The past two years have been tough to find the good in travel. I miss my friends around the world. I’ve watched the travel & hospitality industry grind to a halt, restart, stop, restart, etc. I’ve watched private guide friends lose their income when the ships stopped sailing in Europe. […]
I teach a “travel for less” class so am always keen to find new and exciting travel upgrades to luxury I otherwise can’t afford traveling solo. So when I first heard of the cruise bid for upgrade program, I was intrigued. Cruise passengers can submit a bid to “win” (buy) […]
I’ve just watched Stanley Tucci’s new show, Searching for Italy and his Naples episode took me back to my first visit there and how much it different it was to the other cities/regions in Italy. As Stanley travels, I want to revisit my Italy visit and share favorite posts to […]
The past year with covid and stay at home has challenged me no doubt. I’ve not been grounded this long but have hope we will travel again to discover the world. This is a favorite post and I’m sharing it hoping you find the love you want and deserve this […]
As I get older, I love surprises when I travel, not the train canceled and you are stuck surprises, but the discovery of a local restaurant that doesn’t have a social presence just the love of neighbors. Our world is so connected now that it’s hard to be surprised or […]
When I’m asked “what’s your most memorable trip”, I reply “the year 2012”. That is the year, I had epic points travel to Easter Island (South America) and Safaris in Africa (Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa) and it’s also the year that I pressed “post” on this travel blog. My […]
Chances are you have a friend or family member that is a traveler like me and chances are they are a pain in the ass to buy for at holiday (and birthday) time because they just want to be on a trip anywhere but here and that’s not in your […]
When I was planning my epic safari trip to Africa, I discovered a new wing of the local medical center, the travel medicine office. I had never heard of Travel Medicine and yet it played a crucial part in my African adventure to Botswana. I needed a yellow fever vaccination […]
I’ve never celebrated my birthday on the actual day. Cake, candles and making wishes would need to wait until Thanksgiving (U.S. Holiday) which could be a few days to more than a week away. Unlike friends who celebrate their birthdays with a day, week or even a month of fun, […]
I’ve been seeing a lot of marketing around “the plane is clean” so you should fly now. It doesn’t matter that the transmission rate is low on a plane. It doesn’t matter that the plane is cleaner than ever before (seriously this should have been a standard a long time […]