Tasty Destination - Food & Travel

So you've done all the research, you've received your acceptance letter and booked your travel , and now you're landing in your host country for a semester or a year of studying abroad. Then it hits you, you've never even been out of your state before! Living in a foreign land is a very real culture shock, and getting used to the myriad of differences between your new life and what you've been so accustomed to in America can take some serious effort. It's not impossible, and since you chose your host country carefully chances are you've already got some sort of affinity for that culture or the people. Regardless, you'll feel like a local after just a short amount of time if you follow these tips for assimilating when you study abroad. First of all, take the time to really learn the language. This is a moot point in an English-speaking country (although the accents and slang in some parts of the world can make English sound like a foreign language), but...

With the approaching holiday season, we are all starting to give thought to how to find the best deals out there, especially when it comes to gift-giving. For those who incorporate travel into their holiday plans, finding deals is just as important - especially when it comes to hotels. Not surprisingly, hotel properties - capitalizing on the increase in travel during the holidays - increase their rates. So it’s more important than ever to seek out great deals for holiday stays. The good news is that if you are willing to put the time in to doing your research, you will find that there are a lot of deals to be had. Here are 7 ways to get the best hotel deals this holiday season: 1. Start early. Planning is your friend when it comes to find the best hotel deals for the holidays. When you have time on your side, you have the ability to closely follow pricing on the particular properties in which you may be interested. Check the hotel’s website often to keep up on rates and jump on a...

If you are heading off for a long-term trip, you might be a bit unsure of how to handle your belongings so that everything will be safe while you are away. You surely don't want to rush your trip or feel stressed while you are gone because you are worried about your belongings, so make sure that you make proper arrangements before you leave. Decide What to Do With Your Home If you own your own home, you might wonder what to do with it while you are away. If you are planning on being gone for an extended period of time, you should consider renting it to someone that you trust. This will help you to bring in a bit of extra cash while you are away, but you will still have your home to come home to when you are ready. If you are not prepared to invite others into your home, take the necessary steps of cutting off your water supply, notifying your utility companies, hiring someone to take care of your lawn and asking someone to keep an eye on your home for you. Store Your Belo...

Are you visiting sunny Sydney and need some ideas of where to go and what to do? Well here are our five top places to visit whilst in the famous Aussie city. Taronga Zoo Many visitors to Sydney often miss out on one of the city’s best day activities – Taronga Zoo. It’s a great place to visit as it’s home to native Australian animals (kangaroo, koala) and overseas animals (elephants, giraffes). Of course that’s just naming a few. It has many fun attractions such as the seal show, free flight bird show and spider talk (you might want to skip the last one!). The zoo is located in the suburb of Mosman and over looks Sydney’s beautiful harbour.So it’s the perfect place to get out your camera and take a photo with the backdrop of animals, the blue water and clear sky. Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House You can’t come to Sydney without taking a “cheezy” holiday photo in front of the iconic Harbour Bridge or Opera House. The bridge was first opened in 1932 and since has b...

The Mariner Of The Seas is one of five very fine ships that make up the Voyager Class from Royal Caribbean, one of the largest and best known cruise holiday companies in the world. She sails to some of the world's most exotic and idyllic regions on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond. On-board you'll find a veritable wonderland of activity options, dinning areas, beauty salons, whirlpools and plenty more besides. The idea is to offer families, as well as couples, groups of friends and individuals of all ages just the right environment for a fun-packed but hugely relaxing vacation. The good news though about cruise holidays if you have one in mind is that there are plenty of great value package offers made available throughout the year. So if you're after some winter sun then the Mariner can offer you an excellent getaway at eye-catching prices but there are bargains available as well on two-week long tours to the Caribbean next year. Naturally you'll want to give...

When you finally decide that you and your spouse are ready to pull the trigger on that awesome vacation home you've had your eye on for all those years, it can be an extremely exciting time. It can also be the time when you realize that there might be a lot more to consider when you're looking for a vacation home, and now that old cabin doesn't quite meet the needs that you didn't have all those years ago. We'll talk about some of the most important things to consider when you and your spouse are looking for a vacation home to get for your family, so that you can make the most out of your new investment. 1. Size. Think about how big your family is now, and think about how big it's potentially going to get in the future, if that's still an option. This should be a huge factor in the vacation home that you purchase, as you want it to last you a good, long time, and you want your family to be able to avoid outgrowing it. Do your due diligence and make sur...

Your college years are some of your best years to take advantage of your youth, freedom, and a relative abundance of time. While to some students it might not seem like college is really home to anything close to an "abundance" of time, it won't take long to realize that life post-education is a lot less unbound. That being said, college can still be a tough time to travel, as most college students aren't rolling around in extra income. For this reason, it's important that the traveling student remain constantly wily and always on the lookout for the best deal of offer. We'll talk about a few of the ways that college students can cut corners on traveling costs, so that you can get out there and see the world before you find yourself locked into a full-time job (which won't be a bad thing, but isn't great for travel). The first step to traveling on the student discount system is the student discounts on airfare. They're offered by many major airl...