Earthships Since the 1970s, Taos, New Mexico, has been a playground for creative off-grid builders. Today, it is slowly becoming overwhelmed by a wave of pandemic-era emigres who eschewed big coastal cities for a more rural idyl. It only…
Be An Educated Traveler or Why You Don’t Book With The Big Box Store
I am totally amazed at people who really think that “discount” stores are the best places to book travel. Apparently, these people are not educated consumers so let me try to help. As a travel professional for more than 45…
Italy and Coronavirus
Is it Safe to travel to Italy? The remainder of the country, including the Italian regions where the cities in temporary isolation are located, is safe and accessible. All services and activities for citizens and tourists are normally provided and the…
The Best Italian Wine Region You’ve Never Heard Of
The Best Italian Wine Region You’ve Never Heard Of The world does not yet come to the Friuli region, and so much the better The world is now discovering Friuli’s wines. It’s now widely understood that Italy’s finest white wines…
Cruise or All-inclusive Resort?
If you’re looking for a getaway where everything is taken care of, which vacation type — a cruise or an all-inclusive resort — is truly the better deal? While cruise lines like to promote their vacations as “all-inclusive,” that is…
How to order coffee in Italy
When coffee houses like Starbucks, first became popular in the United States, I had the worst time ordering exactly what I wanted as I was more familiar with these terms in Italy. I like Caffe Latte, but here I was…
Are you a smart traveler?
So many people return year after year to the same place for vacation. Why? One reason may be that they don’t know how to travel outside what they know and have no idea where to go to learn how to…
IS WANDERLUST IN YOUR DNA?
There are some people who perfectly happy to stay where they are, never feeling the urge to leave their home. They’re content just sitting on the couch, watching TV, surrounded with everything familiar to them. Then there are people like…
3 Reasons Why Travel Agents Are Still in Demand
Here are the top three reasons while travel agents are still in demand: Expert Advice Travel agents are industry trained professionals who are experts at navigating through the options and asking the right questions to ensure their clients find the…
Google is now a travel agent!
Recently, on CNN Money there was an article announcing that Google has launched a new feature; ‘Destinations on Google’, which is a travel search engine. You simply type ‘vacation’ or ‘destination’ after a state, country, or continent on Google on our…
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