Unauthorized Review: Make the most of the all-you-can-see Tallinn Card
City cards are your perfect opportunity to see a wide variety of places across a city or region for one flat fee. I love city cards — but you do have to take a close look at them to ensure they get you into the places you want to see. While here in Tallinn, Estonia,...
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Awesome Creature Comforts While Traveling: 15 Travel Writers Share Your Future Favorites
Whether traveling is a full-time, world-spanning endeavor or just what happens on the vacation time you have, being comfortable while you travel is important. I asked some fellow travel bloggers what creature comforts they take with them, and of course I've added a...
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Destination: the Estonian Open Air Museum and the Midsummer Day Festival
This one's kind of a two-for-one sort of deal — the Estonian Open Air Museum (Eesti Vabaõhumuuseum) is home to one of a number of Midsummer's Eve (Jaanipäev) holiday celebrations across the country. It's timed to celebrate the summer solstice in a country that can see...
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What you need to know about Baku, Azerbaijan before arriving
Solidly located in Western Asia and sharing borders Russia and Iran, Baku, Azerbaijan does not initially sound like a dream tourist destination. Here's what to do in Baku, what I wish I knew before arriving, and what to avoid in Baku. Baku is what might happen if...
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Destination: Prometheus Cave, the biggest cave in Georgia
Prometheus Cave was actually a toss-up for us while on our Georgian road trip. Since we were basically passing just a few kilometers by it, and we were unlikely to be passing this way again any time soon, we thought 'alright, sure, why not...'. This turned out to be a...
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The Absolute Beginners Guide to SIM Cards While Traveling
Our usual priority list after landing in a new country looks like this (the order can change, obviously): Get off the plane / bus / train Get the luggage Go through immigration / customs if necessary Get some local currency (usually at a local ATM) Get a SIM card Get...
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7 Florida Travel Tips You Need To Know Before Arriving
Without a doubt, Florida is a lot of fun. Get some Florida travel tips before you go to make sure you have a great time. Whether you've traveled the US for awhile or are visiting for the first time, Florida is one of the country's most visited states for a reason....
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The Tale of a Georgian Vasectomy — or, Is Georgia Ready for Medical Tourism? (SFW)
The start of this story is far less interesting than the rest of it, but every vasectomy tale needs a beginning. In 37 years of life and 6+ wonderful years of being a husband, my / our desires to be parents have never existed. It became clear that a vasectomy would...
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11 Budapest Travel Tips You Need To Know Before Arriving
Budapest was full of surprises, both good and… odd. Let’s run down a few Budapest travel tips so your trip has more good surprises than odd ones. Budapest feels like a Western European city in an Eastern European country. Joining the EU in 2004 and the Schengen Zone...
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