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 […]
I once had an issue on the road, and my old Energizer power bank saved the day by giving me enough power to charge my mobile phone and get help. It’s amazing how much we rely on our phones nowadays with navigation, calling, reservations, among other things. Imagine getting into a car where the USB […]
It’s no surprise that the travel industry has been hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic with airlines, hotels, and car rental companies struggling. Not to mention the myriads of affected industries that provide meals, tours and transportation to support this all-important industry. Those of us that love to travel are caught up in a dilemma. […]