We recently rented a car at LAX. Arriving as Fastbreak members, we were pleased to see our name on the board suggesting a car was ready for us. As we approached the line at the counter however, it was said that cars were unavailable and a short wait was necessary. Ok. Since our first night’s […]
With the Holidays at our doorstep, we prepared a list of gift ideas for every traveler and scuba diver on your shopping list. Just to be clear, we do not receive any compensation for telling you about these products. We bought every item listed in this gift guide and use them regularly while traveling, scuba […]
This travel tip is a reminder to stay grateful and to make lemonade when dealt a few lemons on our travels. On a recent trip to Rhode Island, we were dealt a few lemons to say the least. First, while we had opted for an early afternoon arrival to make our leisurely 2-hour drive from […]
Thankfully this is no longer required to visit Canada. After a long 20-month hiatus, we finally had the chance to go to Canada and see our families! This was our first international trip since the start of the pandemic and to get there we had to jump through a few hoops. But being able to […]
With most of us on extended travel hiatuses, we are probably quite excited and enthusiastic about an eventual return to travel. It’s hard to imagine that almost 18 months has already gone by, and it seems we may have to cope with pandemic related rules for a long time to come. This month’s travel tip […]
Thankfully this is no longer required to visit the USVI. We just got back from a fabulous scuba diving vacation in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It was wonderful and well worth jumping through hoops to get there. When we booked, it sounded simple enough. All we needed to do was to take a covid test […]
After more than a year since the start of the pandemic, and now fully vaccinated, we took our first vacation trip to Moab, Utah. Overall, we had a wonderful vacation and once at the destination it was easy to avoid crowds and social distance. Here’s how it felt and what to expect if you are […]
While we wish everything would go smoothly, it is inevitable that if we travel a lot, we will have some issues at one point in time. Best to be prepared with the appropriate insurance which minimizes the impact to your holiday and takes the sting out of any personal liability or unexpected surprise costs. Foreign […]
Unfortunately, the reality for many of us is that many of the trips we were hoping to take have had to be cancelled for various reasons. Whether by choice, rerouting, or even due to closed borders, traveling has become much more difficult and sometimes impossible. In our case, we are even cancelling trips which we […]
Even if this isn’t the best time to travel it’s important to keep your dreams alive! I look forward to taking my next trip and most importantly I need to have something to look forward to. This is why I’m actively looking at travel destinations and planning post-pandemic trips. It helps keep me sane and […]