One of the first things people ask when they hear you went on vacation is “How was the food?” The second thing is, “Where did you eat?” I wonder why that is? Is it because we are a nation of gluttonous buffet-eaters who live vicariously through other people’s stomachs? Or is it because, no...Read More
I know what you are thinking. You only have two weeks for your big overseas vacation and you want to maximize time and see as much of that new country as possible. You’ve probably spent months planning your trip-and even longer saving up for it and nothing, I mean nothing, is going to get...Read More
How many of you have ever been in a new country-or visited with people from a foreign country-and committed a true traveler’s faux pas? Uhm. I mean, besides me. Oh yes, my friends … I am guilty. You see. I am from Texas and as you might have heard, Texans are a pretty proud...Read More
I don’t know what it is about vacationers, but for some reason many of us tend to let our guards down and do things-sometimes irresponsible things-we wouldn’t normally do at home. And trust me. This could ruin your trip. I learned this the hard way oh … 10 years ago or so when I...Read More
Sometimes frequent fliers take things for granted that a first-time flier might find hard to understand. Phrases such as “security check,” “three ounce liquids” and “exit row responsibilities” are common-talk to world travelers, yet they could make a newbie unpack her bags and head back home. Every now and then I’ll get an email...Read More
New travel websites are popping up on the web faster than travelers, travel writers or even travel junkies can keep up. So how is a non-travel obsessed web surfer supposed to dig through the thousands of sites out there and settle in? Well, with a little help. Here are my picks for the top...Read More
CD pack full of music. Bag full of sandwiches, chips and cookies. Cooler full of Mountain Dew and a thermos full of coffee. Ahhh, nothing beats a good road trip … and I’m nostalgic for my road trip days of past. Yes, my road trip days have dwindled since relocating to the Bel Paese...Read More
I don’t know what it is about the men from my graduating class-Go Lions!-but I’ve been inundated lately with requests to help them plan an Italian vacation for their wives. I mean, who knew they were so romantic? Maybe my fellow female classmates shoudda held on to those boys when they had them. Ahem....Read More
In case I haven’t said it before, I am a fan of carry-on only luggage. You are in and out of the airport in record time, you don’t have to wait for baggage claim, you can easily jump on and off trains and buses and possibly best of all, you won’t lose your goods....Read More
How many of you choose a new travel destination then run right out and purchase a new guide book? Come on … you can tell me. Well then, how many of you choose a new travel destination, then run right to your laptop, plop down with a grande Starbucks caramel latte and Google, “Where...Read More
