Tag Archive | travel

Road Tripping With Rover

I know in the summer many of us like to pile the whole family into the car and take road trips. For many of us the whole family includes a furry, four-legged child. Of course, this can be problematic because some dogs, like some humans, get car sick. As cute as the phrase “puppy puke” […]

Your Kids Have Four Legs, Right?

If you are like us and truly living the life of “No Kids, Will Travel” you’re a couple without children and spend your free time traveling. Well, no kids you can declare as dependants on your taxes that is.  We (as our first post described) have a child, just one with four paws.  Storm, our […]

Grown Up Get Aways

The summer is here, it’s getting hot and like most people you want to head to your local beach, whether it’s by a lake or by the sea, to relax and cool off.  I find one real problem with that idea; it’s everyone else’s idea too. You have to fight traffic to get there, the […]

Capturing Memories

I’ve learned a great number of things from my husband over the years, but one of the most useful and meaningful lessons he’s taught me is the art of the travel journal. I resisted it like an obstinate two-year-old. I travel for enjoyment, relaxation and experience — not for writing down the (seemingly) mundane details of […]

Traveling Vicariously

I find one thing a lot of us who have the travel bug also have is lots and lots of books on travel. I have a book shelf full of them. I have a massive collection of frommer’s, fodor’s and other planning books but they are not my favorite. I love the good narrative. When […]

Travel Safety

This week two American tourists were abducted by Bedouins in the Sinai Peninsula on their way to the resort of Dahab.  The Bedouin wanted the police to release one of their tribesmen jailed for drug possession and offered the tourists in exchange.  The Bedouin eventually released the Americans unharmed after negotiations with police on May […]

Africa: It’s about Expecations

I’ve wanted to see Africa since I was a child.  When I was a kid it was the adventure brought to me by the black and white adventure films, of Tarzan swinging through the jungle and Allan Quartermain in King Solomon’s mines. As I got older I could just see myself as Robert Redford flying […]

Smaller is Better and Personal gets more Personal

I know we can get a little preachy sometimes about having an authentic travel experience and it’s one of the few things I won’t apologize for. I truly believe that travel is about making connections and we are driven as a species to do so. I think it’s clearly evident with the popularity of Facebook […]

Greece or Not to Greece?

With the American vacation season upon us and people thinking about where they want to go many of my coworkers and friends turn to me with questions – and one question in particular, is it safe to travel to Greece?  My answer is, simply, yes. Greece has been one of the safest places to travel […]

Africa: The Planning Begins

A few months ago, Amanda and I decided on a destination for our next exotic trip, Africa!  I thought this would be a good start to a series of blog posts to detail the planning and preparation that goes into one of those once-in-a-lifetime trips. How do you plan for a trip to a place […]