It can be both scary and empowering when you embark on your first trip alone. Read about my first experience traveling solo abroad.
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Top Cruise Club Offers Social Networking for Cruisers
Learn about Top Cruise Club, a new social networking website where cruisers can connect and share information about their travels.
Maiden Voyage Must-Read Monday + Carnival
Read a round-up of some of the best travel blog posts from the past week in addition to information about a blog carnival in which Maiden Voyage is featured this week.
How to Stand Out As a Tourist
If you stick out like a sore thumb as a tourist, not only will you look silly, but you will also compromise your safety. Learn about what NOT to do if you want to blend in like a local.
Are Your Parents Scaring You Away From Travel?
Are modern-day parents scaring their children away from backpacking and other travel adventures? One blogger worries that parents are sheltering their children so much that they will be afraid of travel. Read my response to his post.
Maiden Voyage Must-Read Monday
Don’t let the Monday blues get you down. Read this list of some of the best travel blog posts from the past week and get inspired as you learn about what to eat in Belgium, the best day trips from Madrid, the top markets in Shanghai, and more.
Maiden Voyage Must-Read Monday
Bored? Want some travel ideas? Need inspiration? Read this list of some of my favorite travel-related blog posts from the past week.
Maiden Voyage Must-Read Monday
My Monday blues always gets better when I take the time to catch up on some of my favorite travel blogs. Here is a list of some of the best travel-related blog posts I’ve stumbled upon from the last week.I hope you’ll take the time to read them!
Quick Travel Tip: Bring Things You Can Throw Away
When you travel, do you tend to make lots of purchases? It can be hard to fit all those new items in your already-stuffed bag. Learn a great tip for finding space for your new purchases when your bag is full.
Maiden Voyage Must-Read Monday
Love travel? Love reading about travel? Enjoy this list of some of the best recent travel blog posts from around the web.
How to Make Friends at a Hostel
Making new friends at hostels can be one of the best parts traveling. You get to meet people of different backgrounds, learn first-hand travel tips, plus, if you keep in touch, you have a new contact to visit somewhere in the world. Connecting with other travelers at your hostel is ridiculously easy, even if you tend to be shy at home. Here are some tips for making new friends.
Maiden Voyage Must-Reads Monday
Whether you want to see a photo tour of a deserted island in the Arctic Circle or learn about five places in Australia you must see before you die, read this list of some of the best recent travel blog posts on the web.