Long Stay Visa in France: Applying for a France Tourist Visa

Read this advice on how to apply for a long term (long stay) French visa, including details on the France visa requirements and French visa application.

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5 Favorite Hostels From Our Round-the-World Trip

During our round-the-world backpacking trip, we stayed mostly in hostels. However, we also made sure to treat ourselves every once in a while with a hotel – about once a month. You can only stand to not have a private room for so long! Our other common lodging option was of course CouchSurfing which we […]

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A Week of Carnival & Five Must Do’s in Rio de Janeiro

Check out how we spent a week celebrating Carnival 2013 in Rio de Janeiro. We made time for Rio’s best including street parties, food, drinks, and sightseeing.

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Keeping A Cruise Affordable Plus Our Dream Cruise Destinations

Learn how to keep a cruise affordable and read our top cruise destinations. We kept our Atlantis gay cruise to Mexico cheap by following a few simple tips.

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Touring Mendoza’s Many Vineyards

From the large and lively city of Buenos Aires we headed next to the small and calm city of Mendoza, Argentina in search for the promising vineyards it’s well known for. We had hoped to visit some vineyards all over the world while we traveled, especially while were in Italy, Spain and Portugal. However, we […]

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Enjoying The Active Life of Santiago

Once the four day journey from Puno was done we were elated to have finally made it to Santiago, Chile. The charming cities of Arica and La Serena were entertaining stops on our way and we were happy to have spent time there, but we start craving big city life after weeks of deprivation.

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FiveBadTourists: Lake Titicaca From The Shores Of Puno

Our time traveling as FiveBadTourists through Peru was quickly coming to an end. My older sister, Tasia, and her husband, Adam, had a flight to catch in Puno the following day after our visit to Machu Picchu’s glorious ruins. The plan was to take the train from Machu Picchu back to the town of Ollantaytambo […]

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FiveBadTourists: Time to Machu The Picchu!

From Cusco it was time for the FiveBadTourists to make the journey to see the infamous Machu Picchu. Getting there could have been a simple matter of taking the train from Poroy station just outside of Cusco all the way to Machu Picchu. Unfortunately the only trains times were in the morning and we had […]

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FiveBadTourists: Guinea Pigs And A Peruvian New Year’s

Discover what it’s like to eat guinea pig in Peru and celebrate New Year’s Eve at the Plaza de Armas in Cusco.

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First Time Traveler Heads To Peru

A first-time traveler heads to Peru on her first trip oversees.

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