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Shannon Albert

Shannon loves to share awesome, fun and hopefully useful info that she's collected and to connect with other travel freaks. She loves the planning part of travel as much as the traveling itself. Shannon's background includes working as a web developer and as a digital producer for an advertising agency. She lives in Texas with her husband, 2 kids and dog. New York City is her favorite city. Her blog is shannonalbert.com.

6 things that work for us on Disney vacations


As I mentioned last time, our family went on a 10 day Disney trip and we just returned a couple of days ago. This is our fourth trip to a Disney park in the last six years. For others planning their own Disney trips, here are 10 things that work for us on a Disney vacation.

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Inside my pre-trip Disney World planning

I’ve said a thousand times that planning is half the fun in traveling for me. Nowhere else do I get to exercise my planning muscle like when I plan trips to Disney World. There are so many details, so many options and so much creativity possible. As we prepare to leave on Friday for 10 days at Disney World, here are some of the things I’ve been working on for the last several months to prepare for our upcoming trip.

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Luxury upgrades we should all experience at least once


I always try to make each trip unique and one way that I sometimes do that is by adding a luxury that I’ve never experienced before. Here are some ways to add some luxury to your trips to make them feel a little more special.

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8 things I learned on my trip to the Pacific Northwest

Last week I returned from my first visit to the Pacific Northwest which included time spent in Seattle, islands north of Seattle and an overnight trip to British Columbia, Canada. I found the weather, people and culture to be very different than anywhere I’ve traveled. Here are eight things I learned from my trip to the Pacific Northwest.

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A chat with Journeywoman Evelyn Hannon

Evelyn Hannon – known as Journeywoman to her thousands of devoted fans – was a newly divorced woman in 1982 when she decided she wanted to travel on her own even without somebody to travel with her. By 1994, she had a zine where she gave advice to other women looking to travel. In 1997, she took her zine online and became one of the first people to harness the power of the Internet.

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Travel discounts for students

When I was in college, I didn’t really travel because I assumed I couldn’t afford it. I didn’t know there were several discount options available (even then, I probably couldn’t have afforded it) but there are some great options. In some cases, you need only be student-aged and not actually a student (in other cases, you might be a student but not in the required age range). Here are some ways to save.

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How to travel without kids


Somebody once asked me to write a post on traveling without kids and I thought “what is there to write? You just….go!” I’ve since learned that some of the things we’ve always done aren’t necessarily things other people do so I thought I’d share some of my ideas on traveling without kids.

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Recording your travels


The photo albums full of page after page of pictures are how we used to share our trips but now they are even more creative ways of keeping track of where we’ve been. Here are a few ideas.

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Add special touches to your trip while you wait


Most of the United States is stuck inside right now and many of us are anxious to escape the cold for warmer places. If you haven’t already planned a trip, book one! Once your trip is booked and all of you have to do is wait, indulge your OCD side and add some extra details to your trip. Here are some ideas:

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Running: the perfect exercise for travelers

A few years ago, I began to run long distances for the first time in my life. In fact, I’d never even run one mile before, let alone a half-marathon and would often scoff at the people running in extreme weather. And then I completely got it. I was very serious about the training, including running during vacations and was surprised how much I enjoyed it away from home. Here are some thoughts on running while traveling.

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