How to Turn Vague Inspiration Into a Travel Plan
The Birth of an Idea My husband, Greg, and I are planning to spend a week in Scotland next year with friends. We decided to extend our stay beyond that week, however,...
Adventure-ish
When is a Tour the Best Option?
When is a group tour or cruise the best option? If you’ve read many of my blog posts, you might be getting the impression that I’m anti-tour or anti-cruise. I want to...
Putting Pencil to Paper: How to Start Planning Your Trip
‘Tis the Season For many people, the period from early spring through early summer is prime trip-planning season because they are planning trips for later in the summer. If your travel adventure...
Adventuring Together: What If Your Partner Doesn’t Want to Travel?
What If Your Partner Doesn’t Want to Share Your Travel Adventure? Do you like to travel? Does your husband/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend/partner? Uh oh! If you didn’t give the same answer to both questions, there...
Bucket Lists and Other Travel Goals
Do you have a travel bucket list? Maybe you just call it a list of travel goals. Do you feel proud or discouraged by how many checkmarks there are on your list?...
Can We Love a Place to Death? (Part 2)
Overtourism Overtourism is too many visitors in an area at a given time. As the world’s population increases, so do the number of travelers. This can put a strain on historical cities,...
Close to Home, Far From Ordinary
The Definition of Adventure The Merriam-Webster Dictionary provides a number of definitions for “adventure.” Ad·ven·ture [uhd·ven·chr] Noun an undertaking usually involving danger and unknown risks an exciting or remarkable experience an enterprise...
Oh, Crap!
Travel and Bowel Problems Crap. Shit. Poop. Shite. Feces. Excrement. Number two. No matter what you call it, we all do it. But no one wants to talk about it. Luckily, I...
How to be a Traveler Every Day
Listen in on a conversation I once had at a party: New Acquaintance: What do you like to do?Me: TravelNew Acquaintance: What do you like to do when you’re not traveling?Me: Think...
Your Second Most Useful Travel Tool
There are many useful tools to help with travel. If you'd like to know what the most helpful travel tool is, read to the end. But before we get there, I'd like...