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Hello from Italy! We just returned from a wine tasting here in Tuscany, so I will keep this newsletter short! We are spending most of December exploring in Italy. December is a special month for us, because it is the month of both our birthdays and our anniversary. Italy is a special country for us, because it is the first place we traveled internationally together when we studied abroad in 2017. We look forward to exploring parts of Italy we've never been before! What's new for Mind Over Matter Travel?It's our busy time of the year! We always get really busy at the end of every year with people planning their trips for the following year. If you want to take a trip in 2025, we recommend booking it soon (and we can help)! If you'd like to use our free travel package booking services, complete our trip planning inquiry here. Where we've been recentlyLast month, we spent a few weeks in London and traveling around Italy. So far in Italy, we've visited Milan, Verona, Bologna, San Marino, and now Florence! We'll start sharing about our Italy adventures on our social media soon! Are you interested in visiting any of these destinations? We are here to help and provide personal recommendations based on our experiences. We offer FREE travel planning and booking services. Complete our travel planning inquiry, and we will reach out for an initial consultation. Favorite experienceLast week, we went on a wonderful food tour in Bologna, Italy with Secret Food Tours ! The whole tour was great, but our favorite part was visiting a small pasta shop where we watched them make pasta from scratch. And, of course, we got to try it for ourselves! Secret Food Tours is a great company with food tours around the world. Be sure to check them out for your next trip! Bucket list travel opportunityA key way to have a transformative travel experience is by taking advantage of travel opportunities. I found this one for you: Win 1 Million Chase Ultimate Rewards Points! As part of Chase Travel's 10 Million Points Giveaway, they are giving 1 million points to 10 eligible Chase cardmembers to help make their dream trip possible! The deadline to enter is January 31, 2025. Enter before it closes! Transformative travel tipMinimize food waste AND save money with Too Good To Go! There's an incredible app that we always use while traveling, and we are surprised more people don't know about it! Too Good To Go is a company that partners with local restaurants and stores to reduce food waste. Through their app, people can purchase "surprise bags" from local businesses that include various types of food close to the expiration date. Bags typically cost around $3-$6 and are often enough for a meal (if not more). We've gotten some great deals through Too Good To Go where one $5 bag provided us (2 people) breakfast for the next 3 days!! We've also had plenty of times where cafes/bakeries will just grab items from their case (the exact items they are still selling to other people), but we get it for 1/4 the cost. We recommend using it on your next trip (or while you're home)! By using this tip, you can have an even more purposeful and transformative adventure! Travel must-havesWe're back with this season's travel holiday gift guide! Use our free guide to find gift ideas for the travelers in your life or for yourself. These 50+ gift ideas will make your holiday shopping a breeze, helping you find the perfect travel gift. Get the free guide here! The holiday season is also the perfect time to get a new credit card and secure your welcome bonus from any shopping you do! Reward travel cards are a must-have to make travel more affordable through points! These are some of our favorite reward cards. What's next?If you want to follow along with our travels, here are our tentative travel plans for the rest of the year:
If you've been to any of these places and have particular suggestions, my inbox is always open! Or if you are looking for specific insight for me to share while I'm there, let me know. If you want to follow our journey, connect with us on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. As always, thanks for being here 🤗 ✨ Elaina |
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Happy April! These past few months have been a whirlwind, which explains why we have been MIA (our Instagram has been a ghost town...oops)! If you missed the update at the beginning of the year, Zac and I got engaged, bought a house, and have been transitioning from full-time to part-time travel. Don't worry, though; between the wedding planning and house set-up, we've still found time to go on some adventures! What's new for Mind Over Matter Travel? Aside from the significant life changes we...
Happy New Year! A new year means new adventures! 2025 will look a little different than other years for us. But before we get into that, let's do a little 2024 recap! 2024 Recap Where we've been 26 countries: United States, Sweden, Georgia, Armenia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Norway, Germany, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Greece, Bahamas, Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Hong Kong, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Italy 5 states: California, New...
Hello from London! After a great month back in California, we are back on the road for about two months! We are starting our trip in London, one of our favorite cities to hang out in. Then we'll head to Italy for our anniversary and Zac's and my birthdays. We look forward to ending our 2024 travels in one of our favorite countries! What's new for Mind Over Matter Travel? We attended the World Travel Market (WTM) in London last week! We had the opportunity to meet with some incredible Azorean...