Travel Blogging
Read our article on How to Make Money Off a Travel Blog. This gives you an inside look on how we’ve monetized this website and how you can make money off a website of your own!
Starting a Website
If you’re thinking to start a website, Blue Host has excellent deals. This is one of the best companies to kick off your online business while keeping your overhead costs down.
Improve Your Photography Before Your Trip
You may want to consider an online photography course. Laurence at Finding the Universe created a great online photography course as part of Nomadic Matt’s Super Star Blogging courses. The course is well worth $79 if you’re looking to start blogging or just want to improve your photography skills!
Fly Free By Playing the Credit Card and Airline Points Game!
Play the credit card points game to earn free flights with everyday spending. There’s really no catch as long as you’re responsible with credit. Here are a couple of our favorite cards that earn huge bang for buck.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred has no annual fee the first year and offers 50,000 bonus points at sign up (after you charge $4,000 in 3 months on regular purchases). 50,000 bonus points on Chase rewards is worth about $750 in travel credit. There are no blackouts on flights, meaning that if there are seats you can use your bonus points, and often even earn airline miles with the free flight this way too! The Chase system is easy to use to cash in the points for free flights and hotels around the world.
If you don’t travel very frequently, the Delta Skymiles American Express Gold Card is free the first year and just $95 each year after. They give a 40,000 point bonus after you charge just $1,000, so this is a great card. You’ll typically need around 25,000+ miles for free domestic flights. There are other perks to having the Delta SkyMiles AMEX Gold Card, like free checked bags on Delta flights.
Websites We Use to Book Accomadation
Determine whether a hotel or apartment is better suited for your vacation. Families will often get the best value booking short stay apartments. Booking.com generally offers the best prices and frequently offers great options to book with free cancellation. Book well reviewed places with free cancellation to minimize your risk in the event your plans change!
- Booking.com
- Airbnb ($40 credit off your first stay using this link!)
- only-apartments
- Also, if you own a hotel and it’s not already listed on booking.com use this link to have your property featured on booking and the first 5 bookings will be commission free!
A Few of the Best Sites for Booking Plane Tickets
Search multiple sites if you’re looking for the best deal, because no website always offers the best price. We usually start our search via Google Flights and check other websites from there. Read our article on How to Buy Cheap Plane Tickets. Need help with your travel plans? Email me at alex@wanderlustmarriage.com and I can help with your questions!
Utilize Ride Sharing Apps
Uber ($5 off your first ride) It’s honestly the cheapest and safest way to get around many countries, including Mexico. There is a GPS record of who picked you up and where you are going. Taxis do not offer that. In the United States, it’s also worth having the Lyft app on your phone to quickly compare prices and book the cheaper ride.
Great Value US Airlines
Jet Blue – Complimentary in-flight entertainment and good snacks included, even on domestic flights.
Southwest – Complimentary checked bag included in fares, a rarity in the US airline industry. No frills compared to Jet Blue though.
Best Site for Finding American Bus Tickets with Multiple Companies
Discount European Airlines
You can score cheap plane tickets across Europe, just be sure to print your boarding passes ahead of time and know ahead how much baggage you will be traveling with!
Vacation Sites
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Other Great Travel Blogs
Other great sites for travel information, inspiration and expat advice.
- 1000 Places to Fight Before You Die
- Hostel Geeks
- Dream Euro Trip
- Life as a Butterfly
- Sihpromatum
- Travel. Experience. Live
- Travelocafe – a cultural and luxury travel blog
- Chronicles of a Travel Addict
- Irish Fireside
- Notes of Nomads
- Nomadic Samuel
- Nomadic Matt
- Frugal Traveler (New York Times)
- Holy Smithereens
- Travel Turtle
- Any Latitude
- Vacation Counts
- Pennsylvania Girl Abroad
- Vibrant Ireland
- Our Tasty Travels
- Rick’s Rome
- Rick Steves’ Europe
- With Husband in Tow
- Solo Girl Travel
- Sidewalk Safari
- A Traveling Life
- Travel Post Repeat
- Travelling King
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