Traveling with friends can be one of the best things you’ll ever do but it can also turn into a nightmare. Here are some quick tips on how to keep Travel Buddies together.   Pick your group carefully Travel with like-minded friends or at least pick travel companions that balance one another out (a yin ...

Crowdsourcing is the concept of utilizing a public forum to reveal the best and brightest. In this case, the crowd is your circle of friends and acquaintances and the things being revealed are the best things to do on your vacation. Crowdsourcing may be relatively new but the concept has been around for ages. As a ...

Boring (not necessarily) but Practical (always) This seems rather obvious but let’s get one thing straight—we’re talking sensible shoes; not sneakers, not flip-flops, not tennis shoes, or even rubber shoes, and definitely not Crocs. When traveling in foreign countries, nothing says U.S. tourist like sneakers or running shoes. Of course, here in the U.S. people wear ...

Don’t think you need a First-Aid Kit? Most travelers never think to bring one until the one day they need it and they don’t have one. The reality is that most of the time you can find what you need at the hotel gift shop or a local drug store. First-Aid Kits are for those times ...

Having trouble with foreign languages? There’s an App for that. ‪#‎Siri‬ on the ‪#‎Apple‬ ‪#‎iPhone‬ can translate almost any language using the ‪#TranslateApp‬. Simply speak into your phone and the translation app will verbally translate into the language of your choice (note: verbal translation is not available for all languages). ‪‎Android‬ and‪ Windows‬ based smartphones have ...

    The “Cloud” is a network of computer systems and software that provides a particular service and is accessible via the internet. Flickr, for example, is a Cloud-based application that allows you to store video and images which can be accessed and downloaded from any device around the world as long as it has ...

Travel can be a personal journey of discovery. Don’t let yourself be guided by other people’s idea of what is or isn’t worth your while. Be the master of your own (travel) destiny. That means—doing some of your own research Start with the standard tourist venues and then look at what else your destination has to ...

Planning a trip, especially to a foreign exotic location, is extremely exciting but  many people have a tendency to try to pack too much into one trip. It’s important to know when to stop and just be in the moment—enjoy your cultural surroundings; get a feeling for everyday life in a new place; and give yourself time ...

Overpacking is easily one of the top five mistakes people make when traveling.  Granted, there are plenty of worse things that could happen on your trip but for those of us that like to travel light, there is nothing more irritating than having to care around more than you have to. Here are 3 quick tips to ...

There are way too many ambiguous reviews out there—both good and bad. If you want to write a review of you favorite place or that hole-in-the-wall you’ll never visit again, here are the basics of writing a good and informative travel review. Tell people who you are and what you’re about. Make sure you include ...