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Packing for Overseas Trip

The anticipation for a trip is something people experience often. Usually when I know I have a trip coming up, a week or so prior I get anxious, excited, and stressed all at once. This time however, as I am preparing to leave for London…

milleniumtoursJuly 12, 2022

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Pre-Trip Tips and Tricks

If you are anything like me, studying abroad feels like the chance to enter into a fantasy world like some of my favorite stories. Before starting a story, I often have no idea what the setting will be like. I find myself wondering what the…

milleniumtoursJuly 11, 2022

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Signs You Need a Vacation

What are the signs that your team or family needs a vacation? Believe it or not, sometimes you really do need a vacation or a team-building trip. Even the most dedicated, productive people need to take some time to relax, unwind, experience new things, and…

milleniumtoursJune 2, 2022

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11 Virtual Travel Destinations to Explore During Coronavirus

Explore a few of our favorite spots from Europe to the Middle East, South America, Africa, and Asia that are keeping our need to wander at bay until we can travel again!

milleniumtoursJune 15, 2020

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How will the COVID-19 pandemic change the way we travel?

As communities slowly begin to re-open and cautiously return to normal life and some European countries have announced upcoming border openings in June, we have started to consider how the coronavirus pandemic will affect the way we travel in the future. While there are still…

milleniumtoursJune 4, 2020

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The Importance of Looking Up

One of my favorite jokes to repeat while I’m traveling is, “I really like this ceiling. It’s not my favorite, but it’s definitely up there.” I loved it because the joke is cheesy and awkward, but mostly because it served as a reminder to actually…

milleniumtoursDecember 23, 2019

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Scotland and Ireland: A Modern Fairytale

Fairytales have always been a part of my life. My mom is Native American, and growing up surrounded by superstitions and old wives’ tales meant that I was always encouraged to believe in the imaginary. It is because of this intrinsic love of oral tradition…

milleniumtoursDecember 17, 2019

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Hostel vs Airbnb: The Great Debate

Anyone who has studied abroad during the last decade is familiar with the lodging debate. Hotels typically get ruled out first, due to the price-per-space ratio. The question then becomes: where should we stay this weekend? A youth hostel or an Airbnb? Hostel…

milleniumtoursDecember 15, 2019

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Group Dynamics Can Make Or Break Your Travel Experience

It is no secret that people can make or break a place. No matter if you are in the most beautiful city you’ve ever seen, if you don’t enjoy your travel companions, it won’t be the wonderful experience you want it to be. Traveling brings…

milleniumtoursNovember 22, 2019

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A Haunting Visit to Normandy, France

I visited Normandy, France on a cloudless, crisp morning. The group I was visiting with had woken up before the sun and watched the day emerge through the windows on a two-and-a-half-hour train ride from Paris. Though I thought I had a firm grasp on…

milleniumtoursNovember 8, 2019

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Don’t Stress Out: A Complete Adventure Includes Mishaps and Misfortunes

Adventure. We all seek it in our own ways. For some it looks like roughing it in a tent for a weekend, for some sky-diving, and for some trying mysterious foods. Basically, anything involving both adrenaline and the outdoors falls into this category…

milleniumtoursNovember 5, 2019

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Paris Express: What to See in a Short Trip

Without a doubt, Paris was our most ambitious trip to date. We went with a group of seven who wanted to see a variety of different things, and instead of compromising, we thought, “Why not do them all?” which is (almost) exactly what…

milleniumtoursOctober 25, 2019

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An American’s Guide to European Street Food

If you were to ask our study abroad group what was the one thing we were most excited about experiencing in Europe, without hesitation the answer would be food. I had heard the stereotype that American food was saturated with fats and…

milleniumtoursOctober 21, 2019

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America the Imperfectly Beautiful

This past weekend I traveled to Salzburg, Austria, which was a dream. The timing worked out perfectly enough for me to get to meet up with one of my friends who is doing a study abroad graduate program in Milan. Natalie is living…

milleniumtoursOctober 4, 2019

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Brugge: A Quintessential Dream

If Brussels was not what I was expecting, Brugge was everything that I was in the best way possible. Our second stop in Belgium, we arrived on a Saturday morning, the sun just peeking through the clouds as we made our way to…

milleniumtoursSeptember 30, 2019

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Cologne: Nice to Smell, Better to Visit

I took German classes for five years, so to say I was excited about finally getting to go to Cologne (Germany’s fourth largest city) for a day is an understatement. I was stoked to get to witness the greatness of the Cologne Cathedral I had…

milleniumtoursSeptember 28, 2019

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Brussels: The Perfect Mix of Ancient and Modern

When we first planned a trip to Belgium, I was not the most excited. It was our first weekend of free travel, and after plans fell through for a visit to Copenhagen and a forecast of rain and clouds for the entirety of the weekend,…

milleniumtoursSeptember 23, 2019

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10 Lessons Learned from My First Week Abroad

This semester I am fortunate enough to be studying abroad in Maastricht, the Netherlands. It is a quaint city in the southern part of the country. Although unfamiliar to me now, I am confident that it will feel like home by the end…

milleniumtoursSeptember 17, 2019

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Study Abroad Tips: Using Technology to Help You Travel

Traveling in a foreign country can be difficult, especially when you are studying at the same time. Navigating is hard and the language barrier can make something as simple as ordering dinner a huge ordeal. However, the technology we have these days can…

milleniumtoursAugust 30, 2019

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Study Abroad vs. Travel Abroad: How to Find a Balance

When I thought about my study abroad experience before it happened, I pictured day trips, and weekend trips and lots of traveling. I listed out where all I wanted to go- far more places than I had time or money for. However,…

milleniumtoursAugust 27, 2019

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Community Travel Blog

Packing for Overseas Trip

Pre-Trip Tips and Tricks

Signs You Need a Vacation

11 Virtual Travel Destinations to Explore During Coronavirus

How will the COVID-19 pandemic change the way we travel?

The Importance of Looking Up

Scotland and Ireland: A Modern Fairytale

Hostel vs Airbnb: The Great Debate

Group Dynamics Can Make Or Break Your Travel Experience

A Haunting Visit to Normandy, France

Don’t Stress Out: A Complete Adventure Includes Mishaps and Misfortunes

Paris Express: What to See in a Short Trip

An American’s Guide to European Street Food

America the Imperfectly Beautiful

Brugge: A Quintessential Dream

Cologne: Nice to Smell, Better to Visit

Brussels: The Perfect Mix of Ancient and Modern

10 Lessons Learned from My First Week Abroad

Study Abroad Tips: Using Technology to Help You Travel

Study Abroad vs. Travel Abroad: How to Find a Balance

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