Monthly Archives: March 2010
In the Suitcase: Trip insurance!
I briefly mentioned the value of purchasing trip insurance twice in this blog: once when our honeymoon to Thailand was nearly sabotaged by the hundred thousands of protestors taking over the airports in Bangkok, and another regarding injuries while on … Continue reading
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Now Boarding: “Fly Girls” on the CW
O.M.G! The CW has debuted its own reality show where they follow around five very sexy, pretty young female flight attendants through all their drama and daily woes. Viewers of “Fly Girls” fly around with the Virgin America flight attendants … Continue reading
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Cool Tools: SteriPen water purifier
Nothing can ruin a great trip to an exotic country than consuming some exotic bacteria and setting off what’s more euphemistically referred to as “Montezuma’s Revenge”. You can soak your hands in Purell all your want and run all your … Continue reading
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Now Boarding: Trouble in Paradise
Recently, we’ve been trying to book my inlaws on a much-deserved tropical vacation for a week. They wanted somewhere quiet, clean, comfortable, ocean view, with good restaurants and weather, minus screaming kids, minus drunk college students, minus drunk middle agers … Continue reading
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Cool Tools: Tripadvisor!
One of my favorite travel tools of all time (though taken with a grain of salt): TripAdvisor.com. I’ve been on there multiple times while researching several trips for people who wrote requesting help with travel planning. Talk about an open … Continue reading
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In the Suitcase: What to do if you get hurt or sick while traveling
The worst case scenario in any travel adventure is that people can get hurt! Tourists wander around in a bubble, observing their new surroundings like visitors at an uncaged zoo, avoiding the water and washing their hands with alcohol wipes … Continue reading
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On My Itinerary: Kilimanjaro?
Jon and I are starting to plan out the details of going to southern Africa this summer for an entire fortnight (i.e. 14 days for non-Shakespeare fans; also a LOT of time for American travelers! two whole weeks!). We’ve decided … Continue reading
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