The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see. Gilbert K. Chesterton Continue reading
Tag Archives: travel
Five things I never travel without
1. Ziploc bags: these are so useful that it’s literally hard for me to imagine a world without them. I use them for keeping wet clothes separate from dry, keeping pens nice and tidy in case of leaks, managing ticket stubs, receipts and other small pieces of paper that don’t stay well in our brains … Continue reading
Top 10 Christmas Gifts for the Travel Addict in Your Life
The holiday shopping season has descended (woe to our wallets!), and many of you are looking for the perfect gadget to get for those travel-addicts in your life. My friend, coworker and fellow blogger Holly Phillips suggested that a list of gift ideas might be in order, so here it is – the Continental Cajuns’ … Continue reading
Serendipity: Seville, Spain
Visiting Seville was such an exotic treat for us! It was very different from the rest of our experiences in Spain. We stayed in the Triana district, which has a very traditional yet artistic feeling, and is home to lots of locals only spots. They definitely observe siesta (which makes for super-hungry American tourists, if … Continue reading
The Planet D & Expedia’s Vacation Deprivation Contest
Americans need to vacation more — it’s a fact. We’ve talked about the importance of travel to culture, but its impact on your mental health cannot be overstated. Expedia actually conducted a recent study on the phenomenon, and you can read about it here. That’s why Dave & Deb — more commonly known as the … Continue reading
Travel Tip #3: Airfare/Layover Ratio
We are budget travelers to the core. That’s a nice way of saying I’m a cheapskate, but it’s okay — I’m proud of it. It hurts my heart to know that I could be getting something for less money. I can’t stand spending extra dollars on a hotel room I’m barely going to spend time … Continue reading
Pastel de Nata (Portuguese Custard Tarts)
One of the best parts of traveling is learning to appreciate the food of another culture. I like to look up the recipes to some of our favorite culinary discoveries and work them into my repertoire back home to keep a taste of our travels in our everyday lives. One of my favorite treats to … Continue reading
Travel Tip #1
Remember that when you get a great view at an awesome price … you’ll often pay for it in other ways :). Continue reading
Why Travel?
So, it’s time to talk about that eternal question – why travel? Or in our case, why travel so much? We’re of average means … there’s certainly no trust fund in our future (is there? IS THERE?), and each of us has been a student at different times during our adventures abroad. Traveling on a … Continue reading
“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” — Maya Angelou Continue reading