Can you really create your future? I believe so! We can simply wish to travel in 2018 or we can make a plan that will–literally–deliver us to our destination. In order to create your future, you’ll need to put...
Bill Bryson Writes the Best Travel Memoirs

If you haven’t read Bill Bryson, as soon as you finish this, go find one of his many marvelous travel books. His style is remarkable, so easy to read, yet he manages to slip in facts and history without...
The Camino de Santiago: How I Started

The Camino de Santiago: How I Started: “A pilgrimage across northern Spain to the sanctuary at Santiago de Compostela is the finest journey in Spain.” wrote James Michener in Iberia. This post was written in early 2014, as I began...
“Overbooked” by Elizabeth Becker: Travel Book Club Selection

Overbooked, by Elizabeth Becker, is our latest Travel Book Club Selection. It should be on every traveler’s reading list. I can promise you that it will change your perspective about the industry that employs 1 of 11 people worldwide....
Hotel Secrets from a Front Desk Agent

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Hotel secrets? Perhaps you, like me, consider yourself to be a smart traveler. Even sophisticated in terms of getting places and finding a place to sleep. For over a decade, I’ve maintained “elite” status...
Travel Book Club: Take Big Bites

Today I launch a Travel Book Club. If you love to read, I hope you will join me. Let’s discover books that make us want to get out of our comfortable homes and explore the planet. My first pick:...