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Travel Buzz: Make your next trip unforgettable!

The Asgard Irish Pub & Restaurant, 350 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 Get directions

Time:

Feb 27 at 7:30 pm - Feb 27 at 11:00 pm

Duration:

3 hours and 30 mins

Come join a lively group of passionate travelers for a night of travel buzz, featuring short presentations by guest speakers & breakout tables hosted by travel experts!

Get your tickets early at http://travelbuzz.eventbrite.com/ ($12 for Early Birds, and $15 after Feb 20). Tickets will NOT be sold at the door.

RAFFLE AND FREE GIVEAWAYS! 1 raffle ticket included w/ entrance fee. Bonus Early Bird Offer: Purchase your ticket by Feb 13 and get 3 raffle tickets.

Speaker lineup:
- "Integrate into Local Communities with Volunteer Travel" by Meet Plan Go's Lillie Marshall
- "Solo Travel" by Kim Scheltz
- "Breaking into Traveling: Backpacking Around Europe" by Joshua Rottman
- "Working and Living Abroad" by Jocelyn Gonzalez
- "Optimizing Your Use of Technology to Plan Your Trip and Get the Best Deals" by Caitlin Condon
- "Cultural Immersion through Couchsurfing" by Kristof Redei

All speakers will also discuss cost-cutting tricks and tips for staying healthy and safe

Breakout tables, hosted by travel experts, will include these topics:

- Off-the-Beaten-Path Traveling
- Solo Travel
- Planing Your Trip: Where to Start?
- Health and Safety
- Volunteering Abroad: Teaching, WWOOFing, etc
- Extended Travel and Round-The-World Trips
- Alternative accommodation: homestays and couchsurfing
- Advanced Travel Tips for Experienced Backpackers
... and more!

This event is open to anyone interested in world travel, whether you're a novice or an experienced traveler.

All proceeds will be donated to Shanker Foundation and Cultural Survival, two grassroots, non-profit organizations dedicated to educating communities and advocating for under-represented populations.

Event hosts: Travel Buzz is hosted by a group of experienced travelers who are always searching for new ideas and the next offbeat destination. We travel adventurously and independently on a budget, and we want to help you do the same. We also host Boston's largest non-commercial travel meetup—Boston Expat and World Travelers.

Attending: 5 (+ 4 guests)