The once-in-a-lifetime trip
Make it count In too many travel groups, people post things like, "We have two weeks total. This is a once-in-a-lifetime trip for us. We...
Passwords, apps and more
You may not want to hear this, but you're probably going to rely on your smartphone and an internet connection while you travel. Why?...
Pack inside out
A bit of laziness pays off Folding, putting away and hanging up clothes is not a fun process, at least not for me. Now, that dislike may...
The big picture
Are you really saving time and money, or does it just look that way on paper? Calculators and spreadsheets do great things. They...
Pack lots of pain reliever
This might just be the best-ever advice you get, for several reasons. Even if you don't use much painkiller at home, pack plenty of it...
Soon, but not too soon
When it comes to British rail fare, time is money, but in a real-life Goldilocks dilemma, you need to get it just right Like virtually...
The sport of finding low airfare
A good getaway is so much richer than, "I just need to know the site you use for airfare,"' yet I've heard this more than two or three...
Who are you?
Especially as we get older, we may be drawn to figure out how we link older generations with new. I know I've felt it. The exodus from...
Tours are expensive!
Fully guided tours have tangible benefits that are most obvious when you don't know much about where you're going, you don't want to deal...
Time or money
More than 200 years ago, Benjamin Franklin famously repeated the concept that time is money. It's true throughout life, including travel....
Experience backyard tourism
You wanted to go far away in 2020. You saved the money, you reserved the airfare, you planned your sights and it was going to be...
Relive old travel memories
What to do in this weird, in-between phase of rebooting the world? You may be itching to travel again, but you know it's a little too...
The value of local travel
Like you, we're stuck at home right now. We've canceled getaways for 2020 and for 2021, we've gone into semi-isolation on our farm, and...
Should you buy a tour?
I'm all for independent travel, but sometimes it makes sense to work with a travel agent and go with a tour instead. Yes, you read that...
What's your backup plan?
When you think about your getaway, it's perfect. That's not likely to happen in real life.
Top 3 blog posts of 2020
It's been quite a year, hasn't it? With seven months of the year spent in isolation, and our three-country trip canceled, 2020 has been a...
Top 5 videos of 2020
Making videos, even the simple videos I make, has been a challenge this year. We haven't been able to travel anywhere to make fun videos,...
Work backward to go forward
A popular strategy for communications deadlines is to work backward and add a "buffer" along the way. It works great for travel, too, and...
Travel insurance
Does it make sense? Of course it does. If you don't need to use it, so much the better. Most airlines offer travel insurance as part of...

















