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BARBADOS CROP OVER EXPERIENCE TOUR 2021
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Barbados, is located in the eastern Caribbean, and is an independent island nation within the British Commonwealth. Bridgetown, the...
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Newbie travelers aren't the only ones that make bi

Newbie travelers aren't the only ones that make big travel mistakes. Veteran travelers are notorious as well for making mistakes as the more they travel, the more relaxed they become, and that's where rookie mistakes often occur.⁣⠀
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Here's our top 5 common veteran traveler mistakes:⁣⠀
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Missing Flights: Veteran travelers are known for missing flights. The thing is, they often play with time or lack of. Arriving at the airport within the hour, falling asleep at or near the gate missing boarding call, chilling in the lounge, or shopping in the airport.⁣⠀
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Packing At The Last Minute: Who packs on the day of departure for a trip? You would be surprised. In fact, a large percentage of frequent travelers pack hours before departure. Sending them into a frenzy racing to the airport to catch their flight.⁣⠀
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Leaving Things Behind: The most frequently traveled, often pack the day of departure. They once again, play with the lack of time, and when you are rushing you will more than likely leave something behind every single time.⁣⠀
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Failure To Research Local Laws and Culture : Certain attire is unacceptable and deemed highly offensive within many destinations outside of the United States. Us travelers who find ourselves all over the world frequently forget that we will need a scarf as some a form of head covering to enter many places of worship abroad. Even for places as fun and exotic as the Caribbean, it is unlawful to wear camouflage in Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica to name a few.⁣⠀
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Booking last minute: If you travel long enough and regularly, you will experience the freedom and carefreeness that travel exudes. The downside is becoming too free that you start to go with the flow of things. Like booking your flight at the last minute, being subjected to higher fares. And often times, veteran travelers arrive at their destination to only then, look for accommodations.⁣⠀
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What are some rookie travel mistakes you've made?

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Although we're in the midst of a pandemic, we want

Although we're in the midst of a pandemic, we want to ensure you're ready to hit the ground running as soon as we're able to move about friendly skies again.⁣ ⁣ ⠀
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Here are our 6 tips for a smoother travel experience. ⁣Pack essential items in your carry on. Meaning, pack what you can't live without. On average airlines misdirect or lose 25 million bags out of 4.3 billion every year. ⁣ ⁣ ⠀
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Keep your boarding pass. Often travelers discard their boarding pass post flight. However, for those of you who collect frequent flyer points, your boarding pass can serve as proof of travel if your airline fails to add your points to your frequent flyer number. ⁣ ⁣ ⠀
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Select your desired seating at the time of flight purchase: It's nothing like sitting where you don't really want to be seated on an aircraft. Whether that is front, middle, or back of the plane. Or aisle, window, or middle seat. The likelihood of your seat preference is slim to none if you fail to select a seat at the time of purchase. Note, not all flights, classes, and airlines allow you to select your seat prior to boarding. ⁣ ⁣ ⠀
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Tag your checked luggage. It's nothing like waiting at the luggage carousel and grabbing every black bag that isn't yours. With an endless stream of identical bags, we have an easy way to spot your luggage amongst the rest. Mark your bag with a colorful luggage cover and say bye-bye to your luggage being mistaken for someone else bag. ⁣ ⁣ ⠀
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Know where you'll be staying. Ever entered a country and found yourself standing before an immigration officer and can't provide an address for your stay? Sometimes it's not enough to know the name of the hotel or family/friend house where you'll be residing. Next time, snap a pic or store the name, address, and phone number of the place you'll be staying within your phone. ⁣ ⁣ ⠀
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Take your foreign currency with you. Exchanging foreign currency after returning home is such a bother. These days who want to enter a bank, let alone be subjected to high exchange fees? For those travelers who travel internationally frequently, carry old foreign currency with you in the event you have an opportunity to use it.⁣ ⁣ ⠀
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How do you travel smooth?

Oh, how I miss travel.⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ Ms.@iamianthia

Oh, how I miss travel.⁣⠀
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Ms.@iamianthia the wife, mom, writer, tv host, blogger, and so much more in Casco Viejo Panama City.⁣⠀
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What travel destination you miss most?⁣⠀
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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Airline Seating

