How to Use Google Street View to Plan a Trip
Did you know you can use Google Street View to virtually visit places around the world? It’s a fun way to kill time and entertain yourself, but it’s also a very handy...
Travel Psychology
Ditch the List, Embrace the Quest: A New Plan for Your Travel Adventures
A friend recently returned from Italy and told me how she and her sister had been on “a quest to find the best gelato.” Luckily, their quest involved visiting different gelaterias and...
What Is Slow Travel?
Slow Travel Have you ever considered slow travel? Some of you may be confused as to what the phrase means. I know I was. What initially popped into my head was a...
Ten Tips to Help You Be a Better Packer
How to Think About Packing If you do an internet search, you’ll find an abundance of posts about packing. How to pack in just a carryon. What to pack for __________________ (fill...
There is No Perfect Bag
There is no perfect bag… nor is there a perfect trip. But, there are some that come close, and the quest is part of the fun. The Problem With Bags Actually, if...
How to Make Your Travel Memories More Special: Harnessing the Peak-End Rule
The Peak-End Rule If you’re taking a trip you’ve long been dreaming of taking, you might feel that there is nothing you could do to make the trip more memorable. But what...
What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
Many people are afraid to travel due to a fear of not knowing what to do if something difficult or unexpected happens. What they don’t stop to consider, however, is whether you...
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,...