travel mistakes

For decades, it’s been a rite of passage. Go to a country, get another stamp in your passport. Personally, I’ve loved it, and the reality that fewer and fewer countries …

People have been pinching (that’s “stealing” for us Americans) the salt and pepper shakers from Virgin Atlantic for years. And no wonder…they’re shaped like planes and are adorable! Wilbur & …

I’m going to let you in on a little secret – don’t tell anyone, but until this year, I had never seen the movie Home Alone. I know, I know…the …

Not long ago there were reports that since 2024, there has been an influx of travelers who had had their Global Entry revoked. From visaverge.com: According to internal tallies shared …

As I mentioned in another post, I like to think of myself as something of a “model passenger.” I’m not saying that as a way to show off. It’s just …

The TSA was developed in the days after 9/11 to prevent another attack that was along the same lines as that tragedy. Some of the hoops we, as passengers, need …

There’s a little more eye-opening experience than traveling to another country. With just one or a few more plane rides, your surroundings suddenly change from the familiar to things you …

Over the summer, 25-year-old Cara O’Bannon was flying from Tampa to Jackson Hole, when nature called. She was traveling alone, so right before they started boarding the plane, she asked …

When you travel to a different country, there may be different social norms in place there than what you’re used to. Behaviors that are absolutely accepted where you live may …

Back when I thought every international trip would be my one and only visit to that country (because travel is expensive and I have a long list of places to …