WHAT?: TRAVEL WITH SNAPCHAT

If you have me on Snapchat (by the way, add me @indruten), you probably know how much I like geotagging while traveling.  It's a really nice way to show your Snapchat friends where are you at the moment, also, I love how they make your photo look like a postcard!

So, back in March, when I was in New York for the first time, I randomly came up with an idea to go on a Snapchat geotag hunt. I figured out that there is almost one geotag per bigger neighbourhood, and NYC has many of them..

I found a map (you can find it here) that showed  location of most of them (it doesn't show all of them, because Snapchat is still adding new geotags in bigger cities and it's hard to update) and then created an offline route, so I wouldn't get lost while wandering around New York.  It took me three long days to find probably half of my list, but you know what? I went to places I never knew even existed and I can definitely say that this was so much better than any paid tour I have ever had.

You might think what is so special about that? But you see, New York is not like any city you have ever been before. You might think that it's a city that has Empire State Building, Times Square, Central Park and few other iconic landmarks, but I'm always interested in "local experience", because true gems are hidden in the less touristy parts. 

These absolutely parallel streets, unique architecture on every corner, stairs across the buildings, taxi cabs beeping everywhere, parks every few blocks, independent coffee places, unknown rappers chasing their dreams trying to sell their demo CD...there's so much of everything!

However, I was zig-zaging from one side of New York to another with a big smile tryna' find wi-fi wherever possible so I could capture my findings...Well, bless American Starbucks and that wi-fi that is accessible across the street haha. 

I even took a free Staten Island Ferry just out of curiosity and the views of Manhattan were amazing on my way there! To be honest, now I feel like a local while I'm there, because everything seems so familiar! I did continued exploring when I was there in November, however, I didn't even care about the geotags, I just wanted to see as much as possible and I am not even close to being done, so I will have to continue when I'm back.

I think that I wouldn't have thought about going to some places if not for these silly geotags, but I did and this was an amazing decision. I look at that one photo and I could probably tell you a long story related to that geotag.. You can definitely do the same thing next time you are looking forward to make your trip more interesting, because I promise (if there's a lot of geotags, of course..) you will have so much fun!

Good luck geotagging!

Dre x

WHERE?: CHEAP TRAVEL ALERT

Ever checked ticket prices for a short winter/spring getaway and closed the window because it was too expensive? Well, good news, because Ryanair is having an absolute ticket sale with prices starting from 5 pounds or 10 euros! This deal is not going to be on for long time, so I strongly advice you to check your calendar, call your friends and book your next adventure right now! Stop dreaming it and do it!
Press here if you live in Lithuania
Press here if you live in United Kingdom
And if you are from another country try going to www.ryanair.com and select your country if possible!

You're welcome!  xx

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DAILY: BLOG INTRO

It might seem that starting a blog is not a big deal, but it is. The truth is that everyone can do it. But there is a big BUT. This big but is what makes the whole process scary, because it makes you think "will people read it?", "is it going to be interesting?", "am I really ready to start it?". Frankly, I pretty much knew answer to every question, but what I wasn't sure about is my first post. That's why my first post is going be a short introduction.

WHY AM I DOING THIS?                                                              

I'm a 2nd year International Tourism student and I'm graduating next year. Last year I had a similar task for one of my assignments and the feedback that I received from my lecturer stated that I need to start a blog, because my posts were super interesting and helpful. At first, I didn't take it seriously, but then after few months I found myself dreaming of working with a tourism app and in order to do that, I have to have some kind of portfolio of my work. This is definitely one of the reasons, but mostly, I just want to share my knowledge with you guys!  I'm going to tell you how to travel cheap and how to get the best deals, review products from my favourite brands, create different city guides with various recommendations, share my fitness tips as I am starting a fitness and meal program created by a popular personal trainer from Lithuania, share my personal wish-lists and inspirations and, most importantly, do posts on whatever you want me to! So, feel free to DM me on Insta, drop me an email or message me on Facebook with questions and suggestions and I really hope to see you here every week!