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What is a visa and do I need one for my tour?
Are you taking an international trip? One of the most important things to do is take a look at your passport and travel documents. You will see that some Expat Explore tours state that people from certain countries may need a visa. Let’s have a look at what this document is, and how you can…
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Travel Insurance – A Closer Look
Travelling is an exciting adventure – exploring new and mysterious places and widening horizons! However, if something were to go wrong on – or before – your travels, you’d want to know that you’re looked after and covered financially. Travel insurance is necessary for protection and to ease your trip anxieties! The subject of insurance…
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Vilnius city guide: 24 hours in Lithuania’s capital city!
Lithuania is a fascinating country with a rich cultural heritage, despite its dark and difficult history. This is extremely evident in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania’s vibrant capital. Vilnius is steadily becoming a popular city break for Europeans and is emerging as a fantastic international tourist destination. From its bustling atmosphere and ever-growing arts and…
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Top 10 Bucket list destinations to visit in 2022
For many people over the past two years, travelling internationally has only been real in our dreams. However, the great news is that the world is opening up once again and in 2022, we are looking ahead with great excitement and pressing play on real travel! It’s time to cross new and exciting destinations off…
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Tips for the road: Stay within your travel budget!
We all know that travel is a rewarding experience! No matter where you go, you will always learn something new and grow as a person. The main reason why most people don’t travel very often is that it can be quite expensive. Plane tickets are pricey and accommodation can be as well. However, it all…
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Rhine River wine tasting experience
Along the banks of the Rhine river lies a stretch of UNESCO protected land, the Rhine Gorge. The Rhine is home to amazing castles, quaint German towns and, of course, some of the finest vineyards in all of Europe. Expat Explore offers a number of tours that visit the beautiful Rhine Valley! The fantastic wine tasting…
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Travel Story: Travelling to Ireland again with one of Expat Explore’s biggest supporters!
Bill Seidenstein, from the USA, is one of Expat Explore’s biggest supporters and a deeply passionate traveller! We first featured Bill and his love for solo travel on our blog several years ago. Recently, we were able to catch up with him to chat about his first post-covid trip with Expat Explore. Covid-19 put a…
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Travel is back! Greece tour Q&A with co-founder Carl
Last year saw travel plans put on pause but this year, we pressed play! The world is opening up and is ready to welcome travellers back! Expat Explore made travel possible when we hosted our first tour of 2021 in beautiful Greece. Co-founder Carl joined our excited travellers on the Best of Greece tour and…
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The best travel world records – from the inspiring to the bizarre!
The Guinness Book of Records is published annually and features over 53,000 world records! These records range from impressive (yet often rather strange) human achievements to natural extremes and span the entire globe. With a whole world to explore, it’s no wonder that many of these records are travel-related. In honour of Guinness World Record…
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2021 Festive & Christmas Tours preview: Find out what to look forward to from our tour leaders!
’Tis (almost) the season! In preparation for the most wonderful time of the year, Expat Explore has spoken to our holly jolly tour leaders to find out more about the tours that are embarking this festive season. Find out what to look forward to and get ready to press play on real travel as we…