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3 Entries Tagged with "Independent Travel"

8 Lessons I Learned the Hard Way While Abroad

Posted by admin on July 8, 2015.

Life is all about learning from your mistakes. In this case, you can learn from mine and spare the mess.

#1 Your feet go through their own little culture shock

I always thought I was a relatively active person, before arriving in Europe and exponentially increasing my step count to a … More »

Tags: Study Abroad // London // lessons abroad // tips // Independent Travel // 2015
Why every student abroad in Europe should try and make their way to Morocco

Posted by Andy Steves on May 5, 2015.

There are some places in the world that every travel site or every traveler strongly recommends visiting in Europe: (most of them are covered by WSA’s trips!) Prague, Paris, Greece, Rome… The list goes on and on. One country that gets a handful of students but seems to be underrepresented … More »

Tags: Student Travel // Study Abroad // Independent Travel // budget travel
On My Own….

Posted by Intern on November 11, 2013.

Since I've been over in Europe, I have taken the idea of independent travel (or, more literally, traveling independently) and have embraced it a little more than when I think about it before August. Solo traveling is a concept that either some have shuddered at (like me) or that some have … More »

Tags: Independent Travel // Solo Travel // Rick Steves

Happy Backpackers

Bogi is a great guide. She was everything you could want in a guide plus more. She was fun, cool, and the best part- knowledgeable. She really made the trip great. We got to the hostel late and she was able to rearrange our schedule so everyone could go caving. After caving we were picked up by Bogi (thank goodness because figuring out Hungarian public transportation is really hard if you don't speak Hungarian). WSA made sure to include super cool things- caving, thermal baths, bus tickets, escape games and the hostel. I would definitely do this trip again. Bogi was fun and flexible, we didn't have to stick to a tight schedule and we were able to do things that we wanted to do like the Liberty Statue. She is great, WSA is lucky to have her.
Cheyenne Hodur, Drake University ~ AIFS Richmond, Spring 2015
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