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  • About Us
    • Follow Our Trip
    • 100 Countries Before 40
    • What is a Flashpacker?
  • Travel with Kids
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  • Best Packing Cubes
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 30 First Time Cruise Tips: Everything You Need to Know!

30 First Time Cruise Tips: Everything You Need to Know!

November 29, 2018

If you’re planning a cruise for the first time, but are a bit unsure on how this whole cruising thing works, don’t worry!  Our first time cruise tips cover everything from choosing a [...]

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 Ultimate Cruise Packing List – Printable Checklist Included!

Ultimate Cruise Packing List – Printable Checklist Included!

September 4, 2018

Lucky you! You’re off on a cruise. You’ve got your trip booked and now you need to put together the ultimate cruise packing list before you set sail. If you’re wondering what to [...]

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 Best Gifts for Cruisers: 50+ Fun & Useful Cruise Gift Ideas!

Best Gifts for Cruisers: 50+ Fun & Useful Cruise Gift Ideas!

October 30, 2017

Looking for fun and useful cruise gift ideas to give to someone who loves cruising? I have put together my top picks for gifts for cruisers. As an avid cruiser and cruise packing expert my [...]

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 Our Carnival Breeze Review and Trip Report (Western Caribbean July 2017)

Our Carnival Breeze Review and Trip Report (Western Caribbean July 2017)

October 25, 2017

Welcome to our Carnival Breeze trip report! We cruised on the Carnival Breeze in July and had the most amazing week. We loved this ship, the fellow Texans on board and the ports of call we made. [...]

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 Carnival Cruise Packing List – Printable Checklist Included!

Carnival Cruise Packing List – Printable Checklist Included!

October 24, 2017

Lucky you! You’re off for some fun in the sun on a Carnival Cruise! My Carnival cruise packing list will help you get organized so you can be fully prepared and totally relaxed once [...]

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 How to Avoid Seasickness on a Cruise

How to Avoid Seasickness on a Cruise

August 18, 2017

Many first-time cruises ask me, can you get seasick on a cruise ship? The answer unfortunately is yes, you can feel seasick on cruise ships. I have a few tips on how to avoid seasickness on a [...]

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 Top 10 Hotels Near Vancouver Cruise Port

Top 10 Hotels Near Vancouver Cruise Port

August 9, 2016

If you’re heading off on an Alaska cruise soon you’ll likely need a night or two in one of the hotels near Vancouver cruise port. We’ve put together a list of the 10 best hotels [...]

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 12 Cruise Outfits You’ll Love to Wear

12 Cruise Outfits You’ll Love to Wear

June 23, 2016

I've created 12 cruise outfits based on 7 key items allowing you to mix & match, pack light and look fantastic on your cruise! Plus size options included!

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 Planning Your Own Independent Shore Excursions on a Southern Caribbean Cruise

Planning Your Own Independent Shore Excursions on a Southern Caribbean Cruise

January 13, 2015

We are not package tour kind of people so when we decided on cruising the Caribbean we knew we needed to plan our shore excursions independently. Especially when travelling with children, [...]

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 Photobombed by a Naked Man!

Photobombed by a Naked Man!

December 24, 2014

I love taking selfies just as much as the next person. It’s about the only time I every get to be in any of our travel photos as I’m the chief photographer in our family. [...]

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