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Tips on how to prevent & kill bed bugs and sand fleas while traveling. Have bed bugs from your hostel/hotel? Stop the itch & kill them on vacation!

Prevent & Kill Bed Bugs & Sand Fleas While Traveling

January 18, 2017 by Karen Turner 8 Comments

Not everything about traveling is nice, in particular, bug bites.  Bed bugs or sand fleas can really ruin a trip (trust me).  Read my advice & Susanna’s tips on how to prevent and kill bed bugs / sandfleas while on vacation. Curing the itch can be harder with a language barrier, but you’ll be glad…

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Filed Under: Budget Travel, General Travel Tips, Health while Traveling, Travel Tagged With: Travel, travel tips

Unhappy hotel maid annoyed with hotel guest. Read about mistakes that hotel guests make that housekeepers hate!

8 reasons why your hotel maid hates you and how to be a better hotel guest by a hotel maid

June 15, 2018 by Karen Turner 10 Comments

As someone who has worked has worked in the service industry, I believe that it’s so important to treat the people who work at the restaurants, hotels, and businesses that you visit while traveling well.  Today, a friend of mine who worked as a hotel maid (or housekeeper) is here to dish why your hotel maid…

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Filed Under: General Travel Tips, Local Guides, Sustainable Tourism, Travel

Smiling local in the Netherlands enjoying a kayaking trip during meet-up

2 glimpse: The new way to meet locals abroad

August 31, 2018 by Karen Turner Leave a Comment

One of the hardest things to do is to meet locals in a new place.  I write this as someone who has traveled extensively, but not always found someone that I’ve clicked with.  I recently tried out a new website called 2 glimpse.  I’ll be discussing how I made a friend while traveling using this…

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Room at a chateau in France. Read how to find cheap hotels with twenty hotel hacks to save you money on vacation. #travel #hotels

20 hotel booking hacks to help you save money while booking hotels

May 6, 2018 by Karen Turner 13 Comments

I’ve teamed up with my dad (again) to give you insider tips for how to save money on hotels, no matter it’s a hostel or a 5* hotel.  I’m proud to have a father who is a master of hotel booking hacks and although I thought that I knew quite a bit about how to find…

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Filed Under: Budget Travel, General Travel Tips, Saving for Travel, Travel Tagged With: Budget Travel, saving money, travel tips

Street in Paris explored while seeing Paris by meeting up with a local

11 easy ways to meet locals while traveling with stories!

June 4, 2019 by Karen Turner Leave a Comment

If you’re traveling solo (or with friends), one of the best moments of trips is making a local friend who will show you the ropes of a city. There’s nothing like walking around with a knowledgeable local, hanging out all night learning about the local culture/food/language, and knowing that you have someone to meet up…

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Delicious smoked brisket at Conservatory, a restaurant in Houston. If you're visiting Houston, you need to try barbeque brisket!

Tipping in the USA: Tipping etiquette in the United States by an American

January 3, 2020 by Karen Turner 52 Comments

As someone who has worked in the service industry, I believe that tipping in the United States is important.  The United States does not have universal high wages.   Although your perceptions of the United States may be different, if you’re traveling in the United States, you generally need to tip.  Keep reading for tipping etiquette…

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Tips for traveling with curly hair & the best travel products for curly hair for every hair type. Read about easy travel hairstyles for curly hair!

Tips for traveling with curly hair & best curly hair travel products for every curly hair type

October 23, 2017 by Karen Turner 12 Comments

As someone with crazy curly hair, I have found many of the tips for traveling with curly hair not applicable to my own hair.  I’ve asked some amazing ladies (+ one guy) with all kinds of curly hair for their tips for dealing with curly hair on vacation, the best curly hair products for them,…

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Tips on what to wear in Muslim countries for women, including tips for appropriate clothing for women in the Middle East for female travelers, and Muslim clothing coverings for women.

What to wear in Muslim countries for female travelers by country

December 25, 2017 by Karen Turner 14 Comments

Let’s get this out of the way: not every Muslim country in the world is the same all around the world; what is appropriate to wear in Muslim countries differs by country and this is your guide to as many Muslim majority regions/countries that I could find advice for.  Even within one country, what is…

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Filed Under: Albania, Borneo, Brunei, General Travel Tips, Jordan, Kosovo, Local Guides, Malaysia, Middle East Travel, Sustainable Tourism, Travel Gear, Uncategorized Tagged With: Asia, Brunei, Malaysia, Travel, travel clothing, travel tips

Woman using her smartphone in Europe after buying a SIM card in Europe! Read your complete guide on using your phone while traveling in Europe!

How to use your smartphone in Europe without incurring roaming charges

January 14, 2019 by Karen Turner 4 Comments

As an American living in Europe, I’m a bit too used to the realities of using your smartphone in Europe. If you’re traveling from North America (or elsewhere in the world), you’ll need to do a couple of things to ensure that you can use your phone in Europe. I’ll be walking you through steps…

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Filed Under: Europe, General Travel Tips, Uncategorized

Read irritable bowel syndrome travel tips with advice on how to deal with IBS while traveling & traveling with IBS with IBS relief tips!

Traveling with IBS: Travel tips for dealing with IBS while traveling

October 26, 2018 by Karen Turner 16 Comments

Both my husband and I have irritable bowel syndrome (perfect right?).  Traveling with IBS isn’t always easy, but I don’t let it stop me from seeing the world.  Traveling with irritable bowel syndrome requires some extra trip planning, but  it’s worth it. Don’t let dealing with IBS stop you from visiting your dream destination.  Keep…

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Filed Under: Food and Drink Adventures, General Travel Tips, Health while Traveling, Uncategorized Tagged With: health, Travel, travel tips

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Karen. American expat and cat lover from New York City who lived in Amsterdam…. Then, Paris. Now, living in The Hague, the Netherlands. Happily married to Jacob.

Guidebook Author to Moon Amsterdam, Brussels, and Bruges, published March 2022.

 

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