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Faces of Bogotá Photo Essay
By Jennifer Schlueter on March 12, 2018
In February 2018, I was lucky to spend about 9 days with my friend’s family in Colombia. I learned that Colombias are some of the happiest people I’ve ever come across, they are eager to…
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Hamburg’s best restaurants – from low budget to ballin’ and breakfast to dinner
By Jennifer Schlueter on September 6, 2017
No matter your budget or time of day, this guide will take you through Hamburg’s top-rated restaurants for breakfast, dinner, and lunch. I got you covered for places around Hamburg’s city center, Speicherstadt, Altona, and…
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10 travel bloggers share their worst culture shock experiences
By Jennifer Schlueter on August 19, 2017
Here’s something every traveler can relate to: A moment (and yes, sometimes these moments turn into longer periods of time) of culture shock. A moment when we felt creeped and/or weirded out by the things…
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Interview with Aquarmony, Romania
By Jennifer Schlueter on April 21, 2017
The Traveling Floater interviewed Flavian Dumitrescu from Aquarmony, the first float center in Romania: Where did you hear about floating first? From friends first, internet, books and lots of study afterwards. What made you decide…
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Is Colmar in France worth a visit?
By Jennifer Schlueter on November 11, 2016
You may have come across Colmar, a small town in France with almost 70,000 inhabitants when you were googling for “fairy tale towns,” “Christmas in Europe,” or perhaps “wine” or seen a pretty picture of…
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How traveling makes the world a more peaceful place
By Jennifer Schlueter on October 1, 2016
Do you feel like everything you turn on depicts scenes of chaos, blood, violence and tears? Police brutality, racism, kids shooting kids, wars, and what not even though the world has never been less violent….
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How I hit rock bottom when my purse was stolen in Madrid and what I’m learning from it
By Jennifer Schlueter on August 1, 2016
My friend Mike and I had looked for a shady place in El Retiro Park to find shelter from Madrid’s extreme summer heat, where we were just reading and dozing off every once in awhile….
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Why I will never date/marry someone from the same culture as me
By Jennifer Schlueter on July 29, 2016
I was 14 and had my first kiss in the rain. In Slovakia. With a boy from there. He looked different from the blonde, blue-eyed German boys that I was used to. He dressed differently….
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Why do I travel so much?
By Jennifer Schlueter on July 21, 2016
It’s this feeling of complete HELPLESSNESS that you get when you exit the plane or train at a place you’ve NEVER been before. It’s the need to figure out how to get to your accommodation…
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How expensive is Scandinavia?
By Jennifer Schlueter on July 6, 2016
Having visited four countries of Scandinavia, Europe’s most expensive part besides Switzerland, I will provide you with a few prices to give you an idea of how much things cost, so you can plan accordingly….