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What You Need to Know When Looking for Jobs Abroad
You have decided to move abroad. That’s awesome! What a great decision. Butttt you know you are going to have to get a job, and if you’re looking for a good one, you are going to have to start searching before you leave. That can be tricky finding a job across the pond. There is the time difference, different phone numbers, and no good way to tell if the position is legitimate. However, it is doable! So here is what you need to know when looking for jobs abroad! Right Visa Before you can go start working in any other country, you need to make sure you have the correct…
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How To Not Blow Your Savings On Plane Tickets
As travelers, we spend a lot of the time in the air. But before you can get to the airplane food, getting creative with how to keep your feet from falling asleep, and hours spent on plastic airport seats, you’ve got to buy your ticket. And it’s no secret that plane tickets are one of the most expensive parts of traveling. To help cut down on this big chunk of money, here is some of our very best advice about how to find the top-notch deals on plane tickets. via GIPHY Clear your cookies and browsing history Full disclosure: I’m not a computer geek nor am I very internet-savvy. But…
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Is Travel Insurance Really That Big of a Deal?
“Add travel insurance to this purchase?” “No.” Sound familiar? Probably. Most of the time when we book a flight, hotel, rental car, etc. there is a little pop-up message just before confirming your payment. Would you like to purchase travel insurance? And I would put money on it that 99% of us say, “No, ma’am!” I always thought that travel insurance was a big waste of money and was a scam. Why else would anyone be offering me something? Clearly, they’re out for blood. But actually…travel insurance is not the giant scam that we all think it is. Turns out it’s actually a pretty great thing. I know, I know.…
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Products Every Traveler Needs to Look For on Black Friday
When you’re an avid traveler, there are certain things you can’t be without. And let’s be real, if you’re going to be traveling with this stuff, you’re probably going to be pretty hard on it. You never know when something will get tossed into the underbelly of a plane, stepped on in a hostel dorm room, or run over by a raging taxi. Because we need our gear to be such great quality, it usually ends up costing an arm and a leg. And any traveler knows that money spent on gear = less money to be spent on traveling itself. Worry not, friends! Black Friday is upon us and…
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How to Handle Your Health Care When Moving Abroad
When I decided to move to Ireland I just figured that all other details would resolve itself, as I’ve mentioned in previous posts. However, after reading many other travel articles, talking to my fellow Coddiwompler, and listening to my mother questioning my every move, I realized that there are many details that have to be thought about. One big one is health care. Up until now, I’ve been resting easy because I am under my parents’ health care plan. However, that all ends when I turn 25. I will be turning 25 while I am in Ireland. So not only is it goodbye America but also goodbye cozy health care.…
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The Purge Pt. 1
Gaining the courage to pack up and leave is a big moment of your life. You become so wrapped up in the excitement of moving away and starting a new adventure that you forget about reality. Specifically, you forget about all of your crap. I wouldn’t say that I am necessarily a hoarder, but I have accumulated a LOT of things over the years. I obviously can’t take all of this stuff with me to Ireland so I have had to do the hardest thing there is to do: Purge. I love love love my stuff but getting rid of it is hard. So I have decided to break up my…
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A Girl Has No Money: Saving Money for Travel [Part 1]
Raise your hand if you’re bad with money. You can’t see me but both of my hands are hiiiiigh in the air and I’m waving them like I just don’t care. Except I do care. Because I’m horrible with money. And I’m moving to Ireland in May and need to have a certain amount in my bank account. Do you see where this is going? I need to be saving money for travel. I’m not an expert I feel totally unqualified to be writing this post. I’m not kidding when I say I’m horrible with money. I get my paycheck and immediately turn around and spend it on new clothes,…
