Travel Planning

Ali on May 8th, 2010

In my last post, I discussed several trips I was trying to plan.  I don’t have it all worked out yet, but I’m getting closer.  I decided I didn’t want to take the chance of getting altitude sickness in Peru, which would ruin my experience at Machu Picchu.  Plus there are several other places I’d [...]

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Ali on May 2nd, 2010

Like most addictions, a travel addiction can be time-consuming.  Where should I go next?  What is the best plan of attack?  How many places can I squeeze in and still get to see and do everything I want?  How far will my money stretch?  I recently decided I want to take a Spanish class in another [...]

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Ali on March 19th, 2010

I’m leaving tomorrow for my trip to Hong Kong and Australia.  Aside from simply wanting to visit these destinations, an important goal for this trip is to cross off the last two continents I haven’t been to.  Last year after going to South America and Antarctica, I realized I had a little over a year [...]

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Ali on February 14th, 2010

Short post today. I went back to the dive shop for some one-on-one time with the dive instructor, feeling hopeful that I would do better this time around now that I knew what to expect. No panicking this time, and the breathing underwater stuff didn’t freak me out like it did last week, but that’s about it. I [...]

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Ali on February 7th, 2010

Several months ago, I decided I wanted to get my open water scuba diving certification. I figured it would be another way for me to enjoy traveling the world. I also started planning a trip to Australia and I wanted to go diving to see the Great Barrier Reef.  So a few days before Christmas I went into a local dive [...]

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Ali on January 31st, 2010

I am a planner. It’s something a lot of travelers I’ve met don’t like to do, but I absolutely love it. I find it often saves me money and allows me to make more efficient use of my time. I also get really excited when I find a way to make a complicated trip idea work, and I hope [...]

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