{"id":2336,"date":"2025-12-06T12:12:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T20:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/?page_id=2336"},"modified":"2026-05-23T19:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T02:38:48","slug":"travel-tips-and-planning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ourtripsabroad.com\/en_ca\/travel-tips-and-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Tips & Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Packing for the West Coast Trail is not like packing for a normal hike, and it is definitely not like packing for a weekend backpacking<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead tip \u2192\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ordering food in Japan can be very intimidating at first, especially if you do not speak any Japanese whatsoever. That is okay though, there are<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead tip \u2192\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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One thing we\u2019ve learned after years of traveling as a couple: the best trips aren\u2019t always to the most famous places \u2014 they\u2019re to destinations<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead tip \u2192\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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Christmas is one of the most searched travel periods every year, and once you\u2019ve experienced it somewhere special, it\u2019s easy to understand why. Cities transform,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tRead tip \u2192\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t

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