Nothing beats expert advice when it comes to travel planning. We take cues from destination experts on must-see attractions, we look to foodies for restaurant advice and frequent-travelers for hotel and B&B recommendations. But for the legal stuff … well, now that is not as much fun. We can’t eat that! However, legal advice...Read More
Some of the most reoccurring questions we get from foreign visitors planning to visit our bed and breakfast in southern Italy are “How should we dress?” “What should we should wear?” “What can we bring so we don’t stand out?” All good questions, my friends and things no doubt, that other would-be travelers to the...Read More
We’ve all been there. We experience bad service at a hotel and want to rant about it, we are overcharged for fees by a rental car company, an airline loses our bags for two days then half of the contents disappear before they are returned. Oh, that hasn’t happened to you? Well, it happened...Read More
Last week, Leanne of From Australia to Italy shared with us some of the tips she passes on to her travel clients. Today, she is back with more! Leanne’s Readers Report … Tips for Real Travelers, Part II 1) This sounds simple, but you would be surprised at how many tourists walk around with...Read More
Readers Report … Tips from Real Travelers is one of my favorite reoccurring Travel Tip Tuesday themes. Sure Fortune 50 execs, travel writers and flight attendants have the money – and experience – but I like to know what works for you. And it is even better when they come from someone, like today’s...Read More
There is just over a week left for last-minute shoppers to check off those lists, stuff those stockings and tie those last ribbons. What? You still need ideas? Well last week Robin and I offered you 10 gift ideas for practical travelers and gift ideas for under $25. Well, ok then. Here are 10...Read More
With only 16 shopping days ’til Christmas, every procrastinator and her daughter could use a few gift ideas for their favorite travelers. The Internet is overflowing with gift guides for the tech-savvy traveler, expensive-tastes traveler and even the pint-sized traveler, but this gift guide is just for you. The practical, well-traveled traveler who is money-wise,...Read More
You know what it is like. You have over-packed your suitcases, stuffed your carry-on within every inch of its flexible fibers and prayed all the way to the airport that either 1) your luggage won’t be overweight, or 2) there will be a nice, generous, Christmas-spirit-filled person taking your bags. While I can’t help...Read More
The holidays are just around the corner and while they bring good cheer and merriment, they also bring shopping stress … eating stress … party planning stress … travel stress. Agh! What’s the well-traveled, try-to-always-be-chipper party gal, or guy to do? Well, don’t worry. We can help you with that last one. Holiday travel...Read More
We’ve all seen them. Three Nights and Rental Car in Hawaii from $435 … Fly with American Airlines, Get a 5th Night Free … All-Inclusive Cozumel from $425! Particularly in today’s market, travel companies are offering promotion and package deals guaranteed to save you – the consumer – big money. Or are they? The...Read More
