Category: TIPS
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A GUIDE TO TRAVELING WITH AIRBNB
For those unfamiliar with the concept of Airbnb, it might seem strange to arrive in a city and stay at a stranger’s apartment. After all, the world is full of scary people, isn’t it? How could you trust someone? Plus, how could hosts sleep at night with random people in their homes? Tim Berry, who…
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GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY!
Do you scroll through Pinterest to fortify your travel lust? Do you find you’ve got a case of FOMO (fear of missing out) when you scroll through social media? Do you wish it were possible to find time amidst the minutiae of the everyday to do what you really want to do? We’re all busy. Today, it…
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WHY BEING A TOURIST IS TOTALLY FINE (AND SUPER FUN!)
Though we all dread the word “tourist,” the truth is that being a tourist is super fun (plus you learn a lot!). True, you might not want to don the stereotypical visor and fanny pack combination or yell for your brood at the tippy-top of your lungs, but there are certainly other ways to benefit…
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WHAT DOES TRAVEL MEAN?
Travel doesn’t have to be big. Travel doesn’t have to take a long time to plan. Travel doesn’t have to break the bank. Travel doesn’t even have to involve anyone else you know. That person you always wanted to be, that experience you always wanted to have, that place you always wanted to go, that…
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ADDRESSING DINNER AFTER GOLF
Admit it. One of the fun and entertaining elements of ladies golf is the clothing. You can go sporty and look like many of Korean LPGA players. Or you can go totally Michelle Wie and show off them gams. Each of us does it a bit differently. We recently met a couple of ladies from…
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INSPIRATION — WHERE DO YOU FIND IT?
At Second Chance Travels, we understand that sometimes life overwhelms so much, that we need to slow down and take time to sort through our dreams. Yes, we meant your dreams, not your problems. It’s a great trick to put your daily issues into perspective. So take a 5-minute break. Read this poem. Reflect on…
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A WOMAN’S GUIDE TO A CLASSIC AUSTRALIAN ROAD TRIP: CRUISING THE STUART HIGHWAY
I dreamed of seeing herds of the fabled wild camels. When I drove along the Stuart Highway, Australia’s only 2,834 kilometer route connecting Port Augusta in South Australia to Darwin in Northern Territory, I watched the highway shift from the deep-red sand of the center of the country to the lush crocodile-rich Top End without…
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HOW TO KNOW IF YOUR FREEZER DEFROSTED DURING A LONG TRIP….
I read a post on my friend John DiScala’s website, better known as Johnny Jet, about how to tell if your food has defrosted in the freezer. If it has, it’s not safe to eat after long trips. Fill a cup of water and freeze. Then place a coin on top. Put the frozen water and…
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BRING TRAVEL HOME INTO YOUR KITCHEN
The first real memory I have of my kitchen pantry was when I was eight years old and my baby brother was born. It was then that my parents changed our pantry to make space for this bouncing baby boy. Fast-forward a whole bunch of decades and a handful of kitchens later, and I can…
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CHECKLIST FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
I was 16 years old when I first crossed the Atlantic. Headed to Florence, Italy, I visited my sister studying abroad there. It was marvelous. My sister planned my entire time, as she’d been there for the past few months. She toured my dad and I around with ease, relaying the knowledge that she’d learned…