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Category: Travel

Oceania, Travel

5 things I learned Down Under

Posted onMarch 4, 2018

1. Beaches in January are the place to be . . . as long as you’re not in Wisconsin. My personal favorite was Bondi Beach…

Post-trip, Travel

How to talk to others about your travels

Posted onFebruary 14, 2018March 3, 2018

The stark realization that often not many people care about where you were or what you did is a tough pill to swallow upon returning…

Mental health, Travel

Traveling, anxiety and moving forward

Posted onFebruary 1, 2018September 8, 2018

It was the middle of June, and I was in Italy for the first time. I was spending the day in the Vatican City, starting…

Travel

The best beauty products for travel

Posted onJanuary 8, 2018January 15, 2018

Because of annoying TSA regulations and the lack of space on planes, trains and buses, travelers are often limited when it comes to the makeup…

Travel

Our favorite apps and websites for easy travel

Posted onDecember 13, 2017December 30, 2017

You’re going abroad! Wait – how the heck do you do it?! When traveling, it’s easy to get anxious about things. A wrong turn here,…

Central & South America, Life abroad, Travel

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

Posted onDecember 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 onNovember 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…

Travel

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

Posted onOctober 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 onOctober 27, 2017August 20, 2018

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 onOctober 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 onOctober 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…

Blogging, Europe, Travel

Six Weeks for the World

Posted onNovember 19, 2015January 24, 2018

Emily Christon volunteered in Romania with AIESEC this past summer!

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