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Use Rakuten for travel (and get cash back)

Posted onJuly 25, 2022January 9, 2023Leave a comment

Are you familiar with Rakuten, the online shopping app that gives you cash back when you make a purchase? Did you know you can use Rakuten for travel bookings? Well, you can! It’s a good Read More …

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When is the best time to visit anywhere?

Posted onApril 20, 2017December 10, 2020Leave a comment

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 …

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Get more in your suitcase with Ziploc packing

Posted onJuly 17, 2016December 10, 20204 Comments

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 …

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Mind your boarding pass, but don’t freak out about it

Posted onMarch 27, 2016December 10, 2020Leave a comment

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 …

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A Gift from My Father: A Love of Travel

Posted onMay 30, 2014December 10, 20204 Comments

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 …

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Good gear: 150W power inverter

Posted onApril 26, 2013December 10, 2020Leave a comment

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 …

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Remembering Dave

Posted onMarch 6, 2013December 10, 20204 Comments

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 …

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The Places I Long to Return To

Posted onMarch 4, 2013December 10, 2020Leave a comment

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 …

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The Best Way to Book a Flight with Frequent Flier Miles

Posted onApril 5, 2012December 10, 2020Leave a comment

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 …

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to & from the airport.com

Posted onJune 21, 2010December 10, 2020Leave a comment

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 …

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Use Rakuten for travel (and get cash back)

Use Rakuten for travel (and get cash back)

Are you familiar with Rakuten, the online shopping app that gives you cash back when you make a purchase? Did you know you can use Rakuten for travel bookings? Well, you can! Read More ...

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Exploring Minnesota State Parks

Minnesota has 76 state parks and recreation areas, with the largest concentration in the exceptionally scenic northeastern part of the state. However, there are scenic areas throughout Minnesota Read More ...

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