Planning a vacation can be stressful and often returning from vacation can leave you feeling tired and in need of a vacation from your vacation. Now, there’s a difference between feeling stressed from vacation and feeling tired from a vacation. If you’re tired it may mean you had a jammed-packed schedule and there’s nothing wrong...
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December 10, 2020May 17, 2021 Most Forgotten Travel Essentials
I recently read an article posted in Travel and Leisure on the most forgotten items when packing. They listed phone chargers, toothpaste, sunblock, umbrella, swimsuit, and hair comb and brush as the top items forgotten. I’ll start by saying, the remedy to not forget these items is to pre-pack the basics. Now, I understand that...
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November 19, 2020May 17, 2021 Travel Etiquette
Travel Etiquette may seem like a no-brainer but you’d be surprised how many times and how many people don’t possess or apply it. While it is tempting to be with the in-crowd and fit in, avoid using slang, terminology, or colloquialisms. This can sometimes come across as offensive or mocking. Especially, if you’re not using...
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November 11, 2020May 17, 2021 Spilling The Tea
If you’re a tea lover, you should travel with your own and it’s super easy to do! While hotels have widened their coffee selections with their partnerships with Keurig, teas have remained limited, except of course in Asia where you’ll find a nice selection. The airlines rarely have more than a couple of options and...
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November 5, 2020May 17, 2021 Hey Mate – Seatmate That Is
The seatmate relationship is an interesting one. There are times you know your seatmate. They are either a family member you live with, a family member you don’t live with, a travel companion, or a complete stranger. Even for a family member you live with, the dynamic can change because; there’s something about sitting in...
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October 29, 2020May 17, 2021 What Sparked My Wanderlust
We all have that moment or experience that sparked our wanderlust and gave us the travel bug. Mine was a trip to Germany while in high school. Not only did my high school trip to Germany as an exchange student spark my wanderlust, it shaped my view of traveling. I was 16 and in the...
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October 23, 2020August 13, 2021 The Irony of Travel Memories
On our Facebook group, we have been posting daily with the theme “Been There, Done That” featuring activities and destinations we’ve experienced. One post was, biking while traveling, and it brought back memories of a trip I took to South Africa with other travel professionals in 2018. I’m not a fan of cycling and dreaded...
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October 5, 2020May 17, 2021 Postcards: A Time-Honored Tradition
A Traveling Culturati listener, The Savvy Traveler, who has followed me for over 10 years has, for that same period sent me postcards from his travels. When I started traveling more than 30 years ago, I used to get postcards and mail them to family, but I stopped that practice more than 20 years ago....
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September 25, 2020May 17, 2021 The Ultimate Travel Checklist
Traveling for me is about being efficient, organized and compact. Honestly, I’m not that way in general but, travel forces me to be more organized when I’m on the road. I guess after having many situations when I wished I had been more organized taught me a lesson. Getting organized is simple and as you...
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September 18, 2020May 17, 2021 Traveling Now? Here’s What You Need To Know
First and foremost Before you do anything check for requirements and the often changing restrictions. Travel.state.gov is a good source for national and international. About the destination The Centers for Disease Control at CDC.GOV keeps an updated list of states and countries with a risk factor of getting COVID. They are ranked based on high, moderate, low,...