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To Do List: Nashville Edition

Nashville, the vibrant heart of Tennessee, is not just a haven for music enthusiasts or a hotspot for its delectable southern cuisine. For students, the city unfolds as an educational playground, offering a blend of fun and enlightenment. Let’s embark on a journey through must-see places that promise to leave young minds enriched and inspired. Nashville, often hailed as the Music City, has an undeniable charm that extends beyond its iconic musical legacy. It’s a

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7 Places to Visit on Your Next Trip to Washington D.C.

Washington D.C. is a beautiful city with plenty of things to see and do. If you’re planning a trip there, be sure to check out our list of the seven places you need to visit! From the Lincoln Memorial to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, these attractions are sure to please. And don’t forget Nowak Tours – the best way for your students to see all the sights Washington D.C. has to offer!

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Ohio Day Trips Blog Post
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5 Incredible Day Trips To Take In Northeast Ohio This Year

Day trips are essential to learning more about the region you live in and a great way to travel on a budget. The question is, where do you start? Do you pull out a map and throw darts in a designated outlined area or do you think about the nearby places you could feasibly go to on a day trip? Before you decide which route to go maybe take a look at the list below

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Tourist Blog Post
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How To Be A Tourist In Your Own Home Town

Even if you happen to live in a tourist-magnet city, once you’ve been somewhere for a while, the magic tends to wear off and it becomes like any other regular town. But if there’s still some time to wait until your next trip, you could do something different – discover your hometown as a tourist. Here are some ways you can get excited about your own city once more. 1. Visit The Tourist Information Center

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How To Fit Your Life Into a Carry-On

Packing is usually the bane of every traveler’s life; I know it is in mine. It doesn’t matter how little you think you’re taking, there doesn’t seem to be that much empty space left in your pack. This is especially true when you only want to take carry-on baggage and you’re limited on size and weight. However, there are ways in which you can maximize your packing and still include everything you need for a

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Ask the Locals

Locals know best. In a contest regarding places to visit, restaurants to try, and side trips to take, held between a Google search and the local population, nine times out of ten, the locals will win. We promise you. This is why we’ve mentioned this tip in our previous travel tip blogs. It’s worth a whole blog to itself. We’ve tested this theory out in towns all across the world and though Google has led

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Grand Canyon National Park
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5 National Parks Tips from a Cross-Country Road Tripper

The United States’ National Parks are world-famous for their stunning beauty. There are at least a few National Parks on most people’s bucket list and some adventurers even have the goal of visiting all of them! We truly believe every human should find their way to a National Park at least once in their lives. As experienced travelers, we love to pass along the tips that we’ve learned along the way and we won’t hide

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Travel Tips Blog Post from Nowak Tours
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3 Travel Tips We Think Are Missing from the Internet

Every month, we scour the internet looking for travel tips to share with you. In all of our learning and reading, we have come to realize that for all the tips about flying, the best travel apps, bringing extra socks, etc., there are a few tips that seem to be missing. Having done a lot of travel ourselves, we often chuckle and nod our heads as we read stories and pro travel tips from fellow

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Creative Travel Photography

When you Google “travel photography” of where you’re off to, the photos that come up are stunning and devoid of people, trash, and the random items that often accompany your own. You’ve read about how it’s better to be “in the moment” instead of trying to capture that elusive photograph. You’ve booked your next trip, bought new sunscreen because your bottle expired, and maybe bought a new outfit or two, and it hits you. Standing

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Camera-less Traveling

Trading adventure for beautiful photo ops? I know, I must be crazy. I drove across the country for 2 ½ months and I didn’t take my DSLR. This wasn’t an accident – I actually thought a lot about this tough decision of camera-less traveling. I was a professional photographer for 5 years and the first form of art I fell in love with was landscape photography. I remember buying my first camera. I saved for

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