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Free Travel Apps I Cannot Live Without

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Smartphones are the most useful thing you can travel with, they are powerful laptops that fit into your pocket.  I do a lot of my travel with only my phone as an electronic because of the ease and space.  And with that there are some apps that I cannot travel without and neither should you! TRANSPORTATION Of course when you travel you have got get around and if you're in a city renting a car isn't always the most practical option thus why uber and lyft is the most important.  Make sure to utilize uber pool and lyft line for cheaper trips! UBER:   Use code  ariw237ue  for a free ride! LYFT:   Use code  ARI56323  for $50 in free rides! ROME2RIO:  Great app for finding the cheapest transportation option possible! Great time saving app because it cross references all the different transportation options such as uber, lyft, buses, and planes! ACCOMMODATION     Because you need a place to stay! C OUCHSURFING: Amazing app and community of people for cheap tr

10 Most Instagrammable Places in Australia

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1.  Figure 8 Pools  2.  Bay of Fires  3.  Iceberg Pool~ Bondi Beach 4.   Great Barrier Reef  5.  Surfing on the Great Ocean Road 6.  Uluru  8.  12 Apostles  9.  Hosier Lane 10.  Brighton Beach

What's in my Toiletries Bag

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My newest purchase is the waterproof toiletry bag which holds everything in this photo!  It is amazing quality and it even has a hook so that you can hang up your bag for easy access.  This made life so much easier since before I had a separate toiletry bag and a makeup bag that was bulky and space consuming.   The things contained in this are my must haves and are essential to any trip short or long! 1.   Foreo Face Cleanse r ~ Luna 2  2.   Gel Eyeliner ~ L'Oreal Paris Infallible Lacquer Black Gel Eyeliner 24hr- Blackest black  3.   Co-wash ~ Cowash is awesome because it is a conditioning cleanser that is great in between washes.  I use the Bio-Cleansing conditioner  4.  Contacts, Solutions and Container  ~ My favorite website for contacts in Lens.com , which offers the best prices for contact lenses and free containers with each purchase! 5.   Highlighter ~ NYX Born to Glow Liquid Illuminator     6.  Comb/Brush 7.   Makeup Cleansing Wip

Ultimate New Zealand Bucket List

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North Island 1.  Hot Water Beach ~ This beach is the coolest thing ever! It is located on a volcanic site and therefore you can make your own tub! 2. Black Sand Beach ~ North Canterbury 3.  Wellington  4.  Hell's Gate ~ Hell's Gate is a mud spa and sulfur pool located in Rotarua great for a long day or relaxation! 5.  Champagne Pool ~ Epic thermal pool in Rotarua 6.  Cathedral Cove 7.  Lake Taupo ~ This lake size is bigger than Singapore! 8.  Hobbiton ~ Where Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit movies were filmed! 8.  Lake Pupuke ~ Amazing heart shaped lake located in Auckland. 9.  Tongariro Crossing ~ Epic 9 hour hike with amazing view of Mount Doom which was showed in Lord of the Rings.  And the beautiful blue lake in my header photos and emerald lakes! 10.  See a Haka performance ~ Haka is a traditional war performance by the Maori people. 11.  Maori Rock Carvings ~ South Island 1.  The Moeraki Boulders ~ Beautiful dinosaur eggs

Top Travel Websites

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1.   Skyscanner.com   ~ This is a great website if you have wanderlust and want to get away.  Skyscanner has the ability to search everywhere in the world.  It also has the ability to search for the cheapest time for anyplace you wish to go.  It is a awesome site it you're on a budget. 2.   Hostelworld.com ~ Shows you all the hostels in any location and their prices.  Awesome for finding last minute accommodation on a budget. 3.   Studentuniverse.com ~ This is my go to place for flights! It is a website for students so you do need to connect your student email but it is where I always go for flights.  The only negative is that is does not show some of the budget airlines such as Spirit. 4.   Airbnb.com ~ Airbnb is a site where people offer their apartments or houses as accommodation.  It is great for groups and you can usually find a great price in a great location. 5.   Priceline.com  ~ Priceline offers the ability to name your price for hotels.  Using this gadget I

The Ultimate Australian Bucket List

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 1. Go to the Figure 8 Pools~   Located in the Royal National Park it is about an hour away from Sydney and is a lovely destination.  It only costs $12 to enter the park.  2.  Feed a Kangaroo 3.  Feed a Wallaby- Wallabies are smaller kangaroos and are usually pretty friendly near campsites where they are fed by visitors.  I found this one in the Freycinet National Park. 4.  Visit the Bay of Fires~ The Bay of Fires is located in the Northeast of Tasmania.  The rocks are colored in beautiful red due to erosion. 5.  Snorkel the Great Barrier Reed  6.  Roadtrip the Great Ocean Road  7.  Visit the Eureka Skydeck 88~ Has amazing city view of Melbourne, it also has free Wifi which is always a plus 8..  Climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge 9.  Hug a Koala! 10.  Visit Brighton Beach~ Brighton Beach is not my favorite beach for swimming but it does have these adorable beach houses on the sand.  I recommend going at sunrise because there is significantly less peop