Travel Tips

Here are some important pet travel tips that you need to know while planning a vacation with your pet.

• Bringing your pet with you on your vacation is becoming easier. Lots of hotels and motels are accommodating pet travel.

• Most National Parks have strict regulations restricting pets. Check with them ahead of time. Your pet may not be able to walk with you but you can still spend some happy time together.

• Before you bring Fido or Fluffy on your trip make sure that they are physically up to it. Take her to … read more

Before stepping on that plane for a marvelous safari adventure, plan like there’s no tomorrow. You will thank your self for being precautious when faced with untoward incidents.

Here are the important things you should consider when going on a safari travel:

1. Remember that it is one challenging endeavor.

Planning a safari can be one of the most exciting feats one can ever manage to make happen. It is not one of the generic travels, usual jetsetters indulge in. Though you are provided with a tour brochure and a tourist guide, it still is … read more

In a life that is dictated by routines, vacations and travelling is a thing that helps keep us sane. The idea of taking annual leaves regularly makes a lot of sense. The last thing any of us want, on his or her travel, is a non-compatible travel partner. If you are on your own, traveling with a friend or looking for a travel companion, a few tips might help you from having a trip to hell.

Here are seven tips for traveling as a couple:

• Decide upfront why you are going and what … read more

Planning ahead when you travel reduces stress. This is particularly important for a diabetic.

These 5 diabetes travel tips are simple to implement and crucial to your diabetic management. They are particularly important if you are traveling abroad.

1) Have a pre-travel check-up. Make sure your A1C blood sugar levels; your blood pressure and your cholesterol levels are OK. Get the appropriate shots for any country you plan to visit.

2) Wear a diabetes medical ID. Ideally it should be in the language spoken in the … read more

It’s fun to go to flea markets and bazaars when you travel. What flea market tips can we offer when you’re in some exotic country? Everyone thinks they know the best way to approach the vendors and haggle. You can probably just go with what you think is best on that score, but there are some practical tips we can offer.

The most important flea market tip is to watch for pickpockets and practice all your travel safety skills. Flea markets all over the world attract large crowds of locals and tourists alike. Everyone is bumping … read more

One thing you might not think about is that you should shape up for travel if you want to really enjoy your trip and stay healthy.

Your doctor probably tells you all the time that you should exercise more… but some people find it hard to stay motivated to exercise just because they should. Decide to shape up for travel, and hopefully you’ll stay motivated.

Exercise, do some serious walking, some physical training or practice…. Once you get on the road, you’ll be glad you made the effort to shape up for travel whether you’ll be hiking … read more

So we’ve been encouraging you to make lists… lists like a travel preparation checklist and a packing list. You do it for groceries and for projects around the house. Make a list for your travel preparations too.

We thought that it would be a good idea to show you our list. We actually have a file in the computer for each list so we can print them out before each trip. These are items we think you need to think about in the last week or two before departure… a travel preparation checklist.

You … read more

You might think that with all the travel we do, we would have no travel trepidation. I can see where you might be justified to assume that, but you’d be wrong. We just got back from a wonderful trip that makes for a good example.

We had some vacation time in November… but at that time of year, weather has to play a role in where you’re going to go. We talked about going wine tasting in South America or maybe going to Tunisia in North Africa… but we settled on Israel.

Or should I say, my hubby really … read more

We think lists are good to help you remember everything… a travel preparation list, grocery lists, honey-do lists. Notice the order we put those in? Might make you think that travel is more important to us than eating… and you might be right! …But then you would expect that, wouldn’t you, since you know how much we love travel.

Our travel preparation list is a little different from our pre-departure checklist. Actually, this one is kind of a combination. There are just some times you want to make a couple of lists and check things twice…. … read more