When we went to Australia, I found myself browsing Flickr tags for places we would be visiting. It was a nice way to research and look ahead to the trip. An added bonus was that it made me think about the shots I would take. I’m not a very experienced photographer, and I do believe that [...]
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If you worry about lost luggage, it’s a good idea to have a photo of your bags before you leave. I take a picture with my Blackberry and save it. You could also use your digital camera or camera phone. I’ve also thought about saving the tag describing the luggage, but they are often too [...]
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The first time I was sick enough on the road to require medical advice was last year, visiting my family in an out-of-the-way suburb, with a UTI. It was a Saturday afternoon when I realized this, and my sister told me about the CVS Minute Clinic. That time, I was in and out with a prescription [...]
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We’re both really glad we recently bought our own Sigg water bottles for traveling. The environmental impact of all the plastic bottles of water we were buying at airports and while working outside of home is huge. I know I bought a large bottle of water every time I flew, and rarely reused it. Besides that, I [...]
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Recently, Rob had a meeting in San Francisco. I flew in Friday and we spent the weekend before his meeting enjoying the city. We lucked out with uncharacteristically warm, sunny days. One of my favorite parts was my solo walk through the Mission before Rob got into town. Tucked in Clarion Alley is a lineup [...]
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We really are normal folks who just happen to love travel. But when we spent about a week in the month of May, cumulatively, in our own bed at home, we realized we needed some help on the home front if we were going to stay sane. There are some services that are necessary for [...]
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Intelligent Travel asked today Does “Green” Matter to you?, and it made me think about my travel preferences and actions. When I get to a hotel, the first thing I do is refuse the daily paper service. I rarely read it, and if I do, there’s always one in the restaurant or the lounge or [...]
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I’ve logged about 20k miles on two airlines since March 1 this year. One of my customers is an airline, so I (naturally) have to fly to and from their offices on them only. But they don’t fly everywhere else I need to go, so I’ve been splitting miles. Hopefully this dual-personality flying will only [...]
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We are a married couple who both travel for separate jobs. Here we will document the difficulties and triumphs of travelling separately while still keeping a connection to our partner.
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