If you’re like us, travel planning is half the fun. Searching for where to go literally opens up a world of possibilities. And I personally get a thrill out of finding the best way to get there, the perfect hotel and planning my itinerary with all the things I absolutely love doing to get to […]
What to Pack: African Safari Packing List
Packing for an African safari is vastly different than packing for just about any other trip, and it’s often a challenge for first time safari goers. Not only do most safari goers have weight restrictions on bush flights (a typical weight restriction is 15 kilograms or 33 pounds total per person, including camera equipment and […]
What are the Differences in Aircraft Service Classes?
There are traditionally three travel classes on planes, and all these classes are different. Ticket prices are also different depending on the travel class. The choice is yours: read a book in economy, eat fine dining in business, or sleep in a comfortable bed and enjoy luxury in first class. It might even surprise you […]
How to Save Money on Your Next Flight
After more than 20 years of sleuthing out the best airfare to destinations around the globe, I often find myself sharing my tips about finding great deals on airfare in various forums. I’ve finally compiled all those tips on how to save money on flights into one spot. Unfortunately, there’s no shortcut for finding cheap […]
5 Tips for Traveler’s Diarrhea Prevention
There’s a lot of things that are bound to go wrong when it comes to traveling: flight delays, missed flights, getting lost, or even booking tours or attractions on the wrong day. We’ve experienced them all. We’ve also both experienced one of the most miserable things that can happen when you travel: getting traveler’s diarrhea. […]
How to Pack Wine in Luggage
We’re oenophiles. Not only do we love tasting and learning about wine around the world, wine is one of our favorite souvenirs to bring home from a trip. Wine can be delicate to travel with and you never want to arrive home to your clothes stained burgundy from a broken bottle of red. Traveling with […]
5 Tips for Buying Travel Insurance
Confession time. Until recently, Tim and I have never bought travel insurance. We’ve visited more than 60 countries, and in our 18 years of traveling together we’ve been lucky enough to never need it. But when an opportunity to visit Socotra, the island off of Yemen that has been called the most alien-looking place on […]
Do-It-Yourself City Tours with GPSmyCity
The average city walking tour just isn’t our thing. Unless it’s a city tour that’s active like a biking tour or a segway tour, or combines something like food and city sights, we much prefer a do-it-yourself tour. We can take our time taking photographs, we can linger as long as we want at interesting […]
Hassle Free Travel with Luggage Free
In the midst of my begging and pleading with China Southern Airlines on social media to please answer my emails about the lost luggage hell they put me through in the Philippines, another email arrived. Luggage Free, a luggage shipping company, reached out to introduce me to their service and ask me to review it. […]
Why I Don’t Like Airbnb
Sorry, but I just can’t get into this Airbnb craze. On occasion I don’t mind renting an apartment with Tim or a friend; I’ve actually written about several that we loved like this one in Berlin and this one in Split. But in general I like the amenities of a hotel stay when I’m traveling […]
