Last year, I wrote about Cancelon, a website that allows users to list nonrefundable hotel reservations they aren’t able to use in hopes that someone else is willing to take over that reservation (typically at a discount). I’ve flipped through it a few times since I first wrote the overview and I still haven’t used […]
Roomer: Sell Nonrefundable Hotel Reservations or Buy at Discount Read More »
For most of my travels, my health preparations are nothing more than absent-mindedly throwing a first aid kit into my suitcase. I take standard precautions to keep myself healthy, such as washing my hands, avoiding insect bites, and being careful about what water I drink. Basic care is adequate for travel throughout most of the
First Steps in Taking Care of Your Travel Health Read More »
More often than not, my suitcase is packed with t-shirts and other casual clothes. I’m the person who wears her convertible Northface pants at home just as much as while traveling. Let’s just say that fashion isn’t one of my interests. While I can’t afford — whether in time or money — to stay on
This has been a year full of obligatory travel. Family events, friends’ weddings, and other occasions have booked a fair number of my weekends. In each case, I try to find something fun to do while I’m there to turn it into a mini-vacation, or “oblication” as my friend Dia would call it. For our wedding
This fall, I’ve got a lot of regional travel planned. There are a number of reasons for this, including the fact that it’s busy season at work until mid-November and hard to get any time off. I’m not one to sit at home, so in the meantime, I’ll be chipping away at my “east coast
I am a planner, to the point of obsessive and obnoxious detail. You’ll find my to-do lists at work and at home, meal plans on my refrigerator, and spreadsheets and Word documents for every trip I take. So when my husband and I were watching the “How I met Your Mother” premiere and Ted pulled
Planning Trips: Smart Idea or Absolute Overkill? Read More »
One of the ways I have changed the most as a traveler in the past year or two is that I have been looking for more social experiences. Meeting locals to share experiences and learn about what the culture is really like gives things a very different spin from simply seeing the sights. Generally speaking,
With Labor Day right around the corner, I’m betting that a fair amount of you have roadtrips planned for the long weekend. I’ll be one of the over 29 million people that AAA is projecting will be on the roads this holiday weekend. With 1,350 miles of driving on my agenda, a little bit of
I absolutely love traveling by train, especially in regions where they have their act together with easy boarding and punctual schedules. Compared to flying, rail travel is incredibly low-stress, spacious, comfortable, and often cheaper. The obvious downside is that it can take quite a bit longer to cover distances. One way to counteract this is
Even after just one trip to Europe, I had trouble deciding where my favorite city was. Each time I returned, it just got harder since I’ve enjoyed a lot of places I’ve been to and would love to return. I’ve stopped trying to rank my favorites and instead have categorized them as “best” for different
Is Ljubljana the Loveliest Small City in Europe? Read More »
