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Category: Travel

Travel

Things you’ve definitely experienced in an airport

Posted on December 10, 2017December 30, 2017

Throwback to the time your suitcase weighed in at 49.9 lbs and you realized that, yes, miracles do happen. The security line scramble As you’re…

Central & South America, Life abroad, Travel

7 things you do while traveling that would be weird in any other context

Posted on December 9, 2017December 30, 2017

Sleeping in a public place: I’m looking at you, airport floor. Brushing your teeth in a public bathroom: Again, airport. Day drinking: Because when you’re…

Travel

How to avoid the voluntourism trap

Posted on November 25, 2017December 30, 2017

Volunteering is a fulfilling activity that brings people together, constructs positive change, and strives to solve a problem by lending helping hands in places that…

Packing, Travel

Backpacking Basics: Choosing the right travel backpack

Posted on October 31, 2017January 24, 2018

The concept of “backpacking” varies greatly across different groups of people, with each person having their own idea of what traveling with a backpack entails.…

Travel

Preparing for your first solo trip as told by “Friends”

Posted on October 29, 2017December 30, 2017

It’s fairly common for students to take solo weekend trips while studying abroad. Packing up and leaving home to arrive in another country with nobody…

Asia, Central & South America, Europe, Travel

Souvenirs’ favorite places to travel

Posted on October 27, 2017December 30, 2017

We at Souvenirs have been all around the world, but there’s always that one place that stands out among all others. Here are our favorite…

Travel

5 things you learn traveling alone

Posted on October 9, 2017December 30, 2017

Traveling alone is one of the riskier and more challenging things in life, but it sure has its rewards. 1. How to speak up for…

SouvenirsFeed, Travel

Top reasons you should travel solo

Posted on October 3, 2017December 15, 2017

While traveling abroad in a group has its advantages – safety, someone to take photos for you and it helps your parents to relax a…

Life abroad, Travel

7 signs you are a Badger abroad

Posted on October 2, 2017December 30, 2017

1. You throw up a “W” in all your pictures. Did you really travel outside of Madison if there isn’t a picture of you boasting…

Blogging, Europe, Travel

Six Weeks for the World

Posted on November 19, 2015January 24, 2018

Emily Christon volunteered in Romania with AIESEC this past summer!

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