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 to shape up for travel, and hopefully you’ll stay motivated.

Exercise, do some serious walking, some physical training or practice…. Once you get on the road, you’ll be glad you made the effort to shape up for travel whether you’ll be hiking or biking or kayaking… or just walking around cities.

There are lots of active travel destinations where you know you should do some training before you leave home… hiking the Grand Canyon, hiking the Inca Trail… hiking anywhere. (more…)

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 file in the computer for each list so we can print them out before each trip.  These are items we think you need to think about in the last week or two before departure… a travel preparation checklist.

You could always start a list as soon as you begin planning your trip.  We’ve discussed that in the past too… the early things you need to do like research visa requirements, talk to your travel agent for complicated itineraries, make airline reservations. (more…)