The Perfect Holiday
First Choice Holidays (www.firstchoice.co.uk), a UK travel agency has been working on a project to define the perfect holiday (www.happinessincluded.co.uk). As part of the promotion of the project they challenged me to ...
Tips for Travelling by Air with a Disabled Person
When planning a holiday for, or with, a person with a disability, often the first obstacle is the flying part. It’s bad enough for the non-disabled traveller; what with the endless queuing, ...
6 Reasons to Skip Europe when Studying Abroad
For the record, I’m a big fan of Europe. It’s got a lot to offer in terms of food, history, and culture. It’s easy to get around. It’s fun. But with that being ...
10 Ways To Build Your Audience Before & After You Hit Publish
A recent This Week in Travel podcast may have been one of the best ever… But you’ll never get to hear it. Co-host Jen Leo and I were interviewing Cory Taratuta from the Irish ...
Travel Dreams in the Land of Day Jobs and Mortgages
While some travelers and many travel bloggers live a nomadic lifestyle hopping from one hostel to another, some of us have deeper roots. We live in the land of mortgages and day ...
Pork, Dreams, a Contest and Barbecue at Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Texas
The National Pork Board wants to help people fulfill their dreams. I’m not talking about the lucid dreams that Cassidy Smith of the Texas Pork Producers Association told me she gets after eating ...
7 Things to Pack to Save You Money
As you pack your suitcase you are doing what businesses call a cost benefit analysis. Pack too much and you might have to pay fees or worse yet throw out your back ...
Confessions of a Sometime Solo Traveler
I don’t want to imply that my wife Joan and I have been together for a long time but our first date was shortly after Ronald Reagan was elected President and we ...
7 Unusual Things to Pack For Better Travel
The travel news this last year (which we cover on This Week in Travel) has been filled with strange and unusual stories. Some of the travel news has been comic and some ...
Dealing with Hotel Bed Bugs and Other Pests
When you stay at hotels and hostels, you expect your room to be clean and free of pests, but unfortunately this is not always the case. Even the cleanest of establishments could ...
