Wanna get away?

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 Photo Source:  Claire

Have you wanted to take that dream vacation but been held back by the reality of your bank account? Ever looked at all of your friends’ fabulous Facebook pictures and wondered why they seem to be able to travel the world while you’re chained to your desk? Or longed to discover the perfect destination, but weren’t sure where to look for inspiration? Fear not! We’ve got you covered with our panel of travel experts. They’ll share insider tips and help you learn how to use social media and travel blogs to score great deals, research the hottest destinations and find inspiration for planning your next vacation. Whether you’ve got a pasha’s or a pauper’s budget, traveling the world doesn’t have to remain just a dream.

Things you will learn:

  • How to take a dream vacation on a budget
  • How to maximize your social media savvy for deals
  • Organizations to follow for the best rate
  • How to best research destinations online
  • Insider tips on prepping for your next vacation
Moderator: 
 
Christina Saull - myviewfromthemiddleseat.com (@MiddleSeatView)
Christina Saull is a DC-based travel photographer and blogger. Her popular blog, My View from the Middle Seat, focuses on travel in the U.S., Canada and around the world for D.I.N.K. (Double Income, No Kids) couples. Her work features colorful photography, unique experiences and her (borderline unhealthy) obsession with hotels, coffee and New York City. Christina is an AFAR Ambassador, and her work can be seen on PlumDeluxe.com, in Destinations Travel magazine and in the USA Today Travel Go Escape magazine. When she’s not writing and traveling, she works full time as an Assistant Vice President at a DC public relations firm.

Speakers:

Matt LandLopers

Matt Long - LandLopers.com (@LandLopers)

An experiential traveler at heart, Matt Long shares his adventures with thousands of readers every day through his site LandLopers.com. As someone who has a bad case of the travel bug, Matt travels the world in order to share tips on where to go, what to see and how to experience the best the world has to offer. Based in Washington, DC, Matt has been to more than 60 countries and all 7 continents.

 

Marilyn Terrell – National Geographic Traveler (@Marilyn_Res)

Marilyn began her career in Journalism answering Letters to the Editor (personally! by snail mail!) to TIME magazine in Manhattan before moving to Alexandria with Time-Life Books. She moved to National Geographic in 2001 as senior researcher for Traveler magazine and became Chief Researcher in 2004. She helped found Nat Geo’s first blog, Inside Traveler, which became Intelligent Travel and attracted 3 million unique views in 2012. Additionally, Marilyn discovered travel writer Andrew Evans, helped launch his career as Nat Geo’s Digital Nomad in 2010 and spotted the Banff Crasher Squirrel among user submitted photos to Nat Geo’s Your Shot in August 2009 and helped catapult the image to international meme-dom. She is a prolific contributor to various Nat Geo outlets and is self-described twitter addict. Shocking secret: she doesn’t own a smartphone!

The Tao of Travel

When:

Wednesday, November 20th
Doors open at 6PM

Where:  

Hager Sharp Inc.
1030 15th Street, NW
Suite 600E
Washington, DC 20005

How do I get tickets? 

Eventbrite!

Join us for an evening of valuable information, travel adventures and of course your friendly social media club for a night you won’t forget! Doors open at 6–see you there!

 

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