Author: Kelsey

  • How Not to Wear Yourself Out on Vacation Tours

    How Not to Wear Yourself Out on Vacation Tours

    Beware of FOMO When Booking Your Vacation Tours You Really Don’t Need to Go On Every Tour You Can Find in a Google Search If you’re traveling somewhere popular, you probably already have a few places in mind that you plan on visiting, but you may find it all too…

  • Visiting Puerto Vallarta During the Off Season

    Visiting Puerto Vallarta During the Off Season

    Can You Visit Puerto Vallarta at Any Time or Is there a “Best” Time? One of the hallmarks of frequent travel is getting great deals on things like flights and hotels, and one of the easiest ways to accomplish this is by traveling during the “off” season. The off season…

  • How Much Clothing Do You Need for a Vacation?

    How Much Clothing Do You Need for a Vacation?

    The Answer Is Usually Related to How Much Luggage You’re Willing to Bring As you pack for your next vacation, you’ll need to decide on the size of luggage you’ll bring and what you’ll pack. Sometimes, these decisions won’t take long at all to answer. If you’re just going to…

  • How To De-Stress Before an International Flight

    How To De-Stress Before an International Flight

    Use These Tips to Relax and Chillax Before Your Next International Flight Finalizing all the arrangements for an international trip can feel anticlimactic because you’ve done all this work but have yet to reap any of the rewards from your research, bookings, and time spent putting everything together. You may…

  • Tips for Putting a Last-Minute International Itinerary Together

    Tips for Putting a Last-Minute International Itinerary Together

    Stepping Off a Plane In Another Country Is Exciting, But What Comes Next? Recently, I traveled to Dublin, Amsterdam, and several cities in Belgium. It was the most last-minute international trip I’ve ever taken, and I put it all together in less than two weeks. Maybe three weeks at most.…

  • Always Have Back-Up Travel Options While On Vacation

    Always Have Back-Up Travel Options While On Vacation

    You Might Have Every Detail Planned, But The Travel Gods Have Other Ideas My travel itineraries tend to have a lot of details, and I normally don’t leave a lot of time to chance. I’ll have all the travel already purchased (when possible), I’ll have the activities booked, and I’ll…

  • Is It Worth Flying One Airline for the Points?

    Is It Worth Flying One Airline for the Points?

    Can You Really Accumulate Enough Points On One Airline? About 25 years ago, I had something like 80,0000 frequent flyer miles with Delta Airlines. I’d spent years accumulating them during flights back and forth across the country. I went to college on one side of the country, and my parents…

  • Do You Really Need Those Travel Gadgets?

    Do You Really Need Those Travel Gadgets?

    These Days, It’s Easy To Experience Travel Gadget Overload It always seems like the very moment you start searching for your plane tickets, hotel stays, and tours for your next vacation, the internet gods notice your musings and decide to start marketing every bit of travel gadgetry ever devised for…

  • Earth-Friendly Vacation Tips

    Earth-Friendly Vacation Tips

    Let’s Cut Down On The Consumerism of Travel for the Sake of the Planet One of the best parts about traveling the world is that it’s an activity based on the accumulation of experiences rather than the accumulation of stuff. While objects can bring us joy, experiences can last a…

  • Is Basic Economy Always Terrible On Transatlantic Flights?

    Is Basic Economy Always Terrible On Transatlantic Flights?

    And What About Transpacific Flights? Is Basic Economy Just a Recipe for Disaster? Can you actually enjoy air travel when you’re packed alongside other people like a sardine with no room to cross your legs, move your elbows, or move your seat back? Is that cheap $250 flight you scored…