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I’m Taking My Parents to Europe
January 20, 2020January 25, 2020 Travel Blerd

I’m Taking My Parents to Europe

Trip Planning

My Dad is turning 60 this year and I wanted to do something special for him. He served in Germany when he was in the military and he always wanted to go back. There are two places my mom has dreamed of going, one is Paris and the other is

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My 2020 Travel Plans
January 5, 2020January 29, 2020 Travel Blerd

My 2020 Travel Plans

Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Trip Planning

For 2020, I plan on traveling a little more than I did in 2019. I started a new job in the middle of the year and that affected how much I could travel in 2019. I intentionally didn’t take any vacation over Christmas in order to have more days in

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Finally Booked my Hotel for Paris
October 16, 2019January 29, 2020 Travel Blerd

Finally Booked my Hotel for Paris

Trip Planning

Since the end of September I’ve been pretty busy travel wise. I took a work trip to Michigan on Amtrak and I just got back from a trip to Florida for a wedding. In the next month, I’m taking a trip to San Francisco for a conference in November and

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It’s Not Even September and I Already Booked a Trip for My Birthday
June 20, 2019June 22, 2019 Travel Blerd

It’s Not Even September and I Already Booked a Trip for My Birthday

Flight Deals, Trip Planning

For my birthday I’ll be taking a trip to France thanks to a great sale on Business class flights from La Compagnie. Flights from Newark to Paris were as low as $1000 round trip. I took the opportunity to book a trip for the end of February/beginning of March to

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New Direct Flight from Chicago to Australia
June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 Travel Blerd

New Direct Flight from Chicago to Australia

General, Trip Planning

Qantas has just announced that they will launch a flight from Chicago to Brisbane. This is very exciting news and comes right on the heels of American and Qantas announcing their joint partnership. The flights are not available to be book yet but should be in the coming weeks.  When

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February 28, 2019May 20, 2019 Travel Blerd

Zanzibar Prep: eVisa Approved

General, Trip Planning

I checked on my eVisa today and it was approved. I applied on February 24th and my eVisa was approved on February 27th. I’m honestly surprised my visa was approved in such a short amount of time. When I applied for my visa for Ghana, it took about 2 weeks.

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February 25, 2019May 20, 2019 Travel Blerd

Zanzibar Prep: Getting an eVisa

General, Trip Planning

In my research for my upcoming trip to Zanzibar, I wanted to know if I needed a visa or not. Turns out that you do need a visa but you can apply for a visa on arrival. Looking through some of the travel forums, it seems that process can be

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February 11, 2019May 20, 2019 Travel Blerd

Finding a Hotel in Zanzibar

Chase, Trip Planning

When I’m planning a trip, I always book the flight first and my accommodations are always an afterthought. I find that most places I travel to, will have a Hilton, Marriott or Hyatt hotel. Zanzibar is no different. Hilton has 2 properties on the island, Marriott and Hyatt each have

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February 2, 2019February 2, 2019 Travel Blerd

My Birthday Trip is Booked and I’m Headed to Zanzibar

Trip Planning

Every year for the past 7 or 8 years, I’ve gotten into the habit of booking a trip for my birthday. The trips started small at first. The first trip I took was to Las Vegas. After that, the trips got more exotic. I managed to book trips to Panama,

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