Is Travel Playtime for Adults?
How Often Do You Make Time for Play? When was the last time you did something just for the fun of it? Not because it was productive. Not because it would benefit...
Travel Psychology
Love Languages and Travel
Have you heard of the Five Love Languages? It’s a popular self-help book from 1992 by Gary Chapman, and it’s popular enough that the title has slipped into common-day usage. What Are...
How to Survive a Flight and Jet Lag
Okay, so getting on a plane might not be that exotic of an experience these days (unless you’ve never flown before, of course!), but it is officially the beginning of your adventure....
Can You Repeat a Travel Experience?
Do you like to return to your favorite vacation spots or do you prefer to explore new places? Some people like the comfort of returning to a familiar location over and over....
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...
Do It Your Way
Recently our friends, Danielle and Gibran, talked to me and my husband, Greg, about taking a trip to Greece. We showed them photos from our past trip and discussed where they might...
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...
Artificial Intelligence and Trip Planning
Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence (AI) is definitely here to stay. I occasionally experience brief fears of a dystopian society in which AI rules our world. (I think I’ve watched too many science...
It’s About Time
Much of travel is about time. Obviously, it takes time to get to and from locations, and it's important that you add that time into your agenda when planning your trip. Even...
Being a Brave and Wise Traveler and Laughing at Yourself
The ability to laugh at yourself can turn a potentially humiliating event into part of the fun that makes your travel adventure special and memorable. A Story I have a dream of...