Here’s the deal, plain and simple.
First Step to Adventure is a small operation. It’s me, Andrew, planning trips obsessively and writing about it. To keep the guides free to read and the lights on, some of the links on this site are affiliate links. That means if you click through and book something, buy something, or sign up for something, I may earn a small commission. It costs you nothing extra. The price is the same whether you use my link or go find the company yourself.
I only recommend things I’d actually use myself, or that I’ve personally vetted through people I trust: friends, family, or my own travel agent. If something’s garbage, it doesn’t make the list, commission or not. Nobody pays me to say a product is good. Nobody’s buying a spot on this page.
This applies to the destination guides, the resource pages, the credit card recommendations, and anywhere else on this site you see a link to a product or service I don’t make myself.
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Andrew
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