Currently it’s not the best time to plan new trips (I also wasted my plan to go to Spain & Portugal this spring) but it’s maybe a good time to think about old itineraries. That is the one from July 2018 in Italy. It was pretty hot, and pretty awesome! I think you can see …
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Imagine yourself sitting in your office chair, staring at your computer screen, pecking at your keyboard, checking the time, get a cup of coffee, repeat. Let’s face it, the craziest thing you did today was trying your coffee with no sugar (or with 10). You’ve got a routine, this place is familiar, you have to …
McDonald’s, a great American institution, a place I lovingly referred to as the “The Golden Arches” when I was a child. Truth be told, I never really go to McDonald’s. However, when I visit another country it is almost always a required destination. Free Wifi I don’t really have to explain how useful this is, right? …
Me and a friend spoke to a travel agent who told us that the cheapest flight to New Zealand that she could get for us would be at least $700. That just wasn’t going to cut it with our plans. So we sat down and spent hours online comparing and tweaking every option trying to find the cheapest …
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For most people ATM fees are an accepted inconvenience and cost that we think little about. But it doesn’t have to be this way! When I graduated and moved to New York I realized I had to get a new bank account. The local bank I used only had one branch and it was going …
It doesn’t matter what time of year it is a city break or an escape to the seaside is a must to help recharge your batteries and feel completely invigorated. Now is an ideal time to have a few days away, even if it’s a weekend break with the family – the run up to …
Sometimes the best thing is bad weather. Why? I’ll admit it, I love traveling because it gives me stories to tell. A story is something I can tell my friends, my family, a stranger and no matter how it goes I really enjoy telling them. Going through a difficult or uncomfortable situation brings people closer. …
Flights can be expensive. This is no secret. It’s often cheaper to drive but time restraints and other factors can make the option unviable. BUT the decision to fly or drive is not always as clear cut as this. By not flying all the way you can score a much cheaper trip with little or …
I’m not going to get into the debate between books and ebooks because that is irrelavent to me. In my humble opinion, ebooks are the future. For the traveler, I think ebooks are essential. The advent of the ebook means we can pack a small library of books anywhere we go, packed into one device, …
