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With so many things you need to remember when going on a trip, it’s understandable if you leave something at home. That’s why I still use a packing list. If…

“Pictures, or it didn’t happen.” In this day and age, it’s easy to take pictures of almost anything, at almost any time. Those quick and easy photos you can take…

You guys, I have a confession to make – I am a chronic over-packer. If we’re just going away for a day or two and I’m regulated to JUST carry-on…

The first time I encountered a squat toilet was the early-mid 1990s, when I went to Japan with a friend of mine named Teri. It was a very different experience…

Writing a blog isn’t easy, even in the best of times. We’ve only been doing this for a few years and things have been pretty good. Thanks for that! You…

Keeping track of travel reservations can be quite a chore. I’m looking forward to the day when I’ll be getting emails from airlines, hotels, car rentals, trains, meetings, appointments, tickets…

For some people, their travels are directly based on how many points and miles they have. I mean, I know that we definitely wouldn’t have stayed in some of the…

I’ve never done it personally, but I’ve heard lots of stories about people forgetting they’ve put things in their hotel safe and then leaving them behind after they check out.…

Over the past 20 to 30 years, bed bugs have become a growing problem all over the world, especially in hotels. Small, oval brown insects, they live on the blood…

I’d like to think that Joe and I are smart people. But even smart people can overlook things that have been staring at them in the face for years and…