One thing you might not think about is that you should shape up for travel if you want to really enjoy your trip and stay healthy. Your doctor probably tells you all the time that you should exercise more… but some people find it hard to stay motivated to exercise just because they should.  Decide [...]

So we’ve been encouraging you to make lists… lists like a travel preparation checklist and a packing list.  You do it for groceries and for projects around the house.  Make a list for your travel preparations too. We thought that it would be a good idea to show you our list.  We actually have a [...]

You might think that with all the travel we do, we would have no travel trepidation.  I can see where you might be justified to assume that, but you’d be wrong.  We just got back from a wonderful trip that makes for a good example. We had some vacation time in November… but at that [...]

We think lists are good to help you remember everything… a travel preparation list, grocery lists, honey-do lists.  Notice the order we put those in?  Might make you think that travel is more important to us than eating… and you might be right!  …But then you would expect that, wouldn’t you, since you know how [...]

Multi-generational vacation ideas are not all that hard to come up with.  You do need to think about how you are going to accommodate the different generations, and how you are going to keep everyone occupied, but you have a lot of options if you just start using your imagination. Some grandparents want to create [...]

Here’s a different travel idea for you… take a pilgrimage. “Whoa,” you say, “A pilgrimage?” Does that sound a little heavy?  It doesn’t need to. You’re right in one sense… a pilgrimage is, most often, to go on a journey to visit a place that is religious or has historic significance… and more often than [...]

Do you love city walls?  Ancient walls?  Historical walls?  Mediaeval walls?  We think they add an extra dimension to any city.  You find them in cities with history… usually lots of it. There are many cities around the world where the old city inside the walls has been preserved.  It’s fun to see what lurks [...]

Some people love shopping.  I’m not one of them, but I do like shopping on vacation.  While I LIKE shopping on vacation, I think some people vacation to shop! Travel for what ever reasons you want… and if shopping is one of your loves…. why not shop while you’re traveling? I like wandering in bazaars [...]

The one in San Jose has more than 2,000 booths and sprawls over 40 acres… eight miles of booth-lined walkways with arts, crafts, jewelry, antiques… and junk!  Lots of junk.  It’s been there forever…. The old saying tells you something about them…, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”  Well, that isn’t always what you [...]

I love world bazaars.  Souks, suqs, markets.  Call them what you will, they’re just so much fun to prowl in.  By definition bazaars are shopping quarters… especially in the middle east. They were probably the precursors to our flea markets, shopping malls, and supermarkets all rolled into one.  The word seems to have originated in [...]