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15 Best Travel Snacks for Your Next Adventure

Why You Should Pack Your Own Travel Snacks When taking a trip, whether it’s in a car, a train, or a plane, one of the most important things to pack is snacks. Traveling can be tiring and you need healthy snacks for traveling to help you keep your energy up. Good airplane snacks and good road trip snacks don’t have to be hard to find or expensive. Buying snacks at convenience stores and airport shops is expensive. And you never...

10 Reasons to Take a Road Trip

On the fence about whether to take a road trip? National Geographic says this is the summer of road trips. With closed borders and concerns about travel, and especially flying, the road trip has become the way to travel this summer. But there are many reasons to take a road trip without a pandemic and travel restrictions. People either love or hate road trips. You can put me in the hate category and I usually avoid any road trips longer...

How to Have an Awesome Travel Experience

We all want to have awesome travel experiences and enjoy travel, right? But sometimes that doesn’t always happen. Read on for some of my best travel tips to truly enjoy travel! Plan, Plan, Plan One of the best ways to have a safe trip and enjoy your vacation is to plan, plan, plan. Knowing what to expect, where to go, what to do and not do will help decrease any travel anxiety and increase your confidence. You can over plan...

10 Shows on Netflix That Let You Travel From Your Couch

In this uncertain, unfamiliar times we all need a little escape. And current restrictions have made a physical escape pretty much impossible. But I’ve got some good news! Netflix offers a bunch of shows that will help you travel from home. Cooking and traveling are two of my favorite things so there are a lot of shows here that combine the two. I’m also a big fan of silly comedy and there’s some of that here as well. But all...

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Complete Guide – How to Stay Healthy While Traveling

You’ve planned for months and spent lots of money to go on your dream vacation. The last thing you want is to spend it on the toilet with traveler’s diarrhea or limping through that once-in-a-lifetime experience. You need to travel healthy to avoid these scenarios. To me traveling healthy includes being prepared with medicine and first aid items, you might need. And healthy travel tips to help you stay well. With some planning and some strategic packing, you can bring...

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Tips For Navigating the Busiest Airport in the World |Atlanta Airport

Did you know that the Atlanta airport is within a two-hour flight to 80% of the United States? This is one of the reasons that Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, known as ATL, is the busiest airport in the world. More than 107 million people flew through the ATL in 2018. Knowing it’s the busiest airport in the world often scares casual travelers from using this airport. But I’m here to tell you it doesn’t have to be scary. It’s actually...

10 Tips to Help You Find the Best Vacation Rental

Vacation rentals are a great option when traveling.  But how do you know what to look for in a vacation rental? And how do you choose a vacation rental with an overwhelming number of options?  Not sure what the differences are between Airbnb and VRBO? Here are ten tips to help you find the perfect vacation rental for your next trip. I love hotels and stay in my fair share of them for my corporate travel.  But when traveling with...

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10 Bad Travel Habits You Should Stop Now

I try and share what travelers should do, but sometimes we need to be reminded of what not to do. It occurred to me that there are bad traveling habits I’ve fallen into that I need to break ASAP. Below are ten bad travel habits I intend to stop doing and what I’m planning on doing instead. Saying “I Should Have” Travel shouldn’t be about regrets. But I often find myself saying “I should have done this” after a trip...

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My Favorite Ways to Save Money While Traveling

“Travel is the only thing you buy, that makes you richer.” I’m not sure who said this, but truer words have never been written. While traveling can be expensive, it doesn’t have to be. Read on to see some of my favorite ways to save money while traveling. And the less I spend on travel, the more I can travel! Book Flights First If flying, airfare is probably going to be one of the largest items in your travel budget....

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Tips to Stay Fit While Traveling

Traveling is hard on the body.  Hours of sitting on a plane or train or in a car take its toll.  Add in carrying luggage around and the stress that comes with travel also contributes to fatigue. But it’s hard enough to keep fit at home much less when traveling. Incorporating physical activity into your travels will help minimize discomfort and give you the energy you need on the road. Sometimes I get an unintended workout when I run to...