Despite looking forward to travel, actually travelling is not my favourite thing to do. I find it tiring, stressful and crowded. International flights are among the worst because delays or unforeseen complications have tremendous impact on the rest of your vacation time, especially of you are trying to make connections, such as to other flights…
Category: Tips and Tricks
Cruise Tips for Travelers Over 50
One of the benefits of being part of the “mature market” is that we can plan travel that meets our individual needs. If you prefer temperate climates, more culturally or historically focused itineraries or challenging activities you can choose the cruise that meets those needs. If you would prefer to avoid families travelling with children,…
Back on Board: It’s Happening!
I had started writing this article numerous times but between write and edit so much changes that I had yet to actually finish it. As vaccination counts increase and more opportunities present themselves the requirements and directives for travel are changing daily. So as of today here is what we know for sure. Now fully…
Farmer’s Markets: Eating Fresh and Local in Europe
One of the highlights of any trip abroad is a chance to experience the cuisine of the region. When time is short a well recommended restaurant that prepares local favourites is a good bet. If you have longer, and are a true “foodie” I would suggest you start at the fresh market. There is a…
A Tale of Three Hotels
As part of a group tour to London in 1996 we stayed at a highly rated hotel in Kensington. The neighbourhood was everything I had ever pictured when I thought of London; curved streets with towering whitewashed townhouses bedecked in black wrought iron and baskets of colourful primrose. The hotel was elegant, centrally located and…
Getting There
How you travel is as important a consideration as where you travel, its just not as much fun to decide. Often we choose our mode of transportation based on the itinerary we want, but does that necessarily meet all of our travel goals? Perhaps you are interested in an ocean or river cruise, a bus…
How To Book A Cruise
The news recently broke about Norwegian Cruise Lines cancelling most of their sailings early into the New Year. This followed the decision from other cruise lines to do the same. I only mention Norwegian because that is who we have our next booking with for May 2021. About a week before that happened we received…
For Safety’s Sake
As we prepare to travel again I am reminded of an incident on our last cruise. A fellow passenger had her wallet stolen while ashore along with all of her cash, credit cards and identification. Luckily she had left her passport in the safe in her cabin. She was devastated and rightfully so. Protecting yourself…
Packing Right
In our last discussion we talked about ways to reduce the burden we carry on so many of our travels. And I mean this literally. Packing light is an important step in becoming an independent and responsive traveler. Our ability to adapt to change in our modes of transportation, being quick and agile as we…