At the end of the year, we usually take stock, set some goals, and maybe make some new year’s resolutions. After the god-awful years we experienced in 2020 and 2021 when our movements were so confined, many people realized the value of travel once they didn’t have the chance to take advantage of the options. …

This post on holiday travel safety went up when we were all dealing with rough travel times overall, in late 2020. The situation has gotten back to normal, but I’m leaving the advice that’s evergreen. In a normal year, this time on the calendar brings lots of articles about holiday travel: we read about packed …

There was a short time this decade when Mother Earth got a slight reprieve from the damage we humans are doing. Now we’re back to polluting though. If you’d like to help a fellow traveler reduce their impact while exploring the world, here are some sustainable gifts that are eco-friendly in some way or help …

We’re headed for the holiday season in the USA, which is normally a busy time for traveling to see relatives. Then people normally take a lot of vacation trips in the new year to tropical destinations to escape the cold. There’s nothing normal about the times we’re living in though. For safety’s sake and due …

When I was interviewing expats about the cost of living in India, that brought back a flood of memories about the months I spent traversing the country over several visits. It reminded me of all the madness, yes, but also made me nostalgic about my time exploring the country, from the Himalayas down to the …