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Get more in your suitcase with Ziploc packing

Posted onJuly 17, 2016October 17, 20184 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 …

CategoriesAnywhereTagstravel planning

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Should a Mekong Delta cruise be on your Vietnam itinerary?

Posted onJune 4, 2016November 11, 2019Leave a comment

Life on the water is a key feature of the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam. In order to better understand this watery landscape and the people who live there, I wanted to travel on the Read More …

CategoriesAsia, VietnamTagsMekong, sailing and cruising, travel planning

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

Posted onMarch 27, 2016October 17, 2018Leave 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 …

CategoriesAnywhereTagsair travel, travel planning

New York Pass

Building a trip around the New York Pass

Posted onSeptember 20, 2015October 17, 2018Leave a comment

There is a lot to see and do in New York City and, while there are plenty of free options, most of the marque attractions carry hefty admission fees. As if the bewildering number of Read More …

CategoriesNew York, New York City, USATagsmuseums, travel planning

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Save Money with Phoenix’s Light Rail and Sky Train

Posted onJanuary 21, 2015December 2, 20194 Comments

You can save money (a LOT of money) by renting a car anywhere in Phoenix EXCEPT at the airport. And you can save even more money by skipping the car completely and relying on the Read More …

CategoriesArizona, Phoenix, USATagstransportation, travel planning

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Leave the airport to save a bundle on your Phoenix car rental

Posted onJanuary 20, 2015November 11, 2019Leave a comment

Airports are almost always the most expensive place to rent a car. The rental car facility at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is no different – you pay a premium for the convenience of picking Read More …

CategoriesArizona, Phoenix, USATagstransportation, travel planning

The Dream List: Cuba

Posted onMay 19, 2013November 13, 20191 Comment

I had a chance to travel to Cuba in 2002. I didn’t go for a whole variety of reasons, including a (ridiculously optimistic) belief that travel restrictions would soon be lifted.I’ve continued to regret that Read More …

CategoriesCaribbean, CubaTagstravel planning, tropical islands

The Seychelles by Land

Posted onMay 6, 2013November 13, 2019Leave a comment

While we spent most of our time in the Seychelles on the boat, you can tour the islands from shore too. 🙂 On the Road in a Car Rental cars are available on Mahé and Read More …

CategoriesAfrica & Middle East, SeychellesTagstransportation, travel planning, tropical islands

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Good gear: 150W power inverter

Posted onApril 26, 2013May 25, 2019Leave 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 …

CategoriesAnywhereTagsgear, road trips, travel planning

The Dream List: The Cook Islands

Posted onMarch 9, 2013November 13, 2019Leave a comment

Without knowing much about them, the Cook Islands have long lodged in my mind as the ideal deserted tropical island paradise – nothing but blue seas, white sand, and swaying palms as far as the Read More …

CategoriesPacific IslandsTagsbeaches, travel planning, tropical islands

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