re on the edge of doing an internship or not, consider the following: The Fun bits I looked forward to going to my internship, because I was able to work on new skills and to learn more about British…
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(TIWIKBSA) Week 14: Budgeting for Study Abroad
This is a topic I’ve already had a few questions on, so if I’m not doing it justice, please ask me for more information in the comments! Here’s the big reveal: I made approximately 500 purchases in London, totaling $9,000. More than some people, less than others – studying abroad was expensive. (Did I mention the…
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(TIWIKBSA) Week 13: London Places to Visit
So I missed four weeks of posts, and it’s time I paid up. Don’t worry, in three days time you’ll have them all! If you had to visit just a few places in London, where would you choose to go? Here are some of the top must-see places. Sure, there’s a bunch of “real London”…
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(TIWIKBSA) Week 12: Cooking in the City
I wasn’t confident that this was really relevant when it comes to surviving a study abroad session in London, but I think you’ll find that in any large city you’re in, this will be an issue for you: getting and storing groceries. When you’ve got half of a refrigerator shelf and a single cabinet shelf,…
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(TIWIKBSA) Week 11: Packing + FREE PRINTABLE
A bit late of a post this week, because I’ve been too tired and cranky. It happens, OK? I mentioned that I just don’t function with fewer than 8 hours of sleep, right? Well, Sunday night I got 4 hours, and I’ve been miserable up until Thursday evening. Irritable, withdrawn, and overwhelmed. So, today I…
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(TIWIKBSA) Week 10: Surviving a Relationship Abroad
During our pre-departure informational sessions, a common theme was ‘your relationship isn’t going to survive this experience,’ which was pretty intimidating. It made me question what I wanted out of my study abroad trip, how a relationship would affect my decisions, and why I was dating my boyfriend in the first place. All the student…
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Study Abroad Travel: Venice
Maybe it turns out I’m a romantic, but pictures of Venice just look so enticing! Where I Went Venice was the last place we traveled on our break week, and despite being told that it just wasn’t as glamorous as imagined, I really wanted to visit. How I Got There To cut hostel costs we…