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Travel Story: What it’s really like to explore Europe on a bus tour
Amy Francisco lives and works in the USA, as a Communications and Media Relations Director. She joined the 7-day Europe Taster tour with her ten-year-old son. She sent us a testimonial of their tour and we reached out to find out more about her travel story and what they experienced on tour with us… I have…
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Travel Story: How to travel the world on a budget (full time!)
Have you ever dreamed about throwing caution to the wind, hoisting anchor and travelling around the globe? This is exactly what Karen Daniels did in April 2018. She was inspired by a friend and decided to take time off work to travel full-time for a while. Karen is an Australian mother of three adult children, a…
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Travel Story: Group travel took me to unlikely places
Petra Mojica, 48, is from Arizona and works as a full-time nurse. After deciding to take the plunge and travel, she was met with apprehension and fear from colleagues and friends. But, she decided to do what she felt she needed to do and booked a tour to Egypt and she is so glad she…
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Travel Story: 9 Top travel tips for an Egypt holiday with kids
Natasha Puspakartika is a mother and wife from Jakarta, Indonesia who takes every opportunity she gets to trot the globe. When she’s not travelling, she’s writing about her adventures on her blog. She recently joined in on the Nile Jewel tour with her husband, 10-year-old daughter Kirana and a family friend. We caught up with her…
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Travel truth: Travel becomes even better when you’re older
For most people travel seems impossible and simply just out of reach. Either because of the price of travel, responsibilities at home, some people may worry about feeling like older travellers or the time just doesn’t seem right. For Australian couple Chris (57) and Janet Farrell (56), travelling is a newfound venture. “We love travelling…
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Travel Story: Why I travel with no expectations
Jackie is an Australian living and working in the Austrian Alps. She’s very passionate about nature and when she isn’t travelling, you can find her hiking, skiing or just looking for other opportunities to spend time in the mountains and great outdoors. My love for travel was sparked many moons ago on a ski holiday…
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Travel story: Don’t wait, start traveling now!
“My trip to Italy absolutely ignited my passion for travel and learning and seeing more of the world. I always planned to travel when I retired, but that is not on the cards anytime soon, so need to make the most of my annual leave and see whatever I can!” Sharon Costigan fell in love…
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Travel Story: What my love for travel has taught me about taking it easy and living in the moment
Debe Dene is an entrepreneur, budding writer, creative soul, currently living in Los Angeles California (with dreams of living internationally). She loves to explore the world and also has a passion for the fashion and beauty industry. One of her favourite quotes is one by Rose Tremain: Life is not a dress rehearsal, live in…
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Travel Story: Escape, explore – all within my budget
Jamie Gearside considers travel the best way to escape from the mundane and stresses of everyday life. This 40-year old Return-to-Work Specialist from Newcastle, Australia joined Expat Explore on a tour to Eastern USA and Canada. “Travelling helps me clear my head, all my troubles disappear and become insignificant when there is a new place…
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Travel Story: First-time traveller? Here’s why group travel is for you!
Not everyone spends their childhood exploring the world. Take 32-year-old Korey Witalka from Chicago, Illinois, for instance. Senior marketing coordinator by day, travel dreamer by night, this adventurous lady only set foot outside of the US when she was 24, but once she did there was no stopping her. “Growing up I never really traveled…