Smooth Sailing

Cruise Ships, Travel Advice

These simple tips can help you avoid getting sick on a cruise. You want your cruise vacation to be perfect, with no scratchy throat or headache to drag you down. Most travelers revel in the journey without encountering sniffles, queasiness, or tummy troubles. But...

Take your time!

Itinerary, Planning, Travel Advice

Certain trips require advance planning. Some trips can be pulled off last minute, but many travel experiences require a bit more time to plan. If you thinking about one of the following trips for next year (or even the following), you may want to start planning now....

Spa at 36,000 feet?

Etiquette, Travel Advice

Six inflight beauty treatments you can do without looking too weird. Ever seen someone on a plane slather her hair with coconut oil and then wrap it in a bath towel, or give herself an inflight manicure, including nail clipping, cuticle trimming, and polish...

At sea and under the weather?

Cruise Ships, Safety/Health, Travel Advice

Here’s what medical facilities are like on cruise ships. When you board a cruise ship you become part of a community of people of all ages who will be together for several days, a week, or more. On large cruise ships carrying thousands of passengers and crew, your...