CULTURE, EVENTS & EXPERIENCES Virtual Reality Travel: Embracing the New Normal Posted on July 29, 2020November 16, 2025 As a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world is seeing travel restrictions like never before. It doesn’t matter if you’ve got frequent flier miles. However, it doesn’t matter if your country’s passport allows you to travel seamlessly across the world. It doesn’t matter if your savings Is stacked up… Read more
CULTURE, EVENTS & EXPERIENCES 7 Unexpected Lessons from a Lifetime of Travel Posted on July 28, 2020November 16, 2025 What Travel Has Taught Me About Life I have always been a student of history and other people. I find travel inspiration in books, films, and my vivid imagination. But I’ve learned the most through real human connection—walking in someone else’s footsteps, tasting their food, drinking their wine, and hearing… Read more
CULTURE, EVENTS & EXPERIENCES Sometimes I like Being a Tourist Too Posted on December 21, 2019November 16, 2025 As a new traveler, I made sure to visit the touristy places—places that most people visit, take a selfie and move on. The more I traveled, the more I tried to avoid the crowds and try to find my own path. But lately, I’ve realized that sometimes I like being a tourist too. Read more
CULTURE, EVENTS & EXPERIENCES Why Transformational Travel is Going Viral Posted on October 5, 2019November 16, 2025 The nature of travel is changing for lots of people. Travel has always been a way to escape the daily grind. Getting away is an opportunity to renew, restore, and refresh from the routine, the redundant, and the ridiculous. However, transformational travel takes getting away a step further. Often, experiential… Read more
CULTURE, EVENTS & EXPERIENCES TSA PreCheck Application Guide: Save Time at Airport Security for 5 Years Posted on April 19, 2019November 16, 2025 If I told you there is a way you could have better domestic airport experiences for the next 5 years for $85, would you be interested? With TSA PreCheck, you can glide by the long lines of people taking off their belts and jewelry. You won’t have to put your… Read more
CULTURE, EVENTS & EXPERIENCES From Kansas to Italy: How 10 Trips Celebrated Life, Love, and Family Posted on March 21, 2019December 20, 2025 I’ve done a lot of travel this year, both at home and abroad. But there is an overall theme for most of my 2018 travels– friends and family. We’ve celebrated big events, moves, return to health, and firsts. I am so proud to have been in a position to share… Read more
CULTURE, EVENTS & EXPERIENCES Must-See Festivals in South Korea Posted on January 2, 2019November 15, 2025 If I’ve learned anything about South Korea is that they don’t do anything halfway. You don’t have to leave the peninsula to enjoy some of the best. From the biggest mall to the largest fireworks festival to the largest indoor amusement park– there’s always a celebration in South Korea. Koreans know how to have a good time. Here are a few must-see festivals in South Korea. Read more
CULTURE, EVENTS & EXPERIENCES What You Need to Know: Canal Barging in Europe Posted on November 27, 2018December 20, 2025 You don’t need to get on a multi-story cruise ship where you have to dress for dinner each night. Imagine sailing one of Europe’s lovely canals, lagoons and inland waterways with your traveling companion at the wheel. Barging in Europe allows you to get closer to the people and the… Read more