travel planning

When we decided to rent a car in Germany, many opportunities suddenly opened up to us. One of them was Switzerland. Visiting Basel, Switzerland, wasn’t originally part of our trip. …

A hotel room with one king bed or two queens—does it really matter? To some travelers, it’s a minor detail. To others, it can change how comfortable the entire stay …

Sometimes a place makes the itinerary because it’s somewhere you want to visit. Other times, it makes the itinerary because it’s practical. Freiburg was supposed to be the second one. …

Booking an award ticket always feels like the finish line. You found the award space, transferred the points, paid the taxes and fees, and received the confirmation email. At that …

Every year, I do a recap of where we actually stayed — not which hotel program we think we like best, not which one has the most valuable elite benefits, …

Needless to say, Mozart sounds a little different when techno beats are shaking your seat. That’s how we ended up spending one of our nights in Vienna. What we thought …

I’ll admit it: I obsess over travel planning. Not just the big stuff like flights and hotels. I mean the tiny details that probably won’t matter…until they suddenly do. That’s …

We don’t rent cars all that often anymore. Over the years, we’ve become much more comfortable taking public transportation to and from the airport in major cities like New York …

If you think carry-on rules are consistent across airlines… they’re not. With virtually every U.S.-based commercial airline now charging for checked luggage (nice going, Southwest) and then raising those fees …

Traveling this Saturday? You may want to check what’s happening at your destination first. Note: This post is intended to help travelers plan for large-scale events happening this Saturday. Political …