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Airline Seating.⁣⠀
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The Good or better yet, the AISLE seat, is our most desired seating when soaring the friendly skies. The aisle seat, unlike the middle and window, provides easy accessibility to the overhead compartment space, the restroom, and the aisle where you can take a quick stretch or two if needed. Although we rank the aisle seat as the better choice, during seat selection, it has it's downsides as well. The snack and beverage cart never fails in catching the arms and shoulders of those who take on the isle. This frequent occurrence most likely happens during sleep time, as your body may maneuver during your resting period while flying or perhaps to newbies who aren't aware of this rude awakening.⁣⠀
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The Bad, also known as the WINDOW seat, which isn't all that bad, unless you are in a rush to use the restroom or deplane the aircraft while watching your isle leader read a magazine. On a high note, the window seat is like a child's security blanket that provides a level of comfort with truly elevated experience and aerial view. For long haul flights, this may be most ideal for travelers, as you can comfortably rest your head and adjust your body to a level of comfort that will leave the isle and middle seater in envy. Oh, and by the way, you control the window shade as well.⁣⠀
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And then, the ugly… the infamous MIDDLE seat. Like who in hell actually book this intentionally?!?! Most people who select this form of seating are typically those who desire to engage in long drawn out unwanted conversations, want to feel a sense of safety so they strategically place themselves between two humans or a newbie who's oblivious to desired seating selection. Well, we guess someone has to learn. How we view it, this style of seating has no serious benefit. Everything is kind of…. you can kind of see out of the window, you kind of have two armrests, you kind of have access to the isle but not, and not to mention, you become the unsolicited server passing food and beverages to your row mate laying comfortably up against the window.⁣⠀
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What's your favorite seat and why?

Ever dreamt of working remotely? ⁣Now, all of a

Ever dreamt of working remotely? ⁣Now, all of a sudden here we are!!! Many of us working productively from the comforts of our homes. The old traditional ways of commuting through traffic up to hours at a time daily have greatly dimensioned due to the transmittable spread of the Corona Virus.⁣⠀
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Companies such as @twitter publicly announced many of their employees will be able to work from home indefinitely, post the Corona Virus pandemic.⁣ ⁣ ⁣⠀
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So, are y'all ready to talk about a location independent lifestyle?⁣ ⁣Are you seriously ready to get away to a place where you can take a breather and just relax? ⁣ ⁣ ⁣⠀
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Imagine, working remotely from one of the sweetest islands in the world. An island situated in the western area of the North Atlantic, 21 miles in length and 14 miles wide. Where the sun shines differently and the crashing of the waves up against the shoreline is music to your ears. Where locals treat you as family upon greeting. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣⠀
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Barbados is set to announce the "12 Month Barbados Welcome Stamp For Visitors", where those who are able to work remotely from anywhere in the world, can do so from the island of Barbados for up to a year at a time.⁣ ⁣ ⁣⠀
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There's no need to travel days to live an expat life anywhere else when you can hop a short 3 1/2 hour flight from Miami or a mere 5 hours or less flight from New York and land in Barbados. Either way, this all-inclusive approach to tourism is heartwarming and welcoming, to say the least.⁣ ⁣ ⁣⠀
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The benefits of a location independent lifestyle in Barbados.⁣ ⁣⠀
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-High-Speed Internet ⁣⁣⠀
-Not a significant time difference from the US as Barbados observes Atlantic Standard Time all year.⁣⁣⠀
-Affordable housing ⁣ ⁣⁣⠀
-Access to tropical fruits that arent easy to come by within other regions of the world. ⁣⁣⠀
-Better quality of life -Culture of one of the leading countries in the world with the highest number centenarians per capita.⁣ ⁣⠀
⁣-Short flights to neighbouring islands, such as St. Lucia.⁣ ⁣ ⁣⠀
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For more information on the "12 Month Barbados Welcome Stamp For Visitor" be sure to follow updates at https://gisbarbados.gov.bb⁣ ⁣ ⁣⠀
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Who's thinking about working remotely from abroad?

Confidence Builder -Traveling alone can be quite s

Confidence Builder -Traveling alone can be quite scary for many travelers, however, there's nothing like figuring your own ish out along the way. Not having to rely on a travel buddy's thoughts or opinions forces you into a survival mode where everything is figureoutable. That, in turn, builds your posture and your approach to solving things on your own.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⠀
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Dance to your own beat -When traveling solo there's no need to check in with anyone. If you decide you want to dine at the same restaurant every day or sleep in, you don't have to worry yourself with the heavy pressures of considering what other people desire.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⠀
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It's all on you -Wish to pay premium dollar for a week at Ritz Carlton? Perhaps your desire is to engage in 9 course meal at CariBlue? Or you want to engage in all things low cost and where possible free, such as free walking tours. As a solo traveler, you have full control over the way you care to spend your money.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⠀
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It's your prerogative - When traveling with others it is often frowned upon if you go against the planned itinerary within a group. ⁣⁣⁣⁣When you're traveling on your own, you can change your mind a the drop of the dime and don't have worry if you become the oddball in the group because you want to do something different.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⠀
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It's in the details - Being alone while traveling allows you the ability to immerse yourself in one's culture and focus more on the destination rather than the person you may be with.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⠀
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You'll have a localized experience - No friend to bounce breakfast ideas on, assist you in identifying the most affordable way to get around, help you properly communicate a phrase in a country whose language differs from yours? ⁣⁣⁣⁣You'll be forced to turn to the assistance of locals whether you're looking for human interaction or not.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⠀
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You'll discover new things about yourself-It isn't often that many of us spend a significant amount of time by ourselves. If so, we are often entertained by social media and/or Netflix. ⁣⁣⁣When traveling alone, often times this is when life-changing events occur, perspectives are heightened, and we evolve as a person.

You have to experience a culture in order to under

You have to experience a culture in order to understand it.⠀
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