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A weekend at Forsthofgut: hitting reset on your sanity

05/09/2017

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Snowfall and a swim in an outdoor pool were not twoÂ things I would have necessarily connected until now but this past weekend I was taught that this is very much a winning combo. The Forsthofgut in Leogang, Austria is not your average spa hotel; it is very much a full-body experience, making it incredibly easy to treat oneself with all the goodness l[...]

4 Mind-Nourishing Retreats To Book Right Now

04/19/2017

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Favs F, Hotels, Inspiration, Travel Prep

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I used to cringe at the words all-inclusive and retreat. They rendered images in my mind of souvenir-filled cruise ship passengers and mid-day Mexican mai-tais. I imagined all-inclusive retreats to be selling myself short, or copping out of the true travel experience. But, the words have evolved in the travel industry and now expand to all variations of expe[...]

This new app feature connects travelers in the most beautiful way

04/12/2017

Katja

Favs F, Inspiration, SPONSORED CONTENT, Travel Tips

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Have you ever been on a cruise? Despite my job as a professional traveler, it took me 34 years, basically half a life, to go on my first cruise. I had lots of ideas on what it would be like and what sort of people would be attending it, and I was pretty certain I would feel out of my comfort zone; that somehow it wouldn't be my thing to be stuck on a ship f[...]

8 Nonfiction Books To Read On Your Next Trip

04/01/2017

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Books, Favs, Favs F

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If there’s anything I love more than being outside and exploring the world, it’s reading. Ever since I could make it all the way through that first Harry Potter book, back when I was in elementary school, I’ve been hooked. Of course, being head over heels in love with books means that every free second is spent with a nose buried deep in between pages an[...]

Our 9 favourite Instagrammers in March

03/12/2017

Caroline

Favs F, Inspiration

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It's InstaÂ inspo time again! While winter is still in full swing (at least in Berlin), I've been spending a lot of time reading, watching documentaries or scrolling through Instagram. The latter especially is better than its reputation if you use it responsibly. Here's a list of my current top 9 accounts - thank you for inspiring me, all you guys. The il[...]

Inspiring Women Travelers: Sissi Korhonen cycles through South America

03/07/2017

Kathi

Favs F, People, Solo Travel, South America

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I love meeting inspiring women travelers - even if it is just online. And because I don't like to keep their stories to myself, I love writing up our conversations for our inspiring women series. Sissi Korhonen reached out to us a few weeks ago, asking about guest posting for our blog, and casually wrote the sentence,Â 'I will be away from internet connec[...]

10 Healthy Hostel Meals to Feast on

03/05/2017

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Favs F, Food & Drink, Top 10, Travel Tips

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Ah the life of a backpacker, eh? On the road, every day's a new adventure, flitting between hostels, living out of a suitcase... dealing with hostel kitchens. Sharing a kitchen with countless others can prove a bit problematic, whatÂ with juggling stoves, racing to grabÂ the pans and dancing around each other during food prep... but it shouldn't stop you fro[...]

02/12/2017

Kathi

Favs F, Films, Inspiration, Iran, People

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Some stories are almost too crazy to be true. I recently stumbled upon a trailer for a documentary film that was uploaded 9 months ago. Yet it couldn't be any more timely. The film tells the story of Swedish ultra-runner Kristina PaltÃ©n, who should become the first woman to ever cross Iran by foot. Let that settle for a moment. This is a woman who is not ju[...]

I'm a Female Helicopter Pilot in Qatar and follow my Dream to Travel

02/07/2017

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Favs F, Inspiration, People, Personal Stories

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Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you will always long to return. - Leonardo Da Vinci My first taste of flight occurred when I was a tiny tot. I was born into a house my family fondly referred to as â€˜the old houseâ€™. It was a higgledy piggledy little house that m[...]

10 Apps to make 2017 an Awesome year for Travel

02/06/2017

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Favs F, Must Have's, SPONSORED CONTENT, Top 10, Traveletting

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Even if it feels as thoughÂ the world is getting worse in many ways, it's really important to remember that what we see on the news isn't the whole story. Everywhere in the world, things are improving, progress is being made in a million different ways - and nowhere more so than in the world of technology. Our phones and tablets, often the subject of so much[...]