Wanderlust Journey

According to CNN, the State Department has recommended fee increases for some of its services:

Additional visa pages – $82 (currently free)
Passport renewal – $110 (currently $75)
Passport book (first time) – $135 (currently $135)
Passport card (first time) – $55 (currently $45)

If this were just a fee increase to generate more money, then the likelihood of it [...]

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As any woman will tell you part of the fun of taking a trip to cool places is purchasing souvenirs!! But once you get home its the age-old question of where do you put them and how many shot glasses and picture frames do you really need? On our trip to Europe we [...]

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Matt Gross, Frugal Traveler on the New York Times, published a very educational article this week on how to find a cheap flight. As a relatively frequent traveler, I thought I knew many, thought not all, the tricks in the trade but I see that Matt clearly has me beat. While we start with the [...]

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One of my favorite activities to do in Las Vegas is to see the Mac King Comedy Magic Show! Every time I travel to Las Vegas I made to sure to stop by Harrah’s and enjoy the show! Its ranked #11 of 581 Attractions on TripAdvisor with some great reviews. I think its a [...]

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The Dollars and Sense blog at SFGate has a great post on how you can donate frequent flyer miles to charity. The airlines included on the list are Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air, American Airlines, Continental, Delta, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian, United Airlines/United Express and US Airways.
No info on Southwest, our favorite airline.
What to do with those [...]

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Whenever we go on vacation, we’re always looking to save a few dollars whenever we can. We will enjoy everything we want to enjoy, but on the other things we’ll try to minimize cost as much as possible. That’s why we bought International Student Identification Cards (ISIC) to get student prices at attractions and why [...]

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When 411 directory assistance first started, it only cost like thirty-five cents. In the years since then, the price of 411 directory assistance has jumped to several dollars a call. It’s absolutely absurd, especially in an age when we have internet on our phones. However, if you’re in a bind or don’t have an internet [...]

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One of the classic college experiences is backpacking around Europe. It refers to the big hiking backpacks students would bring on these multi-week long treks around Europe where you could get a ton of culture without spending a ton of money. Frugality was the name of the game because students, in general, don’t have much [...]

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After writing about our experience flying on Ryan Air from London Luton to Dublin, we thought it would be helpful if we listed some of the lessons we learned from our trip.
Discount airlines are a great value if you understand how they work (ie. where they try to get you) and they can be disasterous [...]

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