Please note: My page has moved to http://www.travelaroundwithkris.com - so follow me there as there will only be reposts on this site randomly throughout the month. New articles are being posted at the new site - with ino on Germany, Portugal and Spain added most recently. Because I travel so frequently, I have a few …
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Please note: My page has moved to http://www.travelaroundwithkris.com - so follow me there as there will only be reposts on this site randomly throughout the month. New articles are being posted at the new site - with ino on Germany, Portugal and Spain added most recently.
The tickets for Sagrada Familia are on sale on the far side of the cathedral (opposite where you would enter). However, tickets are cheaper online, so that is recommended, and they have the information right there for you to use if you didn't do it before you get to the structure For best results get …
My blog has moved. So if you enjoy it, check it out at it's new and improved location - Travelaroundwithkris.com There are a few places in the world where people live underground. Sadly, some are just homeless, like those that live in sewers, abandoned train tunnels, etc in small pockets around the world. But other …
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For the born traveler, traveling is a besetting vice. Like other vices, it is imperious, demanding its victim's time, money, energy and the sacrifice of comfort. -- Aldous Huxley There are those that don't like to travel and that don't feel strongly either way. And then there are people like me (and probably you) who love …
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My blog has moved. So if you enjoy it, check it out at its new and improved location - Travelaroundwithkris.com
Travel where you don't speak the language If you haven't recently traveled to a place where you don't speak the language, you'd likely be surprised how easy it can be these days. First, it's amazing to see how well pantomime works. When we were in Panama, and I couldn't remember the word for ice (kept …
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My recent flight to Asia was 15 hours, and I had ended up in the middle seat. I guess that was the price I paid for getting that flight for around $500. Despite that, I did get a decent night's sleep on the way. Here's how. Have a leg rest. They sell them on the …
My tagline is: Collect Experiences, Not Things When I was in Colombia at the Bazurto market, I had the opportunity to have El Runner make me a poster. And that is what I chose to get. One good way to collect experiences is through travel. For example, this research concludes that "And here’s the important …
Because I travel so frequently, I have a few things that generally just live in my suitcase so I take them on every trip. One of those things is a small packet with a collection of items in it that have often been helpful so I will list some of them here. Nearly every trip …
Cabins on cruise ships are notoriously small and have very little storage, among other deficiencies. Here are a few cheap things that will help you maximize what you can do. Number 1: Magnetic Hooks The walls on cruise ships are made of metal so you can use these to hang clothes or other items on …
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As I write this, I'm on the high-speed train from Xi'an to Beijing. What is most striking about this trip is not only the speed (up to at least 309 km/h, that I've noticed), but that there are tons of buildings with no lights on. There are very few lights outside as I go by. …
Soaring over Cappadocia in a hot air balloon is a memorable experience. To do it, you get up extremely early in the morning, so early that many people just stayed up so that they wouldn't chance missing it. You are driven out to the location where the balloons take off and they start unrolling and …
If you are in Morocco, one of the things you may see when driving outside of the cities is goats in trees. Well, goats in Argania trees specifically. Most of Morocco is quite arid and there are tasty argan fruits in the trees (the seeds/nuts of which are what all the argan oil places are …
It is hard to describe the beauty of Sagrada Familia. I have heard that some people went to it, saw the exterior, which IS marvelous on its own, and thought they had seen all there was to see and had left. They missed a truly exceptional experience. While the outside is a mosaic, sculpture, and …
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