How to Use Google Flights
Are you planning a trip that requires a plane flight? If you’re like me, this may be the most stressful and frustrating part of the process of planning a travel adventure. There...
international travel
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...
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,...
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 Handle Flight Delays
Travel delays have always been a part of travel. Whether you are flying, driving, or traveling by bicycle, problems like extreme weather can get in the way of even the best laid...
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....
I Do Declare!
What’s the Big Deal About Customs? Last week’s post was all about passports. For those of you who have traveled abroad, especially if you’ve done so multiple times and recently, you probably...
Get That Passport!
Do you have any interest in traveling abroad? If you do, and you don’t have your passport yet, what are you waiting for? Are You a Brave Wise Traveler? I’m surprised at...