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Jackals and Leopards and Bears on a Yala Safari

Our entire recent trip to Sri Lanka was inspired by a single farfetched idea – to see a leopard in the wild in Yala National Park. I don’t know why we have this image in our minds that the only real safaris...

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Travel After A Tragedy

We thought about cancelling. On Easter Sunday 2019, a group of religious extremists carried out a coordinated attack in the Colombo region of Sri Lanka, killing over 250 churchgoers and tourists. We watched in horror...

Airbnb tips: You can stay safe and enjoy a beautiful country cottage in Greece

7 AirBnB Tips for First Time Users

We have stayed at over 40 different Airbnb apartments during our travels. Airbnb is our go-to for fun and funky accommodations for a lot of our travel. We stayed at apartments in residential neighborhoods in Nashville...

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Our Very Own Ireland Road Trip!

Our problem is this: we have friends in Ireland, people who we can go to when we need an injection of the charm and coziness that I swear Ireland has in spades. But this convenience of friends situated conveniently in...

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Reasons to Travel the US by Train

Decisions, decisions. Sometimes, the hardest part about getting from A to B is actually how you’re going to do it. These days we have all manner of modes of transport to choose from, and how we pick the right one...

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Our Top Money-Saving Travel Hacks

I am a travel budget planner by nature. I can’t stay in the same place for an entire month, but I don’t want to recklessly spend money satisfying my endless urge to stay on the move. The discussion of...