Whew! What a week! Unless you've been vacationing under a rock (on Mars, in which case you should have stayed there!), you know what's been happening here ...

Have you heard the list of measures you should take to prevent the spread of COVID-19? They include this: "avoid unnecessary travel". Say what?? First of a...

As you recall from last week's letter, I've been hanging with my kinfolk in Houston all week. It's been interesting...you may have heard about the enormous w...

As you read this I'm winging my way to see my family for the holidays...and by 'holidays' I mean the Christmas and New Year holidays - of 2019. Having spent...

I took a trip down memory lane this week. Rummaging through a closet, I opened a photo album that holds snapshots of several trips I took decades ago. That ...

The new year has started with a 'bang!' and I'm lovin' it! Clearly, travel is big on everyone's mind - new goals set, resolutions made, sights set on broade...

As so often happens when I'm pulling my thoughts and notes together for this every week, I start off in one direction and get pulled in another. I'm okay wit...

I'm still here in Mexico, enjoying the summer that seems to go on forever. Mornings are pleasantly cool and days are not sweltering, a decent mid-80s at most...

My plan for this week's riveting episode of the Global Exotic Adventures chronicles, was to present five (or so) must-do's when preparing for overseas travel...

Y'know how it's the general's job to send soldiers into dangerous situations? Sometimes, I feel like when I send you off on your fabulous journey prepared f...

If you remember, last week I was anticipating the arrival of Colorado's first storm of the season. It came and went, and now the rest of the country is deali...

That's a rhetorical question, because you already know what I'm going to say...a hearty 'absolutely not'.  I might even add some '!!!!' for emphasis. I know...

Another busy week - this time, as tourist in my own state. My dear cousin came for a visit and in addition to the reminiscing and catching up, we enjoyed tim...

Now that summer is 'over' (frankly, I don't subscribe to that philosophy until outwear wear becomes unavoidable), many of you won't travel again until it's t...

Well, for sure I'm no virtuoso. Webster defines one as "a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit", and that's the common understanding of...

Great question!!! Hold that thought...I'm right in the middle of helping a client that DOESN'T have travel protection deal with an issue that will likely co...

Hey there! As I write this, my sis and her hubby are on their first ever cruise. They are in the beautiful Mediterranean, enjoying food, historical sights, ...

While watching the US Open on TV this weekend it popped into my head that the world-class golf courses on the Monterey Peninsula attract thousands of golfe...

A few weeks back I asked for your input regarding what you'd like to hear about my visit to the island of Kaua'i. By overwhelming majority, the answer was...

Most people are in the habit of booking their own travel online. It works for airfare and hotel stays, and internet savvy folks even book whole vacations tha...