Tourism Skills
I love the practice of efficient travel, and always try to collect travel tips and hacks from all the frequent travelers that I know. Being equipped with the appropriate travel tips can help you navigate the challenges and annoyances that often come up while on the road or in the air. This page covers my top travel tips (broadly), and my favorite tips/hacks for packing, planning, rewards travel, and accessories.
Language Skills
One of the best ways to connect with people in other countries is to try to speak to them in their own language. Even if you don’t have much time, it’s always a great idea to be able to greet others and say “please” and “thank you” in the local language.

The Essential Spanish Phrases for Travel (+ PDF!)
As I mentioned in my post on the benefits of foreign language for travel, I think that learning the basics of the language to any country you visit is a great way to bettter experience the local culture. If you’ve read my post on Sagunto, you may know that I studied abroad there and speak it at…
Pro Travel Tips
This section covers my favorite top travel tips. This category is particularly helpful for those new to international or extended travel. The tips you’ll find here have saved me a lot of time and energy during my travels.

The Ultimate India Packing List – Female Edition
Packing for India can be a bit of a challenge given cultural norms, as well as weather. I spent considerable time in India as a student and just recently returned for another trip, so have plenty of tips to share here. While in India, I kept a few things in mind in order to keep…
Packing Tips
My personal motto for packing is that if you aren’t packing light, you aren’t doing it right! This section includes my best tips for packing comprehensively AND efficiently.

The Ultimate India Packing List – Female Edition
Packing for India can be a bit of a challenge given cultural norms, as well as weather. I spent considerable time in India as a student and just recently returned for another trip, so have plenty of tips to share here. While in India, I kept a few things in mind in order to keep…
Travel & Money
One of the key reasons why many people don’t take vacation is because they don’t feel like the have the money to take the trip. In this section, I’ll teach you how to save without pinching pennies and how to hack travel so that you can get out there!

What’s the Point of a Savings Account?
If you are anything like most Americans, you could probably save more money. This is something that can be difficult to do if you do not know where to start. In this post, we’ll answer the question: “What’s the Point of a Savings Account?” At the end of this point you’ll have your answer and…