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Month: June 2023

  • June 25, 2023

Research — What to See and Do

Mist rises over the orange and yellow of a thermal lake in Yellowstone National Park.

Researching the places you want to visit can be overwhelming, so it is important to pay attention to what you’ve identified as your priorities. It is also useful to think about why those places are important to you to help guide your decision-making. Why? If visiting Blarney Castle is on your list of priorities for…

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • June 22, 2023

Research — How to Stay Safe When Traveling

View of Osaka, Japan, from the Umeda Sky Building.

Safety is a concern that prevents many people from ever venturing into independent travel, but it's often the illusion of what is or isn't safe rather than the reality that we focus...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • June 18, 2023

The ROI of Travel Research

If you've picked a location and your travel companions, it's time to start your research. Wait! Please don't leave yet! I promise this isn't going to be as painful as you think...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • June 15, 2023

How to Avoid Death by Committee

If you're considering traveling with more than one person, or maybe if it's only one but you both have big personalities, it's important to not let group dynamics stop the planning process....

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • June 12, 2023

Time and Money (aka Reality)–Part 2

The sun sets into the ocean behind silhouettes of palm trees.

A previous post about travel planning (Time and Money Part 1) focused on the financial budget and limitations, but just as important to planning is the time budget. It is important to...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • June 8, 2023

Time and Money (aka Reality)–Part 1

I was once with a group and we were swapping stories about trips we had each taken when the topic of trip planning came up. As we shared how we initially choose...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • June 3, 2023

The Traveling Brain is a Healthy Brain

A woman snorkels behind a school of fish with yellow and black stripes.

With the rising rates of dementia from multiple causes, most of us have at least a passing concern as to how to keep our brains healthy. While your brain benefits from a...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • June 1, 2023

Some Questions to Get the Travel Party Started

It's important to make sure that you and your potential travel partners are well matched when planning a trip together. (See the post How to Avoid Ruining a Relationship.) Don't assume that...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • June 1, 2023

How to Avoid Ruining a Good Friendship

Stonehenge stones in the early morning light.

All the friends and family you enjoy hanging out with will make great travel companions, right? Actually, not always. A group of us making memories on the cobblestones somewhere in England. Don't...

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