Getting There

How to Go Abroad: American Council of Young Political Leaders

When you work for the American Council of Young Political Leaders organizing political delegations for young ambitious leaders from around the world, you’re often caught off-guard by unexpected perceptions about America. One common misconception prevails among foreign citizens: that American women, due to their relative wealth, have the best access to their political system.

September 16, 2010 1 comment READ MORE →

How to Get Upgraded to Business Class

When it comes to air travel, most every passenger yearns to hear the magic word: upgrade. A drink even before the plane takes off, meals with actual silverware and the joy of not having to share the armrest with a stranger – simply stated, the perks of first and business class. I got my taste [...]

September 2, 2010 4 comments READ MORE →

48 Hours in Copenhagen

While working on a TV show in May I found out that we were going to have an unexpected 2 week hiatus. I thought about staying home being lazy and just enjoying my time off and sleep in every day until 11am. However I have been suffering from a major case of the travel bug [...]

August 30, 2010 5 comments READ MORE →

A Girl’s Backpacker Guide to Auckland

A Girl’s Backpacker Guide to Auckland Auckland is a rather exciting city to be in at the moment. It’s sprucing itself up for that very girlie of sports, the Rugby World Cup, taking place next year. New bars and restaurants are popping up and public transport will have you in the green and leafy suburbs [...]

August 16, 2010 0 comments READ MORE →

Six Months Out: Egypt in November

Written by DIWYY co-founder, Kristina Wegscheider, who traveled to Egypt in November 2007. Today we have another installment in our Six Months Out column where we will highlight a destination that is great to visit six months from the time of publishing. Why six months? It is the perfect amount of time to plan a [...]

May 27, 2010 3 comments READ MORE →

24 Hours in Sydney

Written by Cailin O’Neil of Travel Yourself In December of 2007 I found myself in Europe on a 14 day Contiki tour with 6 Americans, 6 South Africans, 1 Colombian, 1 Mexican and 30 Australians! After returning home I had tons of messages specifically from my new Aussie “mates” asking me to come visit them. [...]

May 17, 2010 1 comment READ MORE →

Destination Details: Florence, Italy

As told by Suzy Guese who studied abroad in Florence and also visited again in summer 2009. Read more from Suzy on her blog. Getting There: You can easily arrive to Florence by plane. If you fly into Florence Airport (FLR), Aeroporto di Firenze, exiting the terminal, you will see a bus stop on the [...]

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