the #1 app we're using for travel this summer


Helloooo Reader,

It's very much feeling like summer and while we're both thankful for the lack of cold and rain, we're also a bit too sweaty.

If we could just have sunny spring days year round that would be amazing (please send recommendations for places to live with this weather, thanks).

This week we wanted to share one travel tip: download the Tripadvisor app!

When we were in Bangkok last October, we booked an amazing street food tour for a ridiculously low price after receiving a random credit semi-last minute.

Then just a few days ago, Julia opened the app to look at tours in Palermo and got another $15USD credit, which she used to book an anti-mafia history tour (we'll share a review on that after).

Tripadvisor isn't an app we used much in the past (the website used to feel soooo outdated), but the free $$ has definitely shifted our perception and keeps bringing us back.

Hope this tip helps you get some money off a tour or experience you've been eyeing!

Jess & Julia

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