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4 days in Las Vegas

Las Vegas was the trip I didn’t even know I needed. Here is a guide for your solo travel to Las Vegas. It includes an itinerary, cost budgeting, and also travel tips to save you money! Wait, where have you been, Crystal? Some of you may have noticed this blog needs a bit of TLC. The last 18...

Travel to Rhode Island

I lived in beautiful Rhode Island — nicknamed the Ocean State — for a little over two years and created a complete guide of all my favorite spots. I’m sharing my old faithful spots, tried and true recommendations. Some of these are local, little-known secrets, so I feel slightly guilty for revealing. But others are popular destinations, and...

Best travel apps and discounts

Here’s a growing list of useful travel apps I have on my phone and iPad: Some of these will include my own personal discount codes associated with my own travel account that you’re able to use for free. Adventures with Crystal is not officially partnered with any of these programs or companies. I compiled this based on my...

5 Tips for Talking with Strangers While Traveling

When I talk with women (and men) who want to travel solo or have already traveled solo, besides questions of safety (a conversation for another time), another popular question is about loneliness and how to talk with strangers while traveling. [tweetshare tweet=”Traveling by myself is that it has made me more outgoing. ” username=”myadventuresnow”] I’ve had some good luck...

Travel Tip: Amazon Prime Photos app

I had a minor freak-out yesterday. I thought I transferred all my Bermuda photos onto my laptop. Not so. Some of the files were corrupt and didn’t transfer correctly, anywhere. I couldn’t open those photos on my laptop or on my phone; they simply disappeared. That’s a traveler’s nightmare. I thought I lost nearly 100 photos, and the...