5 Great Family Vacations
You don’t need to travel far to experience wonderful family vacations! Patricia Schultz, author of 1,000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You Die (Workman), shares some of her favorite family-friendly summer destinations in North America that are great for family vacations. Read on for a few of her tips on great family vacations —then get packing!
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Traveling Big Cities
Traveling big cities is exciting, but are you really getting the full experience? Staying at a cushy hotel with food chains all around and tons of shopping centers is all well and good, but what if you really want to dive in and experience a town like the natives do? How do you know where to stay, eat, and play? Here are some tips to traveling big cities like a native.
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Save on Airfare
It's no secret that airfare isn't cheap, but there are certainly ways you can save by booking on the right days, using the best websites, and choosing a flight on a day that is cheaper for travel. Travel expert Pauline Frommer gave us some inside tips on how to save as much as possible on airfare for your next trip! Visit Pauline Frommer's Travel Guide for more expert travel tips.
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5 Summer Getaways in the U.S.
Nothing says summer like planning and packing—and heading out the front door for an all-American adventure. You don’t need a surplus of time or money, just the conviction to finally make it happen this year. There is no shortage of enticements across the United States, from shore to shimmering shore. Here are 5 Summer Getaways we have chosen from Patricia Schultz's recently ...
There's an easier way to get a better seat on your next flight, and it's way more obvious than you thought.
Perhaps you're in a seat in the very back of the plane, acquire a middle seat in the middle of the plane, or, better yet, you're sitting in a seat right by the bathroom. Below is my key way to get a better seat on any flight.
Take a look at the upgrade list this flight the other day from Chicago to ...
Achieve a Smaller Carry-on - The Incredible Shrinking Suitcase
This article is a book excerpt from 300 Healthy Travel Tips available on Apple iBooks and coming soon to the Amazon Kindle and other ebook stores. Learn more at healthytrekking.com.
If you haven’t noticed, airlines are getting smarter, and for us, that’s not always a good thing. Today, airlines operate at an average of 83 ...
If you haven’t noticed, airlines are getting smarter, and for us, that’s not always a good thing. Today, airlines operate at an average of 83 ...
5 Lesser-Known Ski Areas
Patricia Schultz’s newly revised edition of 1000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You Die highlights lots of top notch lesser-known ski areas in the U.S. and Canada. Here are some of her favorite lesser-known ski areas featured in the book if you’re in the area.
1. Lake Louise Ski Resort
Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
Lake Louise is number one on our ...
Cheap Winter Getaways
Most likely, your last trip cost you five times more than it needed to. Travel is an industry that charges five times the local cost of living. For example, an average hotel goes for $160/night, but a one-bedroom apartment down the street costs $900/month (or $30/night). The hotel costs 5 times as much! Often times, travelers eat out 3 times a day while on vacation, which adds up to ...
Natural Wonders
I have always been the first to admit that my suggested list of 1000 Places was just an appetizer, a glorious sampling of the planet's wonders. For explorers convinced that there is still so much to be found off the beaten path, the newly published book Atlas Obscura offers a round up of 600 places that are at once quirky and inspiring, oddball and fascinating - and sometimes just a little ...
Getting Rid of Foreign Currency After a Trip Abroad
I hate carrying cash – both in the US, and aboard. Unfortunately, many countries outside the US aren’t as credit card centric, so having cash on hand is helpful, especially when in small cities. It’s a reality that I need to carry Euros with me throughout Europe, pesos throughout Mexico and dollars throughout Canada, and fortunately I can do so with ...
