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      • ICELAND: Northern Lights Hunt
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Contents: Topics & Direct Links

11/9/2021

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Having trouble seeing our topics tabs on your mobile phone? Swipe left on the headers for more tabs!
  • Passports, Visas, Smart Travel
  • Money Topics
  • Ease of Travel
  • Recipes
  • News
  • Destinations
  • Just for Fun
  • Culture
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  • An honest conversation about traveling in Europe right now
  • Real ID Deadline Extended: May 3, 2023
  • ​Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)
  • 10 important things to know about USA passports
  • 6 facts you should know about the Schengen Agreement
  • ​Comparing Global Entry, TSA Precheck, and Mobile Passport
  • Do Americans need a visa to travel to Europe? Or, What is ETIAS?
  • 6 important things to know about COVID-era trip insurance
  • Tips & hacks for packing your luggage
  • Packing your carry on
  • Europe tipping guidelines
  • Deciphering the European VAT
  • 10 money tips for your overseas vacation
  • 6 important things to know about COVID-era trip insurance
  • Adapters & converters
  • International phone use
  • 8 tips for renting a car abroad
  • Soups, Sides & Breads
  • Mains
  • Desserts
  • Beverages
  • Food Topics
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  • Italian Lentil Soup
  • Blue Ribbon Cornbread
  • Hanukkah Potato Latkes
  • Pasta & Bean Soup (Pasta e Fagioli)
  • Tanzanian Yogurt & Honey Bread
  • Coq au Vin
  • Spanish Tortilla
  • Italian Meatballs
  • Pesto Bianco Ligure
  • 6 Searching for Italy Recipes
  • Venetian Cookies (Zaeti)
  • French Butter Cake with Fudge Frosting
  • Irish Coffee
  • Mulled Wine
  • Italian Hot Chocolate
  • Junk food & wine pairings
  • 8 ways to enjoy Slow Food
  • 9 tips for dining like a pro in Europe
  • Italian coffee basics (includes tutorial)
  • An honest conversation about traveling in Europe right now
  • Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
  • Louvre collection free online
  • Swiss Eiger Cableway Experience
  • Iceland reopens for USA travelers
  • Small American towns worth visiting
  • Van Gogh Museum offers free virtual tour
  • 6 important things to know about COVID-era trip insurance​
  • Q&A: Iceland small group journeys 2021
  • An honest conversation about traveling in Europe right now
  • Saving the Cinque Terre
  • Civil Rights road trip
  • 21 best places to travel in 2021
  • Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
  • Memphis & the Civil Rights Museum
  • Switzerland & the Eiger Cableway
  • Amsterdam & the Van Gogh Museum
  • Small American towns worth visiting
  • Iceland reopens for Americans
  • 5 reasons to plan for Italy now!
  • Avoid DisastAir
  • 1000 People of Dance
  • Junk food & wine pairings
  • Waiting to travel feels like . . . 
  • Iceland: the hardest karaoke song in the world
  • Year of Dante (2021)
  • 8 ways to enjoy slow food
  • Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy
  • 4 reasons you'll love Slow Travel
  • 9 tips for dining like a pro in Europe
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  • Italian coffee basics (includes tutorial)​
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Packing tips & hacks

11/5/2021

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Pack light, pack light, pack light! If you have your passport, vaccine card, and credit card, then don't stress.

Worried about forgetting something? You can buy just about anything you need in most destinations. 

Tips & hacks:

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Packing your carry on

11/4/2021

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Carry on space is getting smaller and tighter. We recommend a backpack rather than wheeled carry-ons, especially if you don't want your bag gate-checked.

And if you have to manage your own bags on your trip, you'll be so glad you aren't rolling more than a piece of checked luggage!

Pack in your carry on:

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