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  • April 11, 2025

Was Your Vacation a Failure?

Angel statues on the Paris Notre-Dame Cathedral prior to the fire.

Have you ever gone on a trip that you wish you hadn’t?  Most of the time, we return from our travels filled with good memories and excited to share stories and photos with our friends and family.  But sometimes we’re left with regrets and wishes that we’d done something different. What Went Wrong? As we…

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
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  • March 28, 2025

Don’t Lose It – Use It!

Washington state has some beautiful hikes through fern groves and towering trees.

DON’T LOSE YOUR VACATION TIME! Yes, I just yelled that in all caps. But that’s how important I think this issue is. A Personal Rant Some of you – the ones who...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • March 14, 2025

Making Your Own Luck in Travel and Life

Green and purple Aurora Borealis lights up the Iceland sky.

Greg and I hope to see the Aurora Borealis (aka Northern Lights) a ninth time in 2025. If you live in Alaska, northern Canada, or Iceland, that might not seem like a...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • February 28, 2025

How to Handle a Fear of Flying and Travel Anxiety

Crescent Moon Ranch Park near Sedona, Arizona.

Many people have a fear of flying and/or experience travel anxiety. Even people who enjoy traveling and exploring the big, beautiful world we live in! The difference between someone who is too...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • January 17, 2025

Ditch the List, Embrace the Quest: A New Plan for Your Travel Adventures

Gelato from Don Nino's Gelateria in Florence, Italy.

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...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • July 12, 2024

There is No Perfect Bag

Libreria Acqua Alta in Venice, Italy

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...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • July 5, 2024

How to Make Your Travel Memories More Special: Harnessing the Peak-End Rule

Japanese architecture.

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...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • June 21, 2024

What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do

The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.

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...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • May 24, 2024

Adventuring Together: What If Your Partner Doesn’t Want to Travel?

Santa Fe, New Mexico, ristras.

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...

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  • By: Sandi McCoy Kramos
  • May 17, 2024

Bucket Lists and Other Travel Goals

Thun, Switzerland

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?...

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