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Be the picture of preparation!

Documents, Itinerary, Passport/Visa, Planning, Safety/Health, Travel Advice

Twelve photos you should always have on your phone. When you’re traveling, your phone’s photo library is good for more than storing selfies in front of landmarks and shots of your café lunch. It’s also a place to keep photos of documents the loss or misplacement of...

The “other” travel insurance

Safety/Health, Travel Advice, Travel Insurance

What you need to know about medical coverage for your next trip. There are two types of travel insurance: coverage for your trip (financially and your belongings: trip cancellation, trip interruption, lost luggage, etc.) and coverage for your health (ER or doctor...

Take five

Flights, Itinerary, Planning, Safety/Health, Travel Advice

These five apps will keep you up to date on Covid-19 travel rules. Do I need to wear a mask? Do I need to be vaccinated? Will I be able to go out to eat? It’s hard to keep up with frequently-changing COVID-19 travel restrictions that often vary wildly from location to...

“Let there be spaces in your togetherness…”

Etiquette, Flights, Safety/Health, Travel Advice

Why you may not want to sit together on flights. In business and first class, Husband and I always sit together, especially on planes where you can remove the privacy divider between the seats so you can dine and/or sleep beside each other. Bliss! But when it comes to...

Would you pay extra to use the pool?

Accomodation, Hotels, Travel Advice

Hotels are adding à la carte pricing for services and amenities that used to be included in the room rate. What are the new fees? Recently a major hotel management company in the US began adding à la carte fees for amenities and services like pool access and early...

When it comes to flying, there are economy seats…and there are economy seats

Flights, Seats, Travel Advice

Here are the major differences among economy, premium economy, and economy plus. The decisions that come with flying can be overwhelming: Do you want to book an economy ticket and bank on an upgrade, thanks to your frequent-flier status? Would you prefer to cut costs...

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