“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a new beginning” — TS Eliot
- Get a passport
- Get TSA Precheck
- Get Global Entry and/or download Mobile Pass
- Get the Real ID
- Get a travel rewards credit card
- Register for STEP (Smart Traveler Enrollment Program) when traveling internationally.
- Buy Travel Insurance
- Download credit card apps
- Stop overpackaging
- Stop overscheduling. Have at least one chill day
- See new places. A new country or city
- Meet locals
- Leave preconceived stereotypes behind
- Learn the culture
- Have at least one splurge
- Pack a positive attitude
- Say yes to spontaneity – a day on your trip or to a whole trip
- Know what to schedule/buy in advance
- Dress for TSA, airport, and plane comfort—comfortably but not shabbily. Dress Shabbily, and they’ll remember the dress; dress impeccably, and they’ll remember the woman.
- Take a trip solo
- Try a unique accommodation
- Learn the basics of a new language
- Take a road trip
- Travel for your hobby
- Explore locally