Classic and Comfortable

For first time travelers, being in a new and strange place can cause discomfort and can seriously interfere with their level of enjoyment.  This can prevent them from thoroughly enjoying the amazing experience that traveling to a different country can bring.  A simple way to increase comfort while traveling abroad is to stay in hotels that have chains in the United States.  This will increase your familiarity and give you a taste of home while you are abroad in a strange and unfamiliar country.  

Because consistency is greatly emphasized in these worldwide chains, the hotels will mostly have the same appearance and set-up as the same hotels in the United States.  Some of the biggest hotel chains are very prevalent in the worldwide hotel business; including Best Western, Wyndham, Marriott and Hilton.  Especially in large tourist areas, these are more prevalent than less well-known areas and thus easier to find and book.

Sometimes having a small reminder of home can make a huge difference while traveling abroad.  When going back to your hotel after a long day, the familiarity that these hotels can bring can increase the quality of your experience in your travels!

Sweet dreams and happy travels!

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Find My Friends!

Cell phones have become an integral part of our everyday lives. We hardly every let them leave our sides and panic when we accidentally leave them at home.  But in the case of travel safety, this can be a really helpful thing.  

Most, if not all, smart phones have the ability to track your location because of wireless internet services and data plans.  In the event of an emergency, this can be used to locate you wherever you may be in the world. 

When traveling in a group, which I highly recommend for inexperienced travelers, it is important to keep track of the individuals you are traveling with.  There are multiple phone applications that can be used to accomplish this, with the most famous being "Find My Friends". By creating an account, your friends can see exactly where you are in the event that you can not be found.  

This application was very useful on my recent trip to Panama City. In the event that we could not find somebody, before panicking, it was very simple to check our phones with this app.  In a city with thousands of college students on spring break, it was very important to make sure that nobody went missing.  The only negative aspect of this application is that our mothers tried to follow us to keep tabs on us as well.  And that is another story completely. 

Around the World with Ready, Set, Roam!

The moment we all have been waiting for is finally here! The Ready, Set, Roam team is proud to present "Around the World With Ready, Set, Roam!". 

This video contains pictures from the travels of our amazing followers! Thank you to everyone who submitted, we could not do anything without your support!   We hope that this video inspires you to journey to places you had not known and embark in new travel adventures!

The team is always here to answer any questions that you may have! Happy travels!

- RSR

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Chances are that you’re visiting our website because you are a college-aged student with big dreams of traveling the world! If not, that’s great too and we are so happy you’ve stumbled upon Ready, Set, Roam! We hope you’ll find enjoyment in following our blog and maybe even find us a little entertaining. 

This website will provide personal travel stories and experiences from each of our bloggers. Each week, we will have a different theme related to travel that will allow us to share advice, tips and information we have obtained from traveling around the world. We will also feature a “traveler of the week” every week to highlight other student’s travel experiences, in addition to our own. 

The blog will be updated on a daily basis so please check back as frequently as you wish! We invite your questions, comments and insights regarding travel and hope to be a resource for you as you explore the idea of traveling abroad!

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