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Introduction to Travel
First Aid When Traveling
Managing Your Money When Traveling
Researching Your Trip
Taking Photos When Traveling
Staying Comfortable When Traveling
Using a Slip Sheet When Traveling
Picking the Best Luggage for Traveling
Selecting Clothes for Traveling
Selecting Shoes for Travel
Selecting Toiletries for Travel
Packing Toiletries for Travel
Travel Tips for Women
Disposable Packing for Travel
Resources for Travel
Staying in Touch While Traveling
Food Options While Traveling
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Summary: There are so many great places around the world. Deciding where to travel can be as much as the trip itself! Get some great tips for researching your trip in this free travel video.
Jacquelyn Richey has lived out of her backpack while traveling Europe as well as other exotic locales such as Costa Rica, Morocco and Cambodia. She has slept in trains, planes,...read more
"Before you travel, I say definitely do your research. Get travel books, go hang out at the bookstore. I think it's so much fun just to anticipate the trip and imagine yourself in these far away places with the strange sounding names on a beach, among the pyramids, in castles in Spain. These places you're looking at in the books and you're about to actually go there. I love that. I say read about the broad things. The overview of the culture, the film. Salt actually, it's a huge deal in the world in trade. Food, religions. If wine is your thing read up on that, or maybe checkout your old high school history book that you let fall by the waist side. A woman in Berlin. Get specific with the place you're about to go. Before I went to south Africa, I read The Covenant by James Michener. It was so fun because it was just this narrative telling me the history and giving it to me in a palatable way. You relate to your characters, and once you're there actually walking on the street that they walked on you have all these aha moments and that's really fun. In Peru, read the motorcycle diaries and it just makes everything hit home to me. So yeah, read."
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GetATrip said
on 2/17/2009 Jacquelyn Richey speaks on the adventure and excitement of "not knowing" every detail of your trip. Part of the fun in travel is allowing the trip to unfold by itself. Jacquelyn though does drive home a valid point: To get the perfect trip one should research their destinations through a variety of books and other travel resources.