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Do You Have Bad Travel Habits? Break These 4 Now

Originally posted on March 2, 2016 @ 3:00 am

Tourists get a bad rap, but it’s not all undeserved. Rather, many of us have bad habits or simply culturally out of sync manners that disrupt the locals and make us stand out. It’s something of a when in Rome situation – visiting another area comes with certain expectations. So if you’re an active traveler or someone who hopes to travel more, consider breaking some of your bad travel habits. Your hosts will thank you.

Civilizing The Airport

No one likes the airport. It’s crowded, stressful, and annoying. But there are some easy things we can all do to make the process more pleasant. Particularly if you’re a regular traveler, taking intentional steps to improve the process can actually make the airport a less stressful space. [Read more…]

3 Destinations Hunting Fanatics Need to Visit

Originally posted on October 11, 2016 @ 4:30 am

Hunting fanatics around the world are always looking for new terrain to explore during the hunt for their prey. As hunter gatherers have done for years, it’s crucial to track the land and move with your prey. Animals move across land masses in search of where the food is and the hunters like you have to do the same thing.

With this being said, a hunter who has spent the last 3 years hunting the same land and has found wonderful success in the plenty of wildlife around might find that upon their revisiting to the land for the 4th year, the game has all but disappeared and it’s time to find new destinations.

If you’re a hunting fanatic who doesn’t mind taking a journey across new lands to find what you’re looking for, here are 3 destinations you need to visit:

Alaska

Alaska is God’s country. The state is the biggest state in the U.S., and most of it is untouched, pristine, national forest protected land. If you’re a hunting fanatic who loves gathering up tools to explore lands unknown, Alaska is the first place that you need to go. You’ll have to do some research to figure out what places in Alaska are fair game to hunt, and you’ll have to operate within the right seasons for the right animals, but since you’re a seasoned hunter, you understand the regulations of the business.

Tanzania

If you’re tired of hunting for game that is all too familiar to you because you’ve grown up hunting the same thing year after year, you might consider making the trip over to the African country of Tanzania. The country is known as “African Hunter’s Paradise”, so if you head over, you’re sure to find exactly what it is you’re looking for.

You’re going to find a lot of large game and exotic species, so it’s a thrill as well as a new experience. If you actually make a kill, you’ll have to figure out how to get your meat back home, but it sure is a bucket list destination for all hunting fanatics.

Uruguay

Again, if you love the hunt and are open to catching some prey that is different than what you’re used to, you might want to check out Uruguay. There is a wide variety of things to hunt within the country and it’s a less popular destination than other countries, so the competition will be less.

It’s a great place to hunt for ducks, pigeons, and doves, and the fishing is out of this world. To any hunter, the reason that the hobby is so exciting is  because there are so many adventures to experience within it. You’re exploring beautiful lands, you’re disconnecting from the hustle and bustle of the modern world, and you’re getting your fill of so many different things; so if you’re one who loves the hunt, add travel to these countries to the bucket list. You won’t regret it.

3 Ways to Keep Yourself Safe When Traveling

Originally posted on August 21, 2016 @ 11:12 pm

In the fast pace of traveling life, there is a lot of stuff that is going through your mind. If you’re a lover of travel, you’re first and foremost thinking about all the amazing things you’re going to get to see and do on your adventures. There is nothing like the high you get from traveling the world, eating the exotic and perfectly spiced foods, watching the sunset over the riviera, and listen to people go about life in a tongue that is foreign to you but as beautiful as a song.

When you’re visiting a place for the first time, you’re obviously a stranger in a strange land, and while you might think that you’re tough as nails and nobody would have the audacity to touch you or harm you, the fact of the matter that this isn’t true and you need to go into your adventuring with some very real guidelines in mind.
Here are 3 ways to keep yourself safe when traveling:

Beware of the Drug Culture

You might be used to drug culture where you live. Drugs are everywhere and they vary in form and purpose. What you have to understand is that the culture of drugs in your hometown or city doesn’t mirror the culture in the city you’re visiting.

You might feel relatively safe at home, but if you’re visiting country where the government has less control of cartels and drugs are literally making the country money or are seriously defining the climate of the country both politically, but also socially and economically, you need to know all you can before going in. Being educated will at least help you make wise decisions about where you go when, and what you accept from people among other things.

Carry Around A Physical Map of the Area

This is the age of technology and when it’s so much easier and often more accurate to just use your phone’s GPS to get around, this isn’t something that you want to rely upon 100% of the time. If your phone or device dies and you’re left having no idea where you are or how to get back to where you’re staying for the night, you can put yourself in serious harm.

Be smart and keep yourself safe by making sure that you have on hand a physical map of the area you’re exploring on your travels. This way, you won’t be as stressed if your phone’s battery is on low, and you’ll always be able to find your way to where you need to go.

Have A Way to Translate
If you’re like a majority of tourists, you don’t walk into a place knowing the language. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing because people around the country are notorious for wanting to speak and practice English, but just in case you run into a circumstance where nobody around speaks the same language, bring a translating tool with you. This could be your phone, but a translation book will never die…so it’s better to be safe than unable to communicate.

5 Tips To Create an Extravagant Vacation Adventure

Originally posted on March 18, 2016 @ 10:17 pm

Not everyone is big into the idea of extravagance or luxury when it comes to certain types of vacations, but if, at some point, you decide that idea is what you want to focus on, then realize that you have a ton of options to really push for the over-the-top feel.

Five tips in particular that will move you in the direction of opulence include utilizing vacation package options, thinking about luxury over function, picking your menu wisely, bringing as little as possible of your own things, and leaving social media behind. [Read more…]