travel beyond the obvious
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It’s that time again, when every travel magazine and website publishes their list of the places you should visit this year. And some of those 2018 travel recommendations seem just a little weird.
I’m a picky traveler when it comes to weather: I want it not too hot or too cold or too wet or too humid. Unfortunately, I also seem to be almost magnetically drawn to hot, Read More …
At home most of us automatically plug our computers and other electronics into an electric surge protector because you never know when there will be a lighting strike somewhere in the neighborhood or a squirrel Read More …
I’m one of those people who want to take lots of stuff with me when I travel, but I don’t want to haul around a huge suitcase. That can be a bit of a challenge. Read More …
I’ve been putting together a presentation on steps (with examples) anyone can use to start moving from vacation snapshots to travel photography. If you are in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area (Greater MSP) this weekend, stop Read More …
Everyone who flies knows their boarding pass contains basic personal and flight information, but do you know what information is hidden in that bar code? I never thought about it at all until I began Read More …
I love to travel and I have traveled at least a little all my life. That may not sound very impressive, but I grew up in a place where few people expressed any curiosity about Read More …
Never get caught with a dead camera battery (or phone or tablet) again. 150W power inverter This is an electric power inverter – a gadget that takes DC power (produced by your car or boat’s Read More …
One of my traveling companions passed away last week. More than a traveling companion, perhaps, since in some ways it is because of Dave Radford that I got hooked on international travel. Dave’s had MS Read More …
In conjunction with my list of 50 Dream Trips – places I haven’t been to yet, but hope to visit someday, I’ve been compiling a list of Places Worth a Return trip – places I’ve Read More …
Everyone has their own idea of what makes for a perfect vacation, but seldom are the options displayed in such stark contrast. Contrasting Travel Ideals on Display in Paris This was the scene near our Read More …
Thinking about dream trips To celebrate my 50th birthday I am looking ahead to the places I haven’t gotten to yet, but would like to visit someday. Those places include the following: 1. Holland’s Gardens Read More …
I promised to share 50 of my most memorable travel moments. But life interfered. . . A few of my most memorable travel moments These memories aren’t presented in any particular order. Nor do they Read More …
I turn 50 this week, which seems like a good time for a little reflection. As part of those reflections, I’m going to publish a series of posts that address what I’ve learned over the Read More …
We’ve been saving our miles for a travel to some place far away, like Africa, preferably for a first/business class upgrade. . . but I couldn’t figure out a way to do that with the Read More …
I have new favorite website: To&fromtheairport.com promises to tell you how to get to and from the airport. I guess I’ll find out in a month or so how good it really is, but Read More …
A good map – be it written by man or spread across the heavens – has been essential to travelers throughout history. However, over time, the best of the maps created by humans have been Read More …