Posts Tagged ‘home stays’

Cheap Sleeping! Couch Surfing, AirBnB and Crash Padding As You Travel

by Adrienne Supino Special to Lost Girls World I love to travel, but as a young professional in an entry-level job I’m not exactly flying first class and chilling at trendy hotel bars while I wait to check into my deluxe penthouse suite! Fortunately for me and most travelers on a budget, there...

June 23rd, 2010 | Budget Travel, Featured, Staying There, Websites and Blogs | Read More

Peace Corp Travel: Bananas by the Bunch

by Robyn Correll LG Peace Corps Correspondent When I joined the Peace Corps in September of 2008, bananas weren’t in my game plan. I mean, I liked bananas. They’re tasty and go well with my raisin bran. But I never thought they’d actually have any significance in my life as a health...

December 21st, 2009 | Food & Wine, Peru, Volunteering & Giving Back | Read More

Lost in Africa: Morocco Culture

By Molly Gallagher LG International Correspondent When I arrived to Morocco I had no idea what to expect. I traveled to the country through a group called, Morocco Exchange. The program is meant to give Americans a better understanding of Islam and the cultural differences that exist. Two aspects of...

December 2nd, 2009 | Morocco | Read More

Lost in Spain: Molly Gallagher Lands in Madrid

As I sit in Newark International airport and a Continental employee announces that she will now board rows 31-25 for the 10:00 p.m. flight departing to Madrid. Then proceeds to say, “Ahora yo invito asientos de pasillos treinta y uno a veinte y cinco.” I think, “What am I getting myself...

October 15th, 2009 | Getting There, Spain | Read More