The ultimate trip planning guide on how to plan your trip abroad. Learn how I pick a destination, find cheap flights, buy good travel insurance, use language learning apps, and much more. For the full list of all the travel tools that I use to plan my trips, visit
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FIND CHEAP
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*Be sure to search direct on airline sites as well.
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FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS
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ACCOMMODATION
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WHAT IS HOUSESITTING?
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GOOD TRAVEL INSURANCE
Allianz Travel Insurance ►
World Nomads ►
Clements ►
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LANGUAGE LEARNING APPS & RESOURCES (I USE)
+ Duolingo FREE
+ Follow Benny
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OTHER TRAVEL
Visa Requirements (US Citizens) ►
Chase Sapphire Credit Card ►

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MY TOP 10 TRAVEL ESSENTIALS
1. Black T-Shirts →
2. Small Travel Notebook →
3. Ankor Portable Battery Charger →
4. Water Bottle →
5. Quick Dry Towel →
6. Jump Rope →
7. Men’s Talcum Powder →
8. Exofficio Underwear →
9. Sony Rx100iv Camera →
9. Canon s120 Camera →
10. Head Light →

MY TRAVEL VIDEOGRAPHY & PHOTOGRAPHY GEAR
– MacBook Pro 15” →
– LaCie Rugged External Hard Drive →
– Sony a7ii →
– Sony a7ii 24-70 Lens →
– DJI Phantom 4 Drone →
– GoPro Hero 4 →
– KNEKT Underwater Dome →
– Rode Shotgun Mic →
– Manfrotto 60” Compact Action Tripod →
– Joby Tripod →
– Zoom H2n Handy Recorder →
– Backup Batteries for Sony A7ii →
– Backup Batteries for Sony RX100iv →
– Amazon Kindle →

Additional Travel Gear I
– Case Logic Travel Backpack →
– Think Tank Travel Drone Bag →
– Dakine Split Luggage →
– Merrell Men’s Hiking Boots →
– Icebreaker Men’s Travel Shirts →
– Mitchum Deodorant →
– Philips Norelco Multigroom Trimmer →
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