I’m sure by now, most of you have heard of StumbleUpon. You probably use it as an alternative to Facebook when you need to procrastinate, or just click away at the Stumble button when you’re bored in the middle of class. (For those of you that haven’t heard of it, don’t worry, I’ll introduce it later.)

What most people don’t realize is that StumbleUpon is actually a really valuable resource if used correctly. The great thing about StumbleUpon is that you can tailor your stumbles to your interests.

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Speaks for itself

Finally made it to Paris this past weekend. I met a few guys from Holy Cross on Friday night and we came back to St. Andrews yesterday. I’m actually pretty impressed that we met up with no problem seeing as two of the guys were coming from Copenhagen, one from London, and of course me from Scotland. We’re getting good at this traveling thing.

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It’s officially spring break, and we have two weeks off from class. Not going to lie, it won’t be much different than any

The Jigger in all its glory

other point during this semester, except for the fact that I don’t have my usual 4 hours of class a week.

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My backyard

This is my response to a post written by Gary Arndt titled “Commentary: Put Down the Guidebook, Pick Up the History Book”.  If you’ve never heard of Gary, he’s the man, and you should definitely check out his site. He’s a world traveler, and a pioneer in the travel blog community.

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I’ll be the first to admit, I had no idea how to book a flight before I came abroad. I didn’t realize all you really have to do is pick a date and time, throw down your passport info (if you’re going to a foreign country), and type in your credit card number. I’m not really too embarrassed about it either. Every time I’ve flown before, someone else has booked the flight for me, and I’m assuming it’s the same for just about every other college student out there. Well it’s time to take your flight booking virginity because if you plan on doing any traveling while abroad, I doubt you’ll want your parents doing it for you every time.

What better way to start than with your first transoceanic flight to your abroad university half way around the world. At its simplest, the process is pretty much what I outlined above, and when you’re booking flights for your travels while abroad, there isn’t much more you have to consider. But your flights to and from home are a little different. Before you go book your $1200 flight to who knows where, take these things into consideration. It will save you a lot of time, money, and headaches in the long run.

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