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HealthSafety and Scams

How to Travel with Chronic Illness, Part 2: Preparation & Packing

September 15, 2019 Health, safety, Travel Planning Comments are off
How to travel with chronic illness: Know yourself and what you can do.

“How to travel with chronic illness” sounds like there are two of you on the journey…and in a way, that’s true. Going anywhere with a medical condition means you’re bringing something along. Guess what? Everyone brings something. Budget constraints,...

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Health

How to Travel with Chronic Illness, Part 1: Planning is EVERYTHING

September 8, 2019 Health, safety, Travel Insurance, Travel Planning Comments are off

Lost the pep in your step? No zip for a trip? You’re yearning to still go places, but aren’t sure how to go about it. Figuring out how to travel with a chronic illness can seem overwhelming. So you...

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Cruises

Cruise Excursions: What to Take with You at Every Port

February 17, 2019 cruise, Packing, safety Comments are off
Cruise excursions are great...as long as you're prepared!

Cruise excursions can be the highlight of your vacation. Exploring a port or taking off for an adventure gives you the chance to spend a day doing something completely different from your normal routine…and tomorrow, you’ll get to do...

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Airlines & AirportsHealth

Flight Health and Safety: It’s up to YOU!

October 17, 2018 Airlines, Health, safety Comments are off
Airplane Health and Safety: It's up to YOU!

When it comes to flight health and safety, the ball is in YOUR court. The air industry has become a big business…which means the focus is on profits, not the passengers. You bought a ticket, made it through airport...

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Safety and ScamsTravel Tips

Pickpockets: 7 Ways to Avoid & Outsmart Them

July 1, 2018 safety, Scams, Travel tips Comments are off

The good news about pickpockets? They aren’t out to mug or murder you. The bad news? They can destroy your trip in a matter of seconds. Anytime you leave home–even going to your local supermarket–you are susceptible to theft....

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Travel Insurance

Medical Emergency Insurance: How It Works & What It Covers

June 20, 2018 Health, safety, Travel Insurance Comments are off
Emergency Travel Insurance...because accidents and illness can happen anywhere.

When you buy a travel insurance policy with a healthcare component, you’re really getting medical emergency and evacuation coverage. Travel-related items like a pre-trip physical, recommended vaccinations or prescriptions aren’t part of the policy; those are covered by your...

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Solo Travel

Solo Travel Guide: Ready? Set? GO!

June 17, 2018 safety, solo travel, Travel Planning, Travel tips Comments are off
Solo Travel Guide: If I can do it, so can you!

So you want to learn to travel alone. Yay for you! My Solo Travel Guide will help you get wherever you want to go. You’ve already done the hard part–deciding to take the leap. Fair warning: Once you’ve traveled...

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Travel Insurance

Trip Cancellation Insurance: What’s Covered? What’s NOT?

June 6, 2018 budget travel, Health, safety, solo travel, Travel Insurance, Travel tips Comments are off
Trip cancellation insurance can protect you if there's a natural disaster at your home or your destination.

What exactly is trip cancellation insurance–and what’s covered when your travel plans won’t happen? Maybe more specifically, what’s NOT covered? Buying travel insurance is almost always a good idea. You’ve spent money–and time–on your trip and want to protect...

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How-ToTravel Tips

Duct Tape: Don’t Leave Home Without It!

April 8, 2018 Health, safety, Travel tips 2 Comments
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...

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How-ToSolo TravelU.S. DestinationsWorldwide Destinations

How to Meet People When You Travel Solo

October 15, 2017 safety, solo travel, tours, Travel tips, U.S. Destinations, Worldwide Destinations Comments are off
Solo Travel: How to Meet People: Show up at an event and you'll find friendly folks. (Photo by Suzanne Ball. All rights reserved.)

How to meet people when you travel solo? Not always easy. It’s not just a matter of being out-going. Some cultures don’t welcome “friendliness” from strangers. In fact, a woman can put herself at risk by seeming to encourage...

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Worth 1,000 Words…

A labyrinth can reset our mind and intention. Can we do the same with how we travel? (Photo by Suzanne Ball)
Flower Vendor at sSeattle Pike Place Market
Seattle’s Pike Place Market is one of the nation’s treasures. (Photo by Suzanne Ball)
The World's Largest Rocking Chair in Casey, Illinois.
Going to Seattle? Of course you'll want to visit the Space Needle. Fresh from a renovation, here's what to know!
"Becoming Human" by Christian Ristow welcomes you to Meow Wolf.The flower-sniffing robot is 30 feet tell. (Photo by Suzanne Ball)
A "young man" of 70+ years leads the band in Santa Clara. (Photo by Suzanne Ball)
Sandia Peak Tram was a challenge to build.
After your selfie at The Bean, visit one of the Chicago food halls!
The passage to the stadium was once covered entirely by a stone arch roof. Today, only one section remains. It's easy to imagine how athletes felt as they ran down the narrow entry into the stadium
The wooden roof is what burned on 15 April 2019, taking the spire with it. When it was built, Notre Dame Cathedral required 52 acres of forest to complete the roof.
Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, NM: The Mysterious and Miraculous Staircase
Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times..
Solo travel doesn't really have many downsides
Unclaimed Baggage Center is easy to find in Scottsboro, AL.
Milwaukee Art Museum: Architect Santiago Calatrava designed MOM to resemble a ship. Given its location on the Lake Michigan waterfront, his idea was brilliant. (Photo credit: Suzanne Ball. All rights reserved.)
Peace solo travel by eating at a nice restaurant
Rome-Colosseum
U.S. Destinations-Seattle-Pike Place
Window shopping in Florence: Silk ties
The Acropolis in Athens awaits!
Craving Europe? There are some surprising European destinations in the US!

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