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How to Avoid Jet Lag in Six Easy Steps

SUMMARY Do you ever wonder how some people can arrive at their vacation destinations rarin’ to go from the minute they step off the plane, seemingly immune to the ravages of jet lag? It’s not magic. It’s just a matter of following a few simple steps that start from the minute your butt hits that airplane seat. Here are six simple …

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Travel Health Guide: Things You Need to Know

I must admit: unless you’re in the medical profession (or are just a SuperFan thereof), it’s hard to get excited about a book on the topic of Travel Health. But take heart: This is one travel health book that you’ll actually enjoy reading! The author is a delightfully droll physician from Canada by the name of Dr. Mark Wise. He …

Travel with Kids: Airplane Edition

“Travel with kids”: does this phrase strike terror in your heart? I don’t know about you, but when I see a family wrangling a toddler or two—and maybe even a baby—boarding one of my flights, I admit that I view the situation with not a small amount of trepidation. How can I forget a particularly gruesome 11-hour flight to London, …

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Travel Preparation: 4 Tasks That Everyone Forgets

You’ve booked your flight, reserved your hotel, pre-purchased tickets to must-see attractions, and packed your suitcase. Heck, you’ve even made duplicates of all your travel documents and left copies with your mom. You are a travel preparation pro! But wait: you’re not ready to go just yet! No one likes to think about it, but accidents do happen. Cars wreck, …

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Are there ANY safe seats on public transit?

One of my least favorite things about traveling to exotic destinations is driving in unfamiliar traffic conditions. This can vary from the mild inconvenience of not knowing my way around the neighborhood all the way to driving on the opposite of the road with zero road shoulder. Hence, when I find myself in foreign lands, I am the Queen of …

Ninja Travel Skills for Coping with Cancelled Flights

In all my years of flying, cancelled flights have been an anomaly…but they do happen. In fact, I’m sitting in the United Club lounge at the moment, waiting for a flight to take me to DC, where I should have been delivered yesterday. The problem? A huge-ass thunderstorm descended upon central Texas, snarling up departures and arrivals from Dallas to …

The Top 3 Items I Pack in My Suitcase for Emergencies

I am a travel junkie. A few months ago, I realized I had flown over a million miles. I’ve lived in North America, South America, Central America, and Europe. I’ve circumnavigated the globe on numerous occasions…in both directions. And as of this winter, I will have set foot on all seven continents. In short, I have a roll-aboard bag…and I’m …