So, you have the travel bug but don't quite know where to start.  OR it seems impossible because flights are sooooooo expensive!  Well, yes, they can be.  But you can also find really affordable options if you know where and how to look!  Here are some resources I use to find my flights!

The Flight Deal

The Flight Deal emails you different airlines deals that happen each day.  I wrote about this is my last post about booking my flight to Norway and Sweden through this site!  If you want to know more- click here! It's my favorite place to look everyday!

Google Flights

I love google flights.  It's helpful because if you put in the place you want to go, they show a calendar with all the different prices for each date for that flight.  So, you can see right away your cheapest option on when to travel here.  I also love it because you can "explore destinations"  I put in my point of origin and what month, and it shows you what it would cost to fly basically anywhere in the world.  It's fun to look around and get inspiration to go new places.

Skyscanner

Skyscanner is similar to google flights.  But, I find that sometimes if finds budget airlines that aren't listed on google flights.  I think its always worth comparing the two sites for the best deal.

Hopper

Hopper is a super useful app!  You put in the trip you want to take, and it tells you if you should buy the ticket now or hold off.  It follows price trends and predicts if the price will drop, and if so, around when.  Or it tells you to "book now."  Remember it is a prediction.

Skiplagged

This is a site where you put in your destination, and it checks prices of cheaper flights that have stopovers there.  So, you would just "miss" the connection flight!  So you can only have a carry-on bag, but an interesting option to look into!

Priceline

Simple but we forget about it from time to time.  I found my friend a flight on here for her to meet me in Brazil, and it saved her money rather than directly booking on the airline's site.  You can always compare the price of what you are about to purchase on priceline to see if there is a deal.

I think one of my favorite things to do after I travel is to try and take the things I learn from my trips and incorporate them into my life here.  On a small scale, I say "caoi" now to say bye, and I am definitely more keen to cheek kiss than before my trip to South America.  But in all different ways, I try to bring some of that culture into my little apartment in Chicago.

One way is to try and bake or cook recipes that are specific to the area you traveled.  In Argentina, there was no way you would visit and not try an Alfajores!  I've always loved baking, and one of my staples is to make caramel.  I didn't come across caramel often in South America, but dulce de leche was everywhere!  YUMMMM! An alfajores is two shortbread type cookies sandwiched together with dulce de leche!  So, I thought this would be fun to try.

Did you know- That you can make dulce de leche from a can of sweetened condensed milk?!  I takes soooooooo long but is so easy.  I couldn't believe it.  Honestly, you just boil a large pot of water.  Remove the label from the can and submerge it into the pot with tongs on its side.  Let the can boil for 3 hours!! WHAT!  Now it seems silly when you can just go buy a can at the store, but I kid you not, this tasted so much better.  Make sure to check on it and keep adding water- Never let the water level get below the top of the can.    After 3 hours, take it our and let it cool to room temperature  before opening.
Plus, it was a nice humidifier for my apartment in this dry winter :)

I scoured the internet trying to find an authentic recipe.  But of course, American sites all come up with their version.  But I found a baking blogger in Mexico city who made hers based off a cookbook of an Argentinian nun.  So, I mean, that seems legit.  I'm pretty sure I failed at converting grams to cups- well actually, I know I failed at least once because I made them twice and they came out different, but both times were tasty.  So, who knows.  But um, good luck with that!
Haha also, I used lemon zest instead of lime because that came up more in my research.  And I used bourbon because I didn't have brandy on hand.  Enjoy!!!
http://www.sweetcannela.com/recipes/desserts/alfajores/

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