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Pros and Cons of Group Travel | What You Need to Know Before Booking
🚌 Group travel tours are not inherently good nor bad. It depends 100% on the trip, and your specific situation and travel goals. This video will help you decide when to travel with a group, and when to give it a miss.
Thank you to Suzanne for giving me the fodder for this episode! I love this community of active engaged viewers. If you want to join my inner circle, click here (bonus: you get a free travel gear cheat sheet just for joining!): bit.ly/3AFfiTq
📚 RESOURCES I MENTIONED:
👉🏻 My episode about the Newfoundland expedition cruise: czcams.com/video/Sc2puLBMoMY/video.htmlsi=0MILUq9oIijhp7kG
👉🏻 My in-depth article about Newfoundland culture - www.theprofessionalhobo.com/this-is-the-best-way-to-visit-newfoundland/
📚 Resources for Solo Travelers!
Tours with the single supplement waived: solotravelerworld.com/solo-travel-deals/
My interview with Solo Traveler founder Janice Waugh about solo travel over 50 - czcams.com/video/dsBm3g3OW_k/video.htmlsi=uGMfnNBtKRsZWAwO
💻 Facebook Groups that Suzanne mentioned:
Over 60 Women Travel & Meetup Group - groups/over60travelmeetup/
Over 60 Solo Women Travelers - groups/Over60SoloWomenTravelers/
Over 50 Solo Women Travellers - groups/womenover50solotravelgroup/
Solo in Style: Women over 50 Travelling Solo & Loving It - groups/1423255857779766/
🌆 Tour companies mentioned (and a few others)
Adventure Canada - bit.ly/32Y6ogI
Road Scholar - www.roadscholar.org
Odysseys Unlimited - www.odysseys-unlimited.com
G Adventures - www.dpbolvw.net/click-100713654-15664272
Intrepid Travel - www.intrepidtravel.com
00:00 - Introduction to Pros & Cons of Group Travel
00:34 - Suzanne’s travel secrets
04:03 - Hassle-free wanderlust
04:57 - Ultimate travel shield
05:18 - What you’re missing out on
05:46 - Deep dive
06:39 - Bonds beyond borders
07:09 - Pick n choose
07:47 - How to save big
08:16 - Into the unknown
09:45 - Hidden costs
11:00 - The price of group exploration
11:27 - Solo in a crowd
12:00 - Drama unfolds
12:31 - Peeling back cultural layers
13:13 - Race against time
13:41 - The iron grip of control
13:57 - A bit claustrophobic
14:35 - How to choose between solo & group travels
#grouptravel #prosandcons #travelrevelations #traveltruths #travelsecrets
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Greetings! I'm Nora Dunn, aka The Professional Hobo. I've been a digital nomad since 2006. I help people design their lifestyles and arrange their affairs so they can travel long term while working remotely. (I also have a ton of crazy travel tales to share from almost two decades of lifestyle travel).
For more info, check out: www.theprofessionalhobo.com/
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Komentáře

  • @dkalata
    @dkalata Před 2 hodinami

    Do you have a video on Global Entry for those returning back to the US? I would guess these are two separate, and incompatible, systems. In other words, PreCheck does not help when returning to the US from abroad? Can the PreCheck system be used when driving over the northern US boarder into Canada (or returning)? Would a Nexus pass work for PreCheck?

  • @myhomemas
    @myhomemas Před 3 hodinami

    nice ink painting 😋

  • @JD-zt3nr
    @JD-zt3nr Před 3 hodinami

    I roll and put in a packing cube. Even better!! Also, not sure the size of your level 8 bag but if you actually put stuff in that outer compartment I can't imagine that you're actually under the measurement restrictions for most airlines. I bought a level 8 bag. And even without anything in it it's about a half an inch too deep. Praying the airline doesn't make me put it in a sizer.

  • @missarthemis
    @missarthemis Před 4 hodinami

    Good video. The airlines dirty secrets ( always travel carry on) . I worked for a major airline for 10 years, and never checked a single bag. Not worth the risk and the inconvenience

    • @NoraDunn
      @NoraDunn Před 3 hodinami

      Funny thing is, with the carry-on restrictions getting increasingly worse, I'm considering checking my luggage more often now - even if it's carry-on sized!

  • @denise3587
    @denise3587 Před 5 hodinami

    I just got back from a trip to Portugal. TAP Portugal was forcing everyone to check their carryon at the gate. Despite my objections it was futile even though it was a half kilo under weight. After boarding there was quite a bit of overhead bin space. Clearly some people were getting their bags through. My complaint is ~. Don’t tell me I’m allowed a whopping 10 kilos and then not allowing my underweight bag !!!!!

    • @NoraDunn
      @NoraDunn Před 3 hodinami

      I understand your frustration!

  • @MarzipanProductions
    @MarzipanProductions Před 10 hodinami

    I, like many other commenters now pay for business or first class to avoid the rabble with oversized luggage, backpacks being worn onto the plane and the usual nonsense that this causes pre-take-off. No hacks, no nonsense! I follow the rules. Why are other people allowed to break them and then complain bitterly when caught? Karens and scofflaws all!

  • @seefeldthouse8743
    @seefeldthouse8743 Před 12 hodinami

    So many comments! :) Check out Attitude. Clean Ingredients and many of their products are plastic-free (biodegradable cardboard). I love the solid shampoo, conditioner, body bar, body scrub, and deodorant. I've just started testing the sunscreen, spf lip balm, face cleanser, scrub, and mask (all solid and in cardboard). Next on my list are the solid hand soap, serum, and creams. They also have makeup in plastic free stick form.

    • @NoraDunn
      @NoraDunn Před 3 hodinami

      Ooh - great tip! I'll check them out.

  • @martypiraino8721
    @martypiraino8721 Před 17 hodinami

    I have found Phoenix Sky Harbor, Orlando, and Dallas Ft Worth airports to have times/ lines that don't require removing anything, but it's been hit or miss the last 2 years I've traveled through these airports on them saying "no need to remove anything from your bags or take jackets, shoes, belt off" it does make things go quicker and there have been a handful of times I've been pulled aside to check my bag, one time I had suntan lotion more than 3.4oz I'd left in my carry-on, and another time I had my drone they needed closer look at. All in all though without TSA pre-check those times I wasn't required to remove items went pretty smoothly. As an aside I tried using my digital ID (drivers license) at Phoenix Sky Harbor which says you can, but the stand I ended up with at TSA the guy said he wasn't equipped for it. It's worth noting that Phoenix (my home airport) is one of a handful of airports right now that will accept this digital ID, you would need to still carry your drivers license with you You can check out where it is available here www.tsa.gov/digital-id

  • @placesonthelist
    @placesonthelist Před 21 hodinou

    We have been doing about 1 to 2 group tour a year since retiring 9 years ago. We have used Road Scholar once, Overseas Adventure Travel 7 times and have booked a trip with Gate1. We enjoy OATs small group size and they also have no single supplement on most trips. Group trips have gotten us to places that I'm not sure we would go on our own. We also do a lot of cruises which I think of as independent/groups trips.

    • @NoraDunn
      @NoraDunn Před 3 hodinami

      Thanks for sharing your group travel experiences!

  • @Me-Wanis
    @Me-Wanis Před dnem

    Keep it coming lady, you provide great content, and make simple to understand. I like you very much.

    • @NoraDunn
      @NoraDunn Před 3 hodinami

      Thank you so much!