I have a confession to make. I don't wanna leave the US. I am addicted to Trader Joe's. When I first heard the name, I thought it was a Canadian Tire equivalent. But TJ's is a humble Whole Foods. They have amazing organic food at great prices. I have been doing research to see if they have any locations in Canada, and it turns out that they don't and they aren't planning on it either :( Is it so much for a girl to ask??? I just want great food at a great price....

Budget Once you know where and for how long you want to travel for, the next planning task that needs to be nailed down is a budget. Some may argue that this should be the first step in the planning process however it's pretty hard to set a budget if you don't know what you want to do! The way we came up with our budget was to use some of my past travels as a guideline. Here are some general criteria to set.Level of accommodation requiredLevel of dining req...