Posts Tagged as ‘travel advice’

January 29, 2010

Get on the Local Schedule

While some travelers have all the luck and seem to stumble upon buzzing restaurants or packed festivals without doing a bit of research – the rest of us can benefit from a little planning ahead.
Getting on the local schedule almost always guarantees finding the type of atmosphere that will bring a destination to life. Before [...]

November 18, 2009

MOST WANTED: Where to Next?!

Part of the fun of traveling is dreaming up where to go next. 
When the weekend papers arrive, I skip all the recession-related bad news and go straight for the travel section. The photographs are like reading a menu at a great new restaurant you’ve been dying to try – and the articles help you decide [...]

October 20, 2009

The Kindness of Strangers

Even the most experienced traveler needs to rely on strangers once in a while.
During time spent traveling, it is possible to hone your kindness radar: you learn over time what sort of people to ask for directions, when to be sure they haven’t a clue what they’re talking about, and when to trust some sort [...]