A resource for independent travelers
Flickr Photo Credit: Mark Hillary I’ve read about this several times over the last year, and I’m starting to think there’s something to it. Apparently, most of the major airlines will let you pay a yearly or lifetime fee (as well as a daily fee) to use their executive lounges.
Photo Credit: Amazon This space saving make-up tip comes from my friend Lisa in Florida. Thicker bottles of liquid foundation take up an awkward amount of space in your hanging toiletry bag, and include the risk of breaking. Nobody wants to deal with that mess at any time, let alone on the road. And now [...]
Flickr Photo Credit: Coat Hanger Wings Trimming down on toiletry items for a long trip is necessary, but just how much do you want to go without? I don’t know about you, but there’s only a certain level of frumpiness I’m willing to tolerate.
Flickr Photo Credit: Tanakawho OK, you don’t need to care if they are the actual brand or not. But these things are great for keeping your pack organized even when the airport security personnel empty your carefully and efficiently packed bag all over the counter and don’t care that you can’t get everything back in [...]
Flickr Photo Credit: Toc A friend and former hiking enthusiast turned me on to the many uses of these things, available for non rock climbing use in varying sizes and colors at your local hardware store.
Flickr Photo Credit: Nate Steiner I picked up this little gem of wisdom during a long round of internet travel research.
Flickr Photo Credit: Lainey’s Repertoire These little marvels come in handy for more things than I can cover in this entry.
Flickr Photo Credit: Blmurch We hope to have this category grow to include some really nice yet simple meal ideas for use while traveling. For now, here are two quick ideas to have a little atmosphere with your nourishment.
Flickr Photo Credit: Jared B. While discussing potential blog categories, David and I thought it might be fun to include a section on fun places to eat around the world. While the business cards and information on many of our favorites were packed up by the movers before we started this blog, I did find [...]
Flickr Photo Credit: Jellaluna Hi all! When reviewing a student support journal referred to me by a colleague, I came across this document on the same site.
Flickr Photo Credit: Re-ality One of the most frequent questions David and I have received is, “How are you doing this? What have you done to ensure this trip was even possible?”
Photo Credit: ThinkGeek.Com Well, our rolled keyboard arrived from Think Geek, and as promised, here’s the follow up. . . so far it’s working like a charm.
This view was photographed from a castle wall near Bolzano, Italy. There are many castles in the area, as well as wineries, farm stays, ecological experiences and cultural performances. The area is also a popular destination for ski holidays in the winter.
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This Andean woman takes a break from selling her wares to socialize with tourists in Peru's Sacred Valley.
The ancient Nabatean city of Petra, Jordan provides a peek into ancient civilization and also into the local Bedouin culture, which values the social experience of drinking tea highly.
This stand of palm trees against a blue sky is located in Florida's Longboat Key, one of the islands of Sarasota. It's a popular getaway with tourists and Florida residents alike, when one wants a taste of forgotten Florida.
Exploring the world-famous archeological site of Machu Picchu takes some time. In order to make the most of your visit, it's best to arrive at Aguas Calientes an afternoon ahead of schedule and head up the mountain first thing the next morning.
This command module is part of the Saturn V rocket display at the Kennedy Space Center, which is a must-see exhibit if you only have one day at the KSC. The entire venue is right down the road from the Astronaut Hall of Fame, another fun family attraction on Florida's space coast.
This abandoned mosque in Israel lies along the shores of Lake Tiberius, otherwise known as the sea of Galilea. The view of the ancient stones and overgrown plants struck me as sort of an Indiana Jones image with a bit of Middle Eastern flair.
This resort cottage photograph was taken at the thermal hot springs resort of Papallacta, located in the mountains of Ecuador. The mist rising off of the thermal pools brings a bit of a mystical quality to the image.
