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15 Things Travelers Should Know Before Flying Spirit Airlines for the First Time

A Spirit Airlines plane on the tarmac at Boston Logan Airport

*in an ominous voice* It’s time. I’ve shared my thoughts on Avelo. I’ve shared my thoughts on Contour. I’ve shared my thoughts on Frontier. And today? Today I’m sharing my thoughts on Spirit. This post is not sponsored or affiliated with Spirit Airlines and I purchased my airline tickets myself. This post contains commissionable links …

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14 Things You Should Know Before You Fly Frontier Airlines for the First Time

A view of a Frontier plane from the window of a Frontier plane

Curious about flying Frontier Airlines? Here’s everything I wish I knew before I first booked a ticket with the budget airline (honest + unfiltered!).

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A Travel Blogger’s Review of the Solgaard Carry-On Closet

Alyssa leans on the Solgaard Carry-On Closet

Sharing my unfiltered thoughts on the Solgaard Carry-On Closet, a suitcase with built-in clothing storage As a frequent traveler, I expect my luggage to be many things all at once. My suitcases have to be strong enough to stand up to the tough conditions of air and city travel, but nimble enough to contain the …

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10 Things You Need to Know Before You Fly on Contour Airlines

Sharing everything you need to know before you book a flight on Contour Airlines Living in Charlotte, I’m often faced with sky-high airfares thanks to American Airlines’ monopoly at the airport (Does that feel like a bit of a dramatic overstatement? Well, the carrier operates approximately 90% of the flights at CLT), which usually leads …

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13 Things You Should Know Before You Book a Flight with Avelo Airlines

A view of an Avelo airplane at sunset

I appreciate the finer things in life, but I love a bargain. So when I learned that relative newcomer Avelo Airlines was launching service in the Carolinas, I was pretty stoked at the chance to fly to even more destinations at a lower price. Well, that was over a year ago. Thanks to the young …

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How I’m Approaching Travel Differently in My Thirties

Alyssa looks out over Mexico City

I recently celebrated my thirty-fourth birthday by doing the thing I love the very most: traveling. This number doesn’t signify a major milestone by any means, but it does mean I’ve just entered my mid-thirties – and it made me stop to reflect on how traveling at 34 looks far different than traveling at 24. …

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Knitting on the Go: Three Portable Projects for Your Next Road Trip

Alyssa stands in front of a VW bus knitting a tank top

Today’s blog post is an especially exciting one as it combines my passions for slow fashion and travel – and it involves getting a little crafty! It didn’t take me long to jump from casting on my very first knitting projects on my sofa to considering the possibility of traveling with my works in progress. …

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10 Tips for Overcoming Museum Fatigue

Alyssa lies down on a mattress and peers up at art in a Ghent museum

Do you ever find yourself walking through a museum chock full of priceless works of art or millennia of human history, only to find yourself sighing from boredom? Guess what? You’re not alone. There’s a century-old term for this feeling – Museum Fatigue – and I suffer from it, too. It took visiting a few …

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The Travel Pill Organizer I Never Leave Home Without

A blue plastic pillbox with eight interior containers

For the most part, you’re likely to be able to find everything you need at your destination, so there’s no use in over-preparing for a trip. But the one thing I always like to have handy when I’m traveling? Medication. While Michael and I are fortunate to not need to take any daily prescriptions, we …