Eric Stoen, Author at Travel Babbo

The Story of a Broken Knee, a Private Jet, and a Travel Health Insurance Mistake

By Eric Stoen on March 12, 2022 • Last Updated March 12, 2022

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Travel Health Insurance A confession: we’ve never purchased travel health insurance. We’ve never purchased any sort of travel insurance actually. We’ve always had a medical evacuation policy through MedJet, but that’s not insurance – they’ll simply transfer you to a hospital of your choice if you’re hospitalized in a foreign… Read More

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My Favorite Travel Shirt (My Favorite Everything Shirt)

By Eric Stoen on February 13, 2022 • Last Updated May 16, 2022

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The Best Travel Shirt (The Best Everything Shirt) I became an ambassador for Unbound Merino five months ago and they sent me several shirts to wear and promote – in addition to socks and underwear. During that time I traveled to Hawaii, Italy, France, Colorado (twice) and Saudi Arabia, and… Read More

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How to Travel Cheap

By Eric Stoen on February 9, 2022 • Last Updated March 2, 2023

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How to Travel Cheap – i.e. How to Make Travel Affordable People ask me all the time how to travel cheap internationally. It’s difficult to answer since everyone has different circumstances. Some people have access to lower-cost airports. Some choose other priorities and wonder why there isn’t money left over… Read More

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Where Else Can You Go for the Cost of a Disneyland Vacation?

By Eric Stoen on February 8, 2022 • Last Updated January 15, 2023

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Alternatives to Disneyland 2022/2023 I first did this post three years ago and was confident in my pricing of both Disneyland vacations and international travel alternatives. It’s time for an update! Disney prices go up every year, but in this era of inflation other travel costs have gone up as… Read More

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The Best Ocean View Hotels

By Eric Stoen on February 2, 2022 • Last Updated July 5, 2022

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Ocean View Hotels I’ve been getting a lot of requests from people for ocean view hotels – either in specific locations or anywhere in the world. We love hotels with good views, especially with kids. If we’re somewhere with young kids and they need downtime in the middle of the… Read More

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A Local’s Guide to the Best Ojai Restaurants

By Eric Stoen on January 27, 2022 • Last Updated May 5, 2023

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Ojai Restaurants in 2023 – an Introduction We’ve lived near Ojai, California for over a decade and we’re pretty knowledgeable when it comes to Ojai restaurants. Having said that, there have been a lot of changes lately, with some favorite places closing and new restaurants popping up at their locations.… Read More

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Colorado Springs with Kids

By Eric Stoen on January 17, 2022 • Last Updated November 29, 2022

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Things to Do in Colorado Springs with Kids / Colorado Springs Kids Activities Growing up in Colorado Springs, I don’t remember ever being bored. I lived a block from the Broadmoor Hotel and walked over frequently, reading comic books in the drug store, playing at the playground or grabbing day-old bread from the Tavern kitchen… Read More

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Wake Up Early! An Ode to Exploring at Sunrise

By Eric Stoen on December 21, 2021 • Last Updated May 16, 2022

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The Brilliance of Sunrise Sunrise and sunset are often accorded the same reverence in literature and song, but on Instagram it’s a different story. A quick search of the #sunset tag shows 300 million posts and a search of the #sunrise tag shows 1/4 that many. The reason: far more people… Read More

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A Week in Saudi

By Eric Stoen on December 15, 2021 • Last Updated May 16, 2022

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Visiting Saudi: An Introduction For me, Saudi was always the Schrodinger’s Cat of countries: I simultaneously wanted to visit and didn’t want to visit. I’ve had friends over the years who lived there with their families as ex-pats and it seemed fascinating – a wealthy country mostly hidden from the… Read More

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This Year’s Holiday Gift Guide for Travelers!

By Eric Stoen on November 10, 2021 • Last Updated October 25, 2022

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My 2021 Gift Guide – An Introduction Welcome to the holidays! Throughout the year I’ve kept track of things that I liked so I could include them here. A lot of these are things we stumbled upon, and some are here because the brands reached out to me, wanting to… Read More

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