Travel for me is educational, and a unforgettable experience, that the memories will always live inside of you, when your not traveling anymore….. I love travel so much especially international travel, that I had a passion to find every resource that allows me to travel frequently overseas . In this post I will be sharing my resources that I’ve learned on this discovery and encouraging you to step out of your comfort zone.

I get asked the question, all the time about traveling being expensive … How can you afford to do it?? First, you must be willing to be committed to using the resources that are available to you on the internet and through apps. Join the email list for that site and they will let you know where the deals are…….Follow travel blogs and join a travel group on Facebook . Facebook travel groups are a wonderful tool for networking and for information…. They are travel junkies that have like minded interest, looking for the next great deal.. They find the deal then they share it within the group, these groups are also good for anything you want to know that’s travel related they can advise you on it also.

My friends and I travel on glitch( mistake error) fares all the time……….That’s when the airline has a computer glitch in the system, and there’s people that are on a mission to find and publish these fares on there website. But you have to join their email club. Some of the sites are http://www.secretflying.com and they also have an app too. http://www.theflightdeal.com, http://www.Scottscheapflights.com, https://airfarespot.com and http://www.airfarewatchdog.com, http://www.dollarflightclub.com are great tools also. Secret flying shares deals,also every half an hour, and twitter is great for that too… The key thing is when the deals are published you need to act ASAP before the airline realize the mistake. My motto is Buy now, Plan later to secure the deal…..my advice to you don’t wait on anyone you might miss out….Example on my glitch fare….I went to Singapore from NYC round trip for 328.00 , added 100.00 more to a flight to Thailand from Singapore ………You must go to the city where the deal is traveling from…..

FYI …… Join a major airline that travels international routes, and sign up for there frequent flyer program. Also this is a tip from The Points Guy…..www.pointsguy.com . Would you like to earn free travel? Apply for a travel rewards credit card that earns miles for free travel…. I’ve had many trips this way and a great savings in the long run….. Two great credit cards are American Express Gold Card and Chase Sapphire Preferred or Reserve which is the premium card for Chase… But check out the points guy blog or follow him on Facebook .

If you prefer tour packages and not invest the time in looking for the deals, these tour companies create tours that include the hotel, the tour and some meals, and for additional charge add the airfare on the package tour… There are different levels of packages on every budget that you can spend ,but they are nice and you don’t have to do anything but pay on the trip and the balance is due 45 days before departure.. You can also booked a year or two in advance to give you plenty time.

Some of the companies listed have nice itineraries to choose from…

Gate 1 Travel, Great Value Vacations, Budget Travel, GoAheadTours, Groupon.com always have deals to choose from….

I did my Italian Vista with Globus Tours and they did a fantastic job… You can book directly or your travel agent can book them too…

Now this is a subject some people are not comfortable with, that’s solo travel….

Solo travel allows you to enjoy your holiday on your own time, and you don’t have to cater to anyone but yourself, It’s a time in your life of self- discovery seeing what you enjoy,and doing things on your own terms. There are plenty of solo travelers out there, that they meet each other especially on group tours and you get to know one another and meet new friends while stepping out of your comfort zone.

Finally, If you have a passion for travel, don’t let finance and lack of travel companions stop you from venturing out and trying something different ….. Trust me you will be glad you did!

Until next time

Ciao

La Dolce Vita