What to do with extra foreign currency? If you’re like me, you hate to get rid of it. First of all, it’s much glitzier than U.S. money. Second, it’s a sweet and vivid memory of my trip. Still, what...
Food Photos with Your Phone: Tips & Etiquette
Food photos are here to stay. Like it or not, many–maybe most–of us can’t help but keep a running record of our culinary experiences. No longer a trend, it’s unusual when people don’t pull out their phones when their meals...
Travel Journal Ideas: 25 Writing Prompts to Capture Your Memories
A travel journal may be the best souvenir you bring home. Long after the t-shirt has faded and the mug has migrated to the back of the cabinet, a sit-down with your journal brings back images and memories. Keeping...
Duct Tape: Don’t Leave Home Without It!
“Of course duct tape works in a near vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshipped.” — Mark Watney, The Martian Duct tape belongs in every traveler’s suitcase. Every time. It’s one of the...
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...
To Flush or Not to Flush…Let’s Answer That Question!
“To flush or not to flush…” Sorry Shakespeare, but sometimes this question is more urgent than pondering our existence. Americans don’t think twice about flushing toilet paper. We’re a young country and we have the sewage system to prove...
How to Eat Pasta: Instructions from a Sicilian
How to eat pasta? You mean there are rules? Assolutamente! Absolutely! Tommaso Pante, native Sicilian, licensed tour guide, and owner of Sunway, is adamant on the proper way to eat the pasta that is lovingly cooked by sisters, wives, mothers,...
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...
Packing–Fold or Roll? (Hint: It’s Really Up to YOU!)
Packing–Fold or roll? The traveler’s dilemma. There you are, getting ready for your trip. You’ve given careful thought to what to bring. Perhaps you’re committed to doing carry-on, so your suitcase is small. Maybe you’ve even googled tips to...