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      • How NOT to See Vienna
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      • A Day in Fairytale Rothenburg ob der Tauber
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      • Reflecting on My First Semester Abroad
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      • The REAL Golden Circle Itinerary
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      • The Most Important Museums to Visit in Rome
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      • Visiting Luxembourg in 1 Day
    • Liechtenstein
      • A Day Trip to Lovely Little Liechtenstein
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      • Monaco on a Budget
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      • Tours to Take in Amsterdam
      • Tiptoeing Through the Tulips at the Keukenhof
      • What to See During A Perfect Weekend in Amsterdam
      • Day Trips from Amsterdam
      • The Keukenhof – Europe’s Garden
      • Netherlands Photo Essay
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      • Remembering Auschwitz Concentration Camp
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      • Free Things to do in Barcelona
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      • The London Eye Champagne Experience
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      • We Ain’t Out of China Yet!
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      • What to See in Istanbul on a Layover
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      • Visiting St. Petersburg on a Cruise Ship
    • United Arab Emirates
      • The Dos and Don’ts of Visiting Dubai
      • Dubai – The Desert Destination of a Lifetime
  • Africa
    • The Honest Truth About Visiting Egypt Independently
    • The Dos and Don’ts of Visiting Egypt
  • Travel Tips
    • Travel After Coronavirus: What Will It Look Like?
    • The 10 Commandments of Travel
    • How I Travel for Cheap and How You Can Too!
    • A Comprehensive Guide to the Eurail Pass
    • Europe Packing List for Only a Carry On
    • Top 10 Most Underwhelming Locations I’ve Visited
    • The Top 15 Biggest Travel Mistakes in Europe
    • So… You Want to Study Abroad?
    • 5 Tricks to Having a Healthy Trip

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Travel After Coronavirus - The Traveling Storygirl
Adventure, Travel coronavirus, global, Travel

Travel After Coronavirus: What Will It Look Like?

April 7, 2020

The state of the world is uncertain and all of our lives have been upended as we fight this invisible devil, the COVID-19 Coronavirus. Since nearly all of us are stuck inside of our homes, dreaming of traveling somewhere other than the refrigerator, it makes us wonder what travel is going to look like after…

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A World Worth Seeing - The Traveling Storygirl
Adventure, Travel, Travel Stories books, Travel

A World Worth Seeing Book Review

December 1, 2018

The world is a small place and it is shrinking daily thanks to a plethora of technological advances. Today, you can book a flight across the world by clicking a few buttons on your computer instead of going through the exhausting process of a travel agent like you had to do 20 years ago. But…

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The Dos and Don'ts of Egypt - The Traveling Storygirl
Adventure, Travel egypt, Travel, travel tips

The Dos and Don’ts of Visiting Egypt

October 4, 2018

A few years ago I traveled to Dubai and wrote about the “Dos and Don’ts of Visiting Dubai”. It is still my single most popular post because there simply isn’t enough information about what to truly expect in these types of places. That’s why I’m creating a similar one for Egypt. There are some crazy…

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The 10 Commandments of Travel - The Traveling Storygirl
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The 10 Commandments of Travel

September 2, 2018

I’d like to think I’m an expert at travel. I don’t know a lot of things and I’ve made a lot of mistakes, but over the years I’ve been able to learn a LOT of things. Travel isn’t all pretty Instagram pictures, it can be gritty and rough. That being said, here are my 10…

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Luxembourg City - The Traveling Storygirl
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Visiting Luxembourg in 1 Day

July 16, 2018

Luxembourg isn’t a country that people are vying to travel to. In fact, you may not have even known Luxembourg existed. It’s a small country nestled between Germany, Belgium, and France and flies under the radar of many European travelers. In all honesty, it’s a great idea to visit Luxembourg in one day because there…

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The Honest Truth About Visiting Egypt Independently - The Traveling Storygirl
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The Honest Truth About Visiting Egypt Independently

May 25, 2018

If you’ve made it here, then you undoubtedly are interested in traveling around Egypt independently. Congrats, it takes a lot of gumption to decide to travel to Egypt without an organized tour group? But do you really want to experience Egypt? Then you need to travel independently. I’m going to be as blunt and honest…

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How I Travel for Cheap and How You Can Too!

January 15, 2018

If I had a dime for every time I heard someone comment about how expensive traveling is, I could probably singlehandedly fund my travels for the rest of my life. There’s this false notion that traveling has to cost a lot of money. But if you know what you’re doing, you can travel for cheap. Part…

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5 Tricks to Having a Healthy Trip
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5 Tricks to Having a Healthy Trip

October 23, 2017

When travelling, it’s understandable that your fitness sometimes takes a backseat. However, it doesn’t have to be. There are plenty of ways to easily manage both your health and the trip, so don’t feel the need to throw your regime out of the window. Here are just five things you need to know if you’re…

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The Most Important Museums to Visit in Rome - The Traveling Storygirl
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The Most Important Museums to Visit in Rome

August 4, 2017

Rome is basically a massive open-air museum; there is no denying that. But where should you go when you want to experience another type of museum? i.e. the ones with walls and a roof? If you plan and prepare accordingly, you can go to many of Rome’s museums for free! The Vatican The best place…

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Free Things to do in Barcelona - The Traveling Storygirl
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Free Things to do in Barcelona

July 24, 2017

Barcelona is a truly spectacular city because it can be seen very frugally because so many things around the city are free! Yes, you read that right, completely free! I’m a sucker for free things so I’ve rounded up the top free things to do in the city. In order to take advantage of Barcelona’s…

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