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Affordable Boutique Hotels in Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico, ranks supreme on the list of top spots in the southwest for scenery, shopping, art, and culture. Founded by Spanish colonists in 1610, this landmark destination is one of the oldest cities in the U.S. and is visited each year by vacationers who value vibrant culinary traditions, abundant hiking and outdoor activities, an approachable moderate ...
Five Topnotch Apps for Learning Foreign Languages
No doubt about it, learning a foreign language allows you to interact with people from different cultures. However, enrolling in a language class takes time, effort, and can cost a pretty penny. Thanks to modern technology, the process of learning the ways of another country’s tongue can be quick and easy. After all, it only takes an app ...
No doubt about it, learning a foreign language allows you to interact with people from different cultures. However, enrolling in a language class takes time, effort, and can cost a pretty penny. Thanks to modern technology, the process of learning the ways of another country’s tongue can be quick and easy. After all, it only takes an app ...
The Best Way to Make Long-Distance Traveling Comfortable
Almost everyone knows what boredom feels like. Now imagine being stuck in an airborne metal tube for hours on end. That would definitely take a toll on anyone, especially if you’re traveling abroad to places like Sydney, Australia, France, or Latin America. In fact, anything that takes more than five hours to get to can feel like an endless mission. ...
7 Tips to Stay Healthy While Traveling
Hello from the Travel Doc. These are some tips I use while traveling the US and beyond to stay healthy so I can enjoy my adventures.
1. Hydrate
Remember to drink plenty of water before and during your travel. Hydration keeps your energy high. Hydration will help to avoid blood clots. Hydration will help to prevent jet lag. Keeping this in mind will help you stay ...
CLEAR: Faster Than TSA PreCheck
TSA PreCheck lines are getting longer and longer as more people enroll in the program. Well, the greatest thing to come along since TSA PreCheck is called CLEAR. It is a paid membership service that uses bio metric data to confirm your identity and expedite your wait time for airport security. Basically, you get front of the line access for TSA Pre or other lines instead of ...
Our 2018 Packing Tips to Packing Efficiently
1. Take Half the Clothes and Twice the Money
The old adage couldn’t be more applicable when packing. You don’t need most things you bring and this brings us to our first packing tip on our list of top 2018 Packing Tips. Just break it down and realize 1-2 pairs of shoes will do, you can re-wear things and ladies the hotel will have shampoo and hair dryers ...
Affordable Luxury Hotels in Milwaukee
Milwaukee is famously known as the unofficial beer brewing headquarters in the U.S., but this lakefront metropolis offers much more than just brewskies and cheese curds. With an exciting nightlife, access to Lake Michigan, and weekly cultural and social events, visitors to this historically rich Midwestern enclave will be planning their return trip right away. If ...
Things to NOT Do in LA
https://youtu.be/-5M_rGuIlrk As a concierge, I am always telling people what they should do. My spin is always positive, because that is what people want to hear. Plus I want to highlight all the best things Los Angeles has to offer. Well, today I am going to do something different and share with you all the things you should NOT do in LA. Feel free to check out ...
https://youtu.be/-5M_rGuIlrk As a concierge, I am always telling people what they should do. My spin is always positive, because that is what people want to hear. Plus I want to highlight all the best things Los Angeles has to offer. Well, today I am going to do something different and share with you all the things you should NOT do in LA. Feel free to check out ...
Hotel Safety Tips
It doesn’t matter the type of accommodation where you’re staying, there are a number of things you can do to help keep yourself and your belongings safe. These hotel safety tips are particularly helpful if you’re a woman traveling solo as you might find yourself more of a target than someone traveling with friends or family.
1. Never leave the “Please Clean” sign on your door. This ...
10 Essential Antarctica Travel Tips
If you're like me, Antarctica is probably at the top of your bucketlist...well, for me it was since I finally got to go last December! But pre-Antarctica me is probably like you in a sense that I wasn't fully sure what to expect or really how to prepare for this epic journey!
But ten days, four of which were spent on the dreaded Drake Passage, a paddleboarding ...
