Travel Tips

I have never experienced a lost luggage issue, but my heart goes out to all that have. I hope I never have to judging by all the tales I have heard from fellow travelers - "My bag sat in the lost luggage office for 4 days and no one…

We've all been there...pacing around our bags thinking about every vital thing you will need. Trying to decide if you really need six pairs of shoes, contemplating how much your bag weighs, wondering if you should take that extra pair of…

"Grab The Coupon Book," isn't something you hear my family collectively say before we leave the house. I am a coupon maven. It's like printing money, legally of course, and makes me feel a bit like a VIP at times. I never pay retail. I…

When I was young and single, road trips were an adventure that I couldn't wait to indulge in. Rolling down the windows and letting the breeze tousle my hair why unashamedly belt out 'Free Falling' by Tom Petty and living on whatever fast…

The first question I always get from fellow travelers is, 'How do I score a free upgrade?' Everyone loves a freebie and I am all about hunting down deals. I am frugal by nature, but I hate to compromise on quality. So, the words…

Many, many travelers don’t even know what travel advisories are, much less how to check for them. Travel advisories are alerts and warnings, usually issued by governments and their agencies, designed to notify their nationals of weather,…

Say you need to send your 10-year-old child halfway across the country, but you can’t go with him. This usually sends parents into a panic, but it’s very safe to allow unaccompanied minor children to travel, so long as you follow a few…

Travelling with pets is never easy, but it’s always less of an inconvenience when you plan ahead. Most of the time, airlines will allow pets with minimal provisions, but there are things to keep in mind before you decide you want to take…

Sometimes you just don’t have time to plan a vacation. It might be that you’re too busy, it might be that you forget, or it just might be that you couldn’t decide until the last time. Now, that can end up being a problem because booking…

Generally Pickpockets do not want to hurt you - they just want your money, ID, credit cards, etc.  Thieves generally strike when you are distracted, in dense crowds, overloaded with bags, playing with a camera or video camera.   My…