We’ve discussed health and travel before, but if you’re going to travel healthy, there are some things we can add…. and there are some things that bear repeating!
We’ve said that you should be healthy when you leave on your trip. A last minute cold aside, you don’t want to be climbing on a plane if you have the flu or some serious illness. That seems obvious, but people do it all the time. Not only will you be miserable, but you might be infecting others on the plane with you.
Continue Reading
When people ask “Is the water safe?”, they’re usually thinking is it safe to drink?
It’s a basic travel concern. Can you drink the tap water? Should you brush your teeth with it? Do you need to drink and brush with bottled water? That’s important to find out in order to stay healthy, but there are other considerations you should pay attention to.
Continue Reading
You might think that with all the travel we do, we would have no travel trepidation. I can see where you might be justified to assume that, but you’d be wrong. We just got back from a wonderful trip that makes for a good example.
We had some vacation time in November… but at that time of year, weather has to play a role in where you’re going to go. We talked about going wine tasting in South America or maybe going to Tunisia in North Africa… but we settled on Israel.
Continue Reading
Providing one last chance to take a river cruise in 2010, Viking River Cruises, the world’s leading river cruise line, has announced the addition of four new Christmas itineraries for 2010. Each of the 10-day programs will sail during the Christmas holiday, offering travelers the unique opportunity to experience the magic of Christmas in Europe, where so many seasonal traditions began.
Continue Reading
Funny travel problems? Well, the way we look at it, you might as well think of them as funny. When you travel, conditions can change as you’re on the road, and that may lead to changes in your itinerary. If you don’t think they’re funny when you’re working through them, hopefully you’ll be able to laugh at them after the fact.
Some of the stories we love to tell and laugh about now were on trips where we ran into problems and had to adjust our travels…. Keep your sense of humor, and sometimes they led to adventures you won’t forget.
Continue Reading
Comments