Travel Tips

Prioritizing Active Travel While You Can

By Carol Rowland / September 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Prioritizing Active Travel While You Can

I’ve had hip trouble for the last year that has impacted my walking, and thus has impacted my travel, which inspires this week’s article… Prioritizing Active Travel While You Can For the last year, I’ve had trouble walking due to arthritis in my hip. In my head I feel way too young to need a…

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Capture the Magic: Elevate Your Travel Memories with an Unforgettable Photo Shoot

By Carol Rowland / August 7, 2024 / Comments Off on Capture the Magic: Elevate Your Travel Memories with an Unforgettable Photo Shoot

 Last month I tried something I’ve booked for clients in the past but never for myself, and this ultimate travel memory experience inspires this week’s article… Capture the Magic: Elevate Your Travel Memories with an Unforgettable Photo Shoot When I was in Ireland last month, I decided to indulge in a first-time experience that I’ve…

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Traveler Responsibilities and Best Practices, Part 2

By Carol Rowland / April 17, 2024 / Comments Off on Traveler Responsibilities and Best Practices, Part 2

Last week I shared some insights regarding the responsibilities of a traveler – some of the basic actions to avoid self-imposed problems during your trip. Beyond those, there are a number of tips and tricks I’ve learned over the years that I’ve defined as best practices, so I share those today… Traveler Responsibilities and Best…

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Traveler Responsibilities and Best Practices, Part 1

By Carol Rowland / April 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Traveler Responsibilities and Best Practices, Part 1

There’s been a story in the news the last week that irritated me, along with most travel advisors, and it inspired me to write an article I’ve been thinking about for a long time…  Traveler Responsibilities and Best Practices Last week there was a news story that was online, on social media, and on TV.…

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Reservations Required

By Carol Rowland / January 31, 2024 / Comments Off on Reservations Required

As we plan some custom itineraries in Europe, the necessity of getting very far ahead on some arrangements comes up as certain favorite sites book up so early nowadays. Gone are the days of winging it at the last minute – at least for a few certain attractions, so that inspires today’s article… Reservations Required…

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Creating your Travel Medicine Kit

By Carol Rowland / January 3, 2024 / Comments Off on Creating your Travel Medicine Kit

With that ‘start fresh, get organized’ feeling from this time of year, and a travel schedule starting a couple of weeks from now, it’s the perfect time for me to get ahead and update one of my ‘be ready for travel’ kits. Most of tips and ideas that I offer I have learned from experience,…

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Leftovers… Travel tips and ideas

By Carol Rowland / November 29, 2023 / Comments Off on Leftovers… Travel tips and ideas

It’s that time of year when I present my annual leftovers article. Just like the remainders of Thanksgiving dinner, it’s a collection of many things – a gathering of various travel tips that I have found throughout the year that are handy to know but aren’t enough for a full article… Leftovers…Travel Tips and Ideas…

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Be Present and Appreciate Where You Are

By Carol Rowland / September 13, 2023 / Comments Off on Be Present and Appreciate Where You Are

 It’s important to make the time to pause and enjoy the moment – to be present in your travels, so that inspires this week’s article… Be Present and Appreciate Where You Are – Local Experiences Many vacations may be planned around relaxing time by the pool or the beach, but quite often we end up…

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Creative Travel Solutions

By Carol Rowland / September 6, 2023 / Comments Off on Creative Travel Solutions

Last week I talked about some of the travel situations that came up for our large group of travelers to Ireland and the UK, and this week I share some creative ways to deal with flight cancellations as I had to for the next leg of my travels… Creative Travel Solutions So last week I…

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Flexibility and Creativity Dealing with Travel Glitches

By Carol Rowland / August 30, 2023 / Comments Off on Flexibility and Creativity Dealing with Travel Glitches

With all the folks we had traveling the past few weeks, there were definitely some travel glitches, which are inevitable, but a bummer if you are the one they happen to. Cancelled and delayed flights, lost luggage, and transportation misses were all part of the mix, and I experienced it myself when my flight to…

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