A few years back I went on the longest flight of my life - a 24 hour journey from Washington, D.C. to Chiang Mai, Thailand. The first leg of the flight was over 13 hours, something I was dreading. While it has taken me almost 4 years to be willing to even entertain the idea of another long-haul, it wasn't nearly as bad as I had ...
A smart phone is a valuable tool for traveling around the world. There are a multitude of apps to help in all areas of travel; here are some of my favorites. All are available for free unless noted. Tripit - this is a must to keep your travel plans organized, and they can't make it any simpler to use. I'm a ...
Many companies are marketing through the "Refer A Friend" model. I never purchase anything online prior to searching for coupon codes; it's a great was to save a few dollars. Here are a few referral codes from products and websites I have purchased from. (Yes, some of these I get something in return). Travel ...
2016 was another terrific travel year, discovering four new states and two countries. Most of the year's vacations were long weekends, visiting Charleston for a girls' weekend, Chicago for a ballgame, Philly, Montreal, and a bitter cold weekend in the mountains of Maryland "Becoming and Outdoors Woman" in an unheated drafty ...
Oh, well, okay, maybe a little bit, just a tiny bit. I bought airline tickets to France two days before the attacks in Paris. My trip is less than a month way and the attacks on Brussels occur. My heart stopped a beat when I turned on the TV that morning. Are we nuts to go? Is this a much riskier trip? Is this an omen? As ...
