Travel Planning - Lili on the Loose

14 07, 2016

Trip Preparation: Egypt Packing List

By Lili|July 14th, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Planning, Travel Tips|Tags: 2015, Africa, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Middle East, packlist, Travel Thursday|0 Comments

Here is my packing list from my Egypt Trip. Carry On Neck Pillow Eye Mask Ear Plugs Sarong (as a blanket/towel) Journal Pens Gum Snacks Glasses Day Pack Water-bottle with Mister Sun Hat Sun Glasses Rain Ponchos (if bad is weather) Anti Theft Purse Money holder, Coin Purse, & Wrist Wallet Language Guide Electronics Headphones Kindle Fire Kindle Touch Phone Batter Packs & Chargers Power Strip Travel Adaptor Camera with Memory Cards Clothes Shirts Pants & Capris Jeans Scarf Bras Underware Socks Sleep outfit Swimsuit Sweater Dress Sport Sandals Sneakers Jewelry Toiletries Q Tips Toilet Paper Hand Sanitizer Tissues Tiger

28 04, 2016

Las Vegas Bucketlist

By Lili|April 28th, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Planning|Tags: 2016, bucketlist, checklist, Las Vegas, Nevada, North America, Travel Thursday, USA, Vegas Checklist|0 Comments

I recently came back from my 6th trip to Las Vegas. There is so much to do in Las Vegas and I feel like there is still so much I would like to do. As a reminder to myself, here are some of the items I'd like to try on my next trip there: See a Cirque du Soleil show Go to the top of the faux-Eiffel Tower See the Grand Canyon Spend more time in Red Rock Canyon Visit M&M / Coke World See the Flamingos at The Flamingo Helcoptor Ride Mob Museum Natural History Museum Neon Museum at Night

6 11, 2015

Egypt Books, Movies, & Documentaries

By Lili|November 6th, 2015|Categories: Resources, Travel, Travel Planning|Tags: 2015, Africa, Agatha Christie, books, documentaries, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Elizabeth Peters, lloyd alexander, Middle East, movies, travel guides, Travel Thursday|0 Comments

Yesterday I discussed the many online resources to help plan a trip to Egypt. Another important part of my planning process is reading books and watching shows on the place I'm traveling to. Here are some of the other resources I used in planning a trip to Egypt. Books Travel Guides: I actually had started planning a trip to Egypt back in 2009. So many of by guidebooks I have are older. I actually found the older guidebooks (pre 2011) to be more detailed and many more options. After 2011, when tourism dropped it seemed the guidebook publishers pulled funding and effort

5 11, 2015

Egypt Travel Blogs & Online Trip Resources

By Lili|November 5th, 2015|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups, Resources, Travel, Travel Planning|Tags: 2015, Africa, Blog, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Egypt Bloggers, Egypt Blogs, Egypt Holiday Blogs, Egypt Travel Blogs, Egypt Trip Blogs, Egypt Vacation Blogs, Middle East, Reddit, Social, Social Communities, SubReddits, Travel Bloggers, Travel Blogs, Travel Communities, travel guides, Travel Thursday, trip resources|0 Comments

When traveling I love to research about the place I'll be going to. I usually will get a few travel guides, but I'll also read many blogs from other fellow travelers. I was sad to learn that Google's "Blog Search" functionality was discontinued, which made searching for the rare blog on Egypt so much harder to find. So to help future travelers here are some of the many blogs and other online resources I used in preparation for my trip to Egypt. Egypt Blogs Blogs with multiple posts about Egypt Lili On The Loose LandLopers Young Adventuress Oneika The Traveller

8 10, 2015

Making a Dream Trip to Egypt a Reality

By Lili|October 8th, 2015|Categories: Travel, Travel Planning, Upcoming Travel|Tags: 2006, 2015, Africa, Chicago, Chicago Field Museum, Dream of Egypt, Egypt, Field Museum, Illinois, Indiana Jones, Karnak, Middle East, Travel Thursday, Tutankhamun, Zahi Hawass|0 Comments

I have always dreamt of Egypt ever since I was a little girl. I loved ancient history (and Indiana Jones) and wanted to see the temples and monuments in person. It was fascinated how they complex and old they were. And they were so beautiful from the photos! I would watch the history channel and just eat up anything related to ancient Egypt. Source But it was always this far off exotic place that I hadn't really thought of actually going to. Not until I heard a character in Anne of Green Gables shout this: "I want to travel.

12 02, 2013

Upcoming Travel Plans: Mayan Encounter 2013

By Lili|February 12th, 2013|Categories: Itinerary, Travel, Travel Planning, Upcoming Travel|Tags: 2013, Belize, Central America, G Adventures, Gadventures, GAP, Guatemala, itinerary, Latin America, Mayan, Mayan Encounter 2013, Mayan ruins, Mexico, plan, planning, ruins, snorkel, snorkeling, tour, upcoming travel|0 Comments

For my next adventure I will explore Mayan ruins and enjoy fabulous snorkeling in Central America. My basic itinerary will be: After a full day of travel I will arrive in Guatemala late at night. I will spend 2 days in Antigua, Guatemala to explore the city. I plan on visiting many ruined churches, see a Coffee Plantation, see how Jade is made, and make my own Chocolate! Then my tour with Gadventures will start and we'll move onto Flores, Guatemala to explore the quaint and small island city on foot and by boat. The next day we'll move onto