A fun travel souvenir for your kids is foreign currency. Bring home a few Euros, Pounds, Yen, Dirhams, etc. and help your kids start a collection. It’s a great learning project and it cleans out your wallet of the last of the foreign currency that would have been too expensive to convert back to your [...]
When traveling in a car with a laptop, follow these safety tips: Keep Your Laptop With You! Do not leave the laptop visible when you leave your car – not even for a minute. Instead, take your laptop with you. Yes, it can be an extra burden to carry it into a restaurant or store, [...]
Want easier travel through US or Canadian Customs? Get a NEXUS card! The NEXUS program is a way for eligible travelers to expedite their entrence into customs at any air, land, or sea port of the United States or Canada. You don’t even need to show your passport. I miss my CLEAR program (it is [...]
Most of us sign up for the award programs for the hotels and airlines that we use the most, but we do not take the time to sign up for a hotel that we think we’re only going to stay in for a few nights or an airline that’s taking us on an international trip [...]
When traveling internationally, call your credit card companies ahead of time and let them know when and where you’ll be traveling. Hotels and car rentals will post a reserve amount on your credit card right away, which will reduce your open credit, so ensure you have available credit for these big expenses as well as [...]
Here are a few tips to avoid feeling dried out on an international flight. Bring along a saline nasal spray or drops to help relieve the discomfort of a stuffy nose. A cotton swap can also be used to gently apply nasal gels or petroleum jelly to the inside of the nose to protect against moisture loss. [...]
Take advantage of a hotel’s concierge desk for great ideas on what to do, where to eat and more! If your hotel doesn’t offer this service, look at the airport upon your arrival for an information desk. The people that staff these desks are usually very informed on what a city has to offer. For [...]
Why are you on the road and how often do you travel? This year I will be traveling to Italy from September 11-19 to teach my 2nd annual Italy Retreat for Women to Live La Dolce Vita (the sweet life). I’ve recently acquired dual citizenship with Italy, so I’m excited to return in September. The [...]
Traveling this summer with your family? Know when a passport is needed! According to the U.S. Department of State, every child 17 or under (this means all children, even infants and newborns) must have a valid passport among other official documents to leave the United States no matter where they are traveling. Also, many countries [...]
Microfiber towels are great wherever your journeys take you! Useful when backpacking, enjoying a day at the beach, traveling via overnight train, drying long hair and more, microfiber travel towels are wonderful! No more carrying around heavy wet towels. These are lightweight, highly absorbent and dry quickly. Best yet, a microfiber towel feels really soft [...]
