LIFESTYLE 26 Signs You are Addicted to Travel Posted on January 16, 2017May 17, 2024 You know you are addicted to travel when your 300 bottles of wine are sorted by country. Oh damn, I may have more addictions than I thought! Read more
PLACES A Year in Asia: Must-See Adventures and Unforgettable Journeys Posted on January 2, 2017May 18, 2024 2016 has been a banner year in travel for the Peters’ family. We found ourselves out of our element, out of comfort zone and way out on a limb– or zipline. Read the 2016 in Review about this past year which took us to Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand three times. Read more
PLACES 30 Ways to Travel Without Leaving Home Posted on March 26, 2016June 28, 2024 And then it dawned on me. I realized it’s much more than the above. I realized it was more than just the sum of the experiences, the places I’d been or the things I’d seen. It was how it made me feel. And then I realized that I can experience a lot of the same sensations without hopping on a plane, train or boat… right in my own neighborhood. Read more
LIFESTYLE Turn Your Travel Dreams into Travel Reality Posted on January 31, 2016July 15, 2024 How many times have you said you’re living vicariously through another’s words, pictures or stories? When are you going to stop living through someone else’s travels and start some of your own? Are you concerned you don’t have the money? Or the time off work? Or are you just dragging your feet waiting to win the Powerball so you’ll have an unlimited supply of both? Read more
TRAVEL EXPERIENCES Air Asia Flying to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posted on December 4, 2015June 30, 2024 The seats are tight for a two-hour flight let alone a 6 and half hour one. I am trying to type sideways because my husband’s broad chest will not allow me to sit and type facing the cockpit. We have no choice. The seats are way too close for comfort. They were constructed to fit the most passengers possible on this huge plane. And there are a lot of folks on this A330 Airbus to Kuala Lumpur, 377 of us to be precise. Read more
PLACES Tokyo: Exploring the Biggest City on the Planet Posted on November 6, 2015October 18, 2024 Pickup a map to make sure you are buying the correct ticket or you may be blocked from boarding the train. Having access to all three will make travel easier below ground, but you can get around the city using only the metro, as long as you are diligent and plan accordingly. Like traffic above ground, the trains and the walking patterns run reverse to what you are used to. There are signs to help you if you forget. Read more
TRAVEL EXPERIENCES Effortless Travel Planning: Simplifying Your Adventures Posted on September 1, 2015November 14, 2024 Off-season makes sense for the savings in hotels, airfare and the decreased crowds. However it works for places like Paris. Paris in the Spring is hell on Earth, but in August, you’ll have some popular attractions all to yourself. Deals are plentiful May thru October to Thailand but you may not enjoy your time (or possibly die trying) because typhoons are likely to pop up anywhere. Read more
LIFESTYLE 11 Observations of a Black World Traveler Posted on August 21, 2015August 27, 2024 Nope, not even close. Although… even though I am NOT rich, I may be the only black person they meet and I want to leave a positive impression. I often feel the need to over tip or otherwise over-compensate for my skin color. Its totally unnecessary because I’m not a hotel pig, I find myself doing things like straightening up the room so the maids don’t see any mess. Read more