ChickSpeak

Summer offers so many opportunities to break out of your comfort zone and travel to new places. We’ve scouted out a quick a mix of resources you need to know about before you jet off to your next hot-spot. With student budgets and needs in mind, here’s ChickSpeak’s inside scoop on how you can satisfy your wonder lust while not going into debt or danger to do it.

1. The Lonely Planet Shoe String Guides: Written for and by backpackers, these guides allow readers to cover the globe, staying away longer, traveling farther and doing it all for much less money than expected.
2. Internationally recognized Student ID Cards: We’ve used ISIC’s ID cards when traveling before and were amazed at the discounts available to us as students. From museums to rail passes, international id cards are smart for safety purposes and from a money-saving perspective.
3. TSA approved luggage locks: Regardless of how careful you are, at some point you will be seperated from your luggage. Make sure that your belongings stay intact and safe from intruders with these locks. They are accepted in all airports (security has special TSA keys to unlock them if needed) and even come in assorted colors.