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Hotels: When Charming isn’t Comfortable

Hotels are one of those things that should be easy to pick. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard someone say “Oh hotels! Where I stay doesn’t matter, it’s just a place to sleep after all.” Then they come back with some tale of woe about how awful the hotel was. Hotels abroad […]

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Travel Expectations: Bucket Lists and Dream Trips

Travel Expectations can destroy a perfectly good trip. Bucket list. Dream Trip. Trip of a Lifetime.  Places to see, things to do/eat/try before you die. We seem to put a lot of expectations on our vacations. No wonder so many of us feel slightly disappointed when we travel! Bucket List? I don’t have a bucket […]

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Travel Anxiety is Sneaky

Travel anxiety isn’t just sneaky, it actively kills dreams.  Seems pretty dire, doesn’t it? Like it is this mythical beast wielding a sword, ready to strike down your dream of Paris or London or Buenos Aires – or wherever. I hear this sort of thing a lot from women. The sentence always begins with “I’ve […]

Posted in Travel Skills Tagged fear of traveling abroad, travel tools 2 Comments

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