FREE travel apps? Music to a budget traveler’s ears! And even better: These 13 apps will help you save money and time on every trip. Some are fun, some weren’t originally designed for travel–but all are useful. Depending on...
Unclaimed Baggage Center: Where Lost Luggage Goes…
Unclaimed Baggage Center lives in the small town of Scottsboro, Alabama. Located 30 miles south of the Tennessee border and 45 miles east of Huntsville, Scottsboro’s population is about 15,000. Ordinarily, you’d drive through town without much thought. Trip...
10 Amtrak Train Tips: What You Should Know
Yes, you’ll need some Amtrak train tips to get the most out of your adventure. If you’re going to be on the train for more than 18 hours, it’s best to prepare. And then prepare some more. These Amtrak...
Amtrak: Is Train Travel Still Fun? Yay and Nay…
Amtrak. America’s very own passenger train system. Is it still a thrill to hop onboard a train and listen to the clickety-clack of the rails? To watch the towns and farms go by? To sleep in a private compartment...
7 Ways to Stretch Your Cruise Dollars
Stretch your cruise dollars? Wait, aren’t cruises already a bargain, with meals and entertainment included? How is it possible to do things cheaper? Tour expert Rick Steves says “Cruises are an amazingly economic and efficient way to travel.” Still,...
Airbnb: Growing Up and Scaring Hotels
Airbnb: A fairy tale come true. The only investment they could afford: Air mattresses! Once upon a time, in 2007, there were two broke guys in San Francisco. They had moved from New York, forgetting to get jobs first....
Travel Tips from Experts: Learn from the Pros!
One of the best reasons to attend the Travel & Adventure Show is to get travel tips from experts. This year offers stellar advice from the rock stars of the industry: Samantha Brown, Pauline Frommer, and Rick Steves. Each...
4 Easy Ways to Pay for Travel…Plus a Sneaky Way
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Pay for travel? Are you wondering how to do it? Me, too. Wish you could just magically come up with cash? Likewise. I’m not–and likely never will be–wealthy. So I need clever little methods...
Pasties: Delicious “Yooper” Tradition
Pasties: Before we go further, let’s make sure to get the pronunciation correct. PASS-tee, the delicious “miner’s pie” of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Never, ever say PASTE-ee; that’s the sparkly stick-on used to cover the jiggly parts of a stripper....
Travel Show Tips: 7 Steps to a Fabulous Day
Updated January 2, 2019. It’s that time of year! Travel shows are popping up all over the country, ready to tempt–and educate–us, as we wander the aisles of huge convention centers. Do we really need travel show tips? Isn’t...