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Last week I began my Friday series on "A Few of My Favourite Things" by talking about some of my favourite bath products.  This week I’d like to focus on a few of my favourite travel tips and travel locations!  Both Peter and I truly love to travel, and have been blessed to be able to visit many places.  In my short lifetime I have visited these countries:

North America: The United States (Washington, Colorado, California, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida); Canada (A bit of a given since I live here!  I have been to every province and lived in 3.  I’m just missing the territories!); Mexico

Caribbean: Bahamas (Nassau, Freeport), Grand Cayman, Jamaica

Central America: Belize

Europe: England, Ireland, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic

Africa: Morocco

A few of my favourite countries have been:

1.) Morocco - It has amazing geography!  There is everything from desert, to lush gorges, to mountains!  It’s a beautiful place to visit. 

2.) Germany - I love the rolling country side, and I also love the many castles and the history and culture that it holds!

3.) Ireland - The landscape is just breathtaking in Ireland.  There is so much green, and amazing cliffs, and beautiful sunsets.  It helps that this is where my family originates from!!

A few of my favourite tips for traveling:

1.) Take clothing that is easily washed in a sink.  We use a lot of dry-fit material clothing that allows us to easily wash it in the sink at night and let it dry.  This way we don’t pack too many articles of clothing, and it really cuts down on the space.  If you have the ability to stay in nice hotels, then this doesn’t matter as much.  But if you’re using hostels, this is key.  Packing items like jeans are not so great as they take forever to dry and are bulky!  Having one pair of shoes that is versatile is also very useful.

2.) Buy something like CampSuds that allows you to wash your hair, body AND clothing with the same product!  It’s concentrated so it doesn’t require using too much.  This also saves room in the backpack or suitcase!

3.) Keep a photocopy of your passport and some key I.D. at home with a friend or family member, saved in your e-mail account, AND in the bottom of your backpack or suitcase.  In case you lose your passport these copies will come in handy!

4.) Bring a journal with you.  Journaling about each day will be an asset to labeling pictures and remembering what you’ve done on your trip.  It’s also a nice keepsake to skim through months or years down the road to remember your trip! 

5.) When thinking about buying souvenirs, consider the types of things you want to buy prior to leaving on vacation!  For us, we find that making sure we take plenty of pictures, including artistic shots, can be great for decorating your home!  Also, we send ourselves a postcard from each location we visit, which is an automatic souvenir with a picture of the location, your own sentiment, and a postage marking from that country. 

Ultimately, enjoy your trip.  Make sure you travel with someone you love, and take tons of pictures and make lots of great memories!  Vacationing is supposed to be fun, and planning it out the way you want it will make it that much better.