Articles Index
Travel Myth - Hostels Will Have Bed Bugs
Bed bugs are simply not a travel scourge for student travelers and backpackers. Bed bugs don't carry disease and hostels don't harbor bed bugs. Let's lay some bed bug myths to rest and learn about bed bug symptoms, what bed bug bites look like, how to kill bed bugs, and how to kill bed bugs.
What Can You Carry On a Plane?
The perennial question for even long-time travelers: what can you cary on a plane? Well, it varies...
Busabout Europe - Hop On Hop Off European Bus
Busabout is way to do European bus travel tours -- economical and easy. Students can get deals - check out Busabout details and Europe bus passes.
Favorite US Cities for Student Travel
Student traveler looking for the best US cities? A recent poll shows students favor (in order) New York, Las Vegas, Orlando, Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, San Francisco, New Orleans, Washington, D.C., Miami, Boston and Austin.
Avoiding Infectious Diseases Abroad
Avoid malaria, yellow fever, rabies and other infectious diseases abroad with immunizations where possible, and with care combined with common sense. Learn what the exotic travel diseases are, how you catch infectious disease abroad, and how to prevent getting sick when you travel.
Student Airfare Finders and Student Travel Agencies
Student airfare - looking for discount student airfare on the internet? Cheap student airfares websites are here. Some are true student travel agencies; others simply offer ways to find discount student airfare.
Greyhound Bus Student Travel Discounts
Bus travel is surprisingly easy and inexpensive, especially for students. Get Greyhound bus student travel and shipping discounts and a Student Advantage Card that gives you global deals on your favorite stuff from great stores.
Mexican Car Insurance, Renting a Car in Mexico and Crossing the Mexico Border
Driving in Mexico - border crossings, Mexican car insurance, driving rules of the road in Mexico, bringing items into and out of Mexico, Mexico and US Customs and renting a car in Mexico and more on driving in Mexico. Driving in Mexico is a snap --don't be afraid of driving in Mexico!
Passport Rules and Current Passport News
Current passports rules for US citizens are a bit confusing right now -- get the passport rules and passport news, understand what's happening with passports, who needs passports, whether you need passports to cross US borders and more. Read up for the definitive answers on passport rules and passport news for Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean and the US, passports and air travel, passport legislation and more.
Spring Break in Florida
Everything student travelers could want to know about spring break in Florida - spring break in Daytona Beach, Panama City and the Florida Keys are thoroughly covered, with links to primers on spring break 101.
Habitat for Humanity Spring Break Volunteers Go Big in 2011
Non-profit housebuilder Habitat For Humanity is reporting that more than 10,000 high school and college students are lining up to swing hammers over spring break in 2011 through Habitat’s Collegiate Challenge alternative spring break program. That's a massive increase in student support over the last five years; 1,531 students volunteered in 2006 to spend spring break volunteering to help rebuild the storm-torn US Gulf Coast with the charitable organization founded in 1976.
Is Spring Break in Mexico Safe?
As spring break 2010 drew nigh, many U.S. students received campus-wide email warnings regarding the safety of travel to Mexico for spring break, and advising students against driving to Mexico for spring break because of a US government Mexico travel warning due to battling between Mexican drug cartels and the US along the US/Mexico border. We've been to Mexico since -- see what's what with the Mexico travel warning and whether whether Mexico is safe for spring break...
South Beach Spring Break and Miami Spring Break
South Beach for spring break this year is turning into a happening thing -- continuing last year's trend, Miami has been more of a hot spot than it's been for many many moons, too. Some of South Beach's spring break popularity this year is thanks to everyone's cents-savings efforts (staying in the US means you can drive, which can possibly be a bit cheaper than flying), but it's partly because this little part of southern Florida is just exceedingly cool.
Gay Spring Break - Where to Go for Gay Spring Break Travel
Gay spring break happens in the same spots that could be described as the hottest gay travel spots around -- Puerto Vallarta, Key West, South Beach -- places where GLBT travelers will find gay spring break travel that works on every level. Learn where to go for gay spring break 2012 and what to expect in the gay spring break 2012 hot spots.
Thanksgiving Travel Forecast 2011 Points Upward
AAA Forecasts More Driving, Less Air Travel at Thanksgiving 2011; Travelers Have "Pent Up" Demand for Vacation
Freighter Travel and Freighter Cruises Get You There Slooowly
Boat travel is a charming alternative to long haul flying. A little known and cheap boat travel option, freighter travel, is popular with student travelers and adventurers of all ilk. And with Easy Cruise ships bobbing up in world ports, "regular" cruises are now navigating the cheap boat travel fun lanes. So what's up with freighter travel, cruises and boat travel in general?
Student Travel Safety Overview
Plan safe student travel with an overview of student travel safety and avoid being the victim of street crime, as well as get student travel safety tips. Follow a few student travel safety precautions and learn how to plan for safe student travel here.
Palmtops and PDA Reviews
Get the latest on palmtops and PDA's - hardware, software and accessories.
easy Cruise Amsterdam Ferry
eas yCruise Amsterdam Ferry - learn about the easy Cruise Amsterdam-Brussels ferry, see the easy Cruise Amsterdam ferry route and learn how to book the easy Cruise Amsterdam ferry.
Maps of Asian Countries and Cities
Student planning to travel to Indonesia? You'll need Indonesian maps - come and get 'em, from Bali to Thailand!
Maps of Australia
Maps of Australia, online or hard copies. Find maps of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia and Australian Capital Territory (ACT) as well as city maps for Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Canberra and Brisbane.
Rail Europe Deals - Train Ticket and Train Pass Specials
Rail Europe is the American company offering European train passes and tickets (and specials!) to US citizens. You can get a student discount on top of Rail Europe deals, and we'll keep you updated on current Rail Europe deals...
Rail Passes - Discount European Youth Rail Passes from Rail Europe and Railpass
Rail passes - under 26? You're eligible for European rail passes at a student discount - Eurail Global Youthpass, Eurail Select, Eurail Global Pass Youth Flexi and many single country European train tickets. Check out the best of what's on offer in rail passes from Rail Europe and Railpass
Student Universe Partners With Kayak For Discounted Student Airline Tickets
Popular student airline ticket finder Student Universe has partnered with discounted airfare aggregator Kayak to offer student airline tickets in an easily searchable way -- makes it easy to do one stop shopping for the best discounted airfares for students available. So, how's that work?
Hostelworld Best Hostels 2010
The annual Hostelworld Hoscars have been awarded in 2011: over 1,000,000 Hostelworld.com reviews rated more than 25,000 hostels over the last year, and the results are Hostelworld's ten top rated hostels worldwide from 2010, awarded in February 2011. Hostels winning the 2010 Hoscars are all in Europe, as (is often) usual -- though sometimes other continents do sneak onto the list, European hostelers really do do it well. See how these best Hostelworld.com hostels are picked (and more about that) below the list...and the Hoscars go to