Category: Tips

• How the State Department Can Help You Abroad

  Click here to read excerpts of Emily Brennan’s interview with Brenda S. Spague, the State Department’s deputy assistant secretary for passport services concerning tips on how this governmental entity can help you if something goes wrong during your trip abroad. Her advice includes: 1) What to do if you’re traveling somewhere off the tourism grid…

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  February 5, 2013

  boomer travel, lost passport, Senior Travel, state department, Tips, Travel Health

• Tips to Get that Elusive Seat From Your Airline Miles

  Check out Susan Stellin’s interesting article on how to successfully use your airline miles to better score a seat. Ms. Stellin notes that some surveys show that it’s actually easier to earn a seat than in previous years. Why? Because a poor economy reduces the amount of cash bookings. Because of this, there are apparently…

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  February 4, 2013

  Aeroplanes, Air fare deals, Airline policies, Airplane stories, airplane travel tips, Stories, Tips, travel bargains, Travel deals, travel savings

• Great Travel Gifts of 2012

  Travel + Leisure lists what they consider to be the best travel gadgets of 2012. Included are a Samsung pocket camera, Polk Audio Headphones, and a Logitech cover for the iPad. Click here to read the whole story. I received a couple of interesting finds: Travelo Refillable Perfume Rollerball: The rollerball lets you take a…

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  January 3, 2013

  Deals, pocket desktop, poo-pourri, Stories, Tips, travalo, travel gifts

• Travel Health: Dealing With Motion Sickness

  I’ve seen quite a few deals for cruises that will let you escape from this wintry weather to so many places around the world. But besides the investment in time and money, there’s another concern that many of us have for these kinds of trips-motion sickness. And this ailment which can result in dizziness, nausea…

  kimsswidler

  December 31, 2012

  Cruise travel, General, Motion sickness, Tips, Travel Health

• Travel Health: Cold and Flu Tips

  So many of us will be traveling during this holiday season.  But nothing can mess up a trip more than experiencing a cold, or worse, the flu. Here are some tips from Dr. Dan Hussar, a pharmacist and editorial director of Pharmacy Times: Suck On Lozenges & Spray Away The Pain — If your sore…

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  December 24, 2012

  Stories, Tips, Travel Health

• Bequeathing Unused Airline Miles

  When the unfortunate time comes that a loved one dies, many of us wonder what we might be receiving as a bequest. That gravy boat that Aunt Milly used at all of her holiday celebrations. Or the pretty pin that Grandma wore at your wedding. But what about unused airline miles? This may seem almost…

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  December 19, 2012

  Airplane stories, airplane travel tips, Frequesnt flier miles, General, Stories, Tips

• Thomas Keller:Leftover Turkey Recommendations and Recipes

  Not sure what to do with your leftover turkey? Click here for suggestions and recipes from culinary legend Thomas Keller.

  kimsswidler

  November 23, 2012

  Foodie Finds, thomas keller, Tips, Travel dining, turkey recipes

• Apps for Last-Minute Hotel Rooms

  Check out Susan Stellin’s interesting article on apps that will get a great deal on hotel rooms if you wait until the last minute. Ms. Stellin lists various apps that she has tried including those for Expedia, Priceline, Travelocity,Kayak,and Oribitz.  In her article this writer discusses recent deals and what she believes are their pro…

  kimsswidler

  November 20, 2012

  General, Hotel search sites, Hotel searches, Hotel tips, Stories, Tips, Travel apps, travel bargains, Travel deals, travel savings

• Travel Health- recovery from a ruptured disc

  In case you haven’t noticed, I haven’t been posting that many personal travel experiences lately. Why? I unfortunately developed what many us have already experienced – a bad lower back injury. I’m not fully sure how it happened. It went from getting a little sore from picking up some heavy bags of soil to an…

  kimsswidler

  October 1, 2012

  Adventure travel, African Travel, Amtrak, anastasia’s africa, back injury, General, I Love New York, New York, New York City, Stories, Tips, Travel Health, Tribe Hotel

• Sick on the Road-ways to cure some common travel ailments

  Getting sick while traveling away from home is a reasonable fear for many of us. Check out an interesting article written by Christine  Negroni of the New York Times about dealing with these concerns. While we are cautioned to not disregard signs of serious medical problems, she lists some novel ways to treat some common…

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  August 27, 2012

  General, Stories, Tips, Travel Health