December 2009

Websites We Love: Travelzoo.com

Ever have the problem where you know you want to go somewhere but can’t pinpoint exactly where? I know I have! Sometimes I will have time-off work and want to get a great deal on travel. That’s when I click on Travelzoo.com to browse their travel deals. How it works: Travelzoo.com carefully screens deals and [...]

December 24, 2009 1 comment READ MORE →

Trip Review: Contiki’s Russia & The Baltic

As told by DIWYY co-founder, Kristina, who traveled with Contiki to Russia, Finland, Estonia and Sweden in June-July 2009. Tour Operator: Contiki Tours Trip Name: Russia and The Baltic Starting/Ending Point: I started in Moscow, Russia but you can choose to extend the trip and begin in Riga, Latvia. The tour ended in Stockholm, Sweden. [...]

December 22, 2009 3 comments READ MORE →

Websites We Love: Kayak.com

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and have three major airports at my fingertips. While San Jose International is my preferred as it is closest to home, it doesn’t have the frequency of flights or destinations that neighboring San Francisco International and Oakland International have. So, I often wonder if I should pick [...]

December 20, 2009 0 comments READ MORE →

Destination Details: St. John, US Virgin Islands

As told by DIWYY co-founder, Jerri, who previously lived and worked in the Caribbean. When I went: I lived there while working on a yacht from November 2004 to March 2005 and have been there a few times since on other yachts I was working on. This is the peak season for travelers since hurricane [...]

December 17, 2009 2 comments READ MORE →

Healthy Eating at all Altitudes

For some reason, the airport used to be like a caloric black hole for me. I would tell myself that calories and fat grams didn’t exist in the terminal. While I get the temporary satisfaction of McDonald’s french fries or an ice cream sundae, I usually end up feeling lethargic and full. I recently adopted a new plan to help [...]

December 15, 2009 1 comment READ MORE →

Destination Details: Iguassu Falls

As told by DIWYY co-founder, Kristina, who traveled to Iguassu Falls in October 2009. My name is Kristina and my friend’s name is Kristina too. Collectively, we are the Stinas. When work told us to take a few days off, we happily obliged and headed south to South America. The final stop on our journey [...]

December 10, 2009 1 comment READ MORE →

Staying Healthy Abroad: Creating a Travel First Aid Kit

Anytime I travel, I create a small first aid kit so I have all the necessary supplies at my fingertips. This is especially useful when my travels take me off the beaten path locations where a drugstore is most definitely not around the corner. Whether it is a scratch, a blister, or hay fever, my [...]

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