I can’t say enough about the importance of purchasing packing cubes. They are the beginner’s step to staying organized and packing light. There are many different kinds. My husband has Rick Steves cubes, and I have the eBags I purchased on Amazon. This is of one of the smaller cubes I use for my dedicates, socks, tights and pajamas.
I’m always on the lookout for a versatile bag. I was looking for a bag that would double as a tote bag and a backpack. I have found lots of bags that double as messenger bags and backpacks, but I couldn’t find one that was a tote and a backpack. I like totes for when I’m at…
A good guidebook can be the difference between an extremely frustrating trip, and a very simple one. I’ve had poor guidebooks that have left me tons of unanswered questions, terrible maps, inaccurate pricing information and wrong train timetables. Looking for a good guidebook with the information you need can be a challenge. Sometimes it involves getting five…
Packing with one carry-on means that all your liquid items must fit inside a quart-sized bag. Not only that, but each item must be 3.4 ounces or smaller. They call this the 3-1-1 Liquids Rule. “Liquids, gels, aerosols, creams and pastes must be 3.4 ounces (100ml) or less per container; must be in 1 quart-sized,…
Picking the destination is the hardest part, because there is so much to see in so little time. Now that you’ve picked a destination, you have to put together a budget to see how much you need to save for. You’ll want to include all things that you will be spending money on, that way…
International airport in Atlanta I wish I had a dime for every article I’ve read about the secrets to getting low airfare. There are a lot of theories out there, but from what I’ve read, there are no real answers on how this works. The prices go up and down and people try to predict…
A lot of the travel blogs I read are from men and women who are full-time travelers. These are people who have left their homes and decided to be full-time nomads. They stay all over the world, sometimes for months at a time. They may have a home base, but they don’t really have a…
One of the biggest deterrents I hear from people when it comes to traveling is that they don’t have any money to go on a trip. People ask me all the time how can you afford to take those trips? The obvious fact is that you do need money to travel. However, you need money…
TripAdvisor is one of my favorite travel-related sites. It’s kind of the Wikipedia of traveling, in that it’s people like you and I who are writing reviews and feeding information. It’s a place to see actual photographs of a hotel or place taken by real people, not the company itself. It has all the information about…
It was our first trip to Italy together for our Honeymoon, and we couldn’t wait. However, being new to the whole foreign traveling thing, we certainly learned the hard way… In no particular order… here are five mistakes we made. 1. Using a tour-booking company I know travel companies can be a real…
In my experience, there are three kinds of travelers when it comes to fashion: 1. Safari-style clothing wearers. These are the people who raid REI and only wear hiking style clothing no matter where they go. Example: these are the people you see inside the British Museum wearing trekking pants and their Keen sandals. …
If you’re not a “wish you were here” t-shirt person or if you’re not interested in the tacky souvenirs, consider thinking outside of the box. I am a subscriber to Birchbox and every month I get a nice cardboard box with samples in it. I save these boxes because they’re just too nice to throw…
Since my first trip overseas to Italy in 2008, I was hooked on traveling. I began wandering through the travel book section of my local library weekly, while watching as many Rick Steves’ Europe episodes as I could. I guess you could say that traveling became one of my most favorite hobbies.