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Tips on How to Plan Your Next Trip

For me, traveling is in my DNA, but even then, there is a lot of work behind the scenes before your vacation day arrives. A successful vacation requires so much preplanning from flights to hotels and everything in between. Here are our tips on how to plan your next trip!

Rock of Cashel High Cross Ireland Photo: Vagabond Tours

Experience Halloween in Ireland – Where it Began

If you’ve never visited Ireland, you are totally missing out.  Beautiful countryside. Fantastic (and historic) pubs. Friendly locals. Just an all around travel bucket destination.  But did you know that Halloween started in Ireland?  Jack-o-lanterns have roots in Ireland when hollowed-out turnips held candles to keep evil spirits away. When the Irish came to North America, penniless and bereft of their homeland, they still clung to Halloween, carving readily available pumpkins instead of turnips. Get ready to experience Halloween in Ireland, where it all began.

Searching for the perfect gifts for Grandparents who travel? We got you!

Best Gifts for Grandparents Who Travel

Grandparents are good at spoiling their grandchildren, so why not make your grandparents’ next gift the best?  If your Grandma and Grandpa love to travel (like we do), we’re here to help with these best gifts for grandparents who travel.

Owning a car is a necessary experience, and we offer ways to save money on car expenses.

How to Save Money on Your Car Expenses

Simply said for day-to-day life, a car is most often a necessity and a necessary expense. Combine that with a love of road trips, and owning a car can put a dent in your budget. Here are tips on how to save money on your car expenses.

Family road trips are so much fun, but when the kids get bored, not so much.

Fun Things to Do on Long Road Trips With Family

Children have the attention span of a cat. They will literally change their mood and become excited at a funny shaped cloud. Or the sudden realization that they want to go swimming. Sometimes it’s the out of sight sound of a dog barking. Keeping them focused can be difficult, but with these fun things to do on long road trips maybe (just maybe) yours will be a little less stressful.

One of the essential travel safety tips is taking photos of important documents.

Essential Travel Safety Tips

If you want to fill your life with stories to tell, traveling to somewhere new at least once per year is one way to make that wish come true. Are you reading this thinking that travel isn’t all that important and you think that, actually, travel is dangerous? If this is you, then try a routine like a nine to five with no end in sight. Routine will cause you more misery and upset than the minor inconveniences of travel ever likely could. But what are the minor inconveniences? We’re going to get to essential travel safety in a moment. 

Luxury travel Los Angeles doesn't get any better than views of the city's skyline. Photo credit: Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills

Tips for Luxury Travel Los Angeles, California

When you think of glamour and living it up, one location instantly springs to mind – L.A. The City of Angels is renowned globally for its glitz and stardust, so if you plan to live the high life for a week or two – or even just a weekend – there aren’t many better locations to do it. Read on for or tips for luxury travel Los Angeles, California.

What's better than a day of fishing? Traveling to one of these 6 Amazing Fishing Destinations for Enthusiasts

6 Amazing Fishing Destinations for Enthusiasts

Fishing, also called angling, is the sport of catching fish, freshwater or saltwater, typically with rod, line, and hook.  Fishing is a fantastic hobby enjoyed by all ages from all over the world. Whether you prefer deep sea, lake or river fishing with or without your family, here are 6 amazing fishing destinations for enthusiasts from Alaska to Australia.

Kayaking Norway Photo Credit: OCLU Gallery

3 Game-Changing Gadgets For Travel Vloggers

My job is fun. Traveling and experiencing the world through my own lens. I accomplish that by sharing my experiences with words, photos, video and/or all of those. But it isn’t easy etching, oftentimes scraping, a living, especially during pandemics or recession times. We are constantly learning and searching to create the best possible “story” for our readers. Travel bloggers (writers) and travel vloggers keep our eyes on the market and always look for the next big “tool.” For those looking for ways to improve their own vlogging, or if you just love fun gadgets, here are 3 game-changing gadgets for travel vloggers.

From its beaches to food and wine, there are so many reasons to visit Virginia. Photo: Visit Virginia Beach

7 Reasons to Visit Virginia

The southeastern United States has a whole lot of fun things to do in so many states. To help you narrow down your choices, be sure to visit Virginia to explore all that the “birthplace of a nation” has to offer, from its food and wine to beaches and American history.

Upgrade your next vacation with these vacation planning tips

Vacation Planning Tips: 5 Ways to Upgrade

Finally, it’s vacation time, but this go-round you want it to be something really special.  Add more experiences, make it memorable with these vacation planning tips, 5 ways to upgrade your next trip.