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Safe Travels

I really really really hate that I’m writing another blog about the safety of foreign travel so close on the heels of my Paris piece....

Stressed Out

Any of my readers out there living a stress-free existence? Anybody…? I didn’t think so. Stress is, regrettably, a common feature of...

Before You Go: If You Haven’t Got Your Health, You Haven’t Got Anything

If you’ve been seeing a lot of gross pictures of mosquitos on your Facebook and Twitter feeds lately, you can blame it on Zika. (And...

Etiquette Tips for Group Trips

Continuing our theme of group travel (check out last week’s Perks of Group Travel, if you missed it), this week I thought I’d talk about...

Ten Travelers are Better than One: The Perks of Group Travel

Considering that I’m building a business based on group travel, you might be surprised to know that I’ve done more solo travel than group...

Abandoning Ship (or Not)

I recently wrote about the importance of traveling with a positive attitude and embracing the things that go awry in your travels. But...

Travel Scars (or, How To Enjoy The Trip Even When Things Go Wrong)

After my post last week about my epic connection at Charles de Gaulle, my sister sent me this wonderful quote: “Let the tourist be...

Mockingbird’s Next Big Adventure

Remember how I said I’d been suffering from the Travel Twitch? And my passport was feeling forlorn after months of neglect? And that...

The Solo Traveler (or, Another Way to Be Awesome While Traveling)

My recent Travel Gone Awry story about my near-miss at the Canadian border left a few of you wondering how the world can still be...

Before You Go: Passports

Welcome to the first installment of Mockingbird’s “Before You Go” series: information to help you travel well. Do you have any burning...

Schlep Yourself (or, Tips for Packing Light and Traveling Happier)

After my recent post about checking your luggage and surrendering to baggage claim, I thought I should clarify something very important:...

Unburden Yourself (or, Why You Should Stop Worrying and Check Your Luggage)

This week, a trade association issued new guidelines for the size of airplane carry-on luggage, and if you’re hoping this sentence will...

Treatment for the Travel Twitch (or, Living Like a Tourist)

It seems a bit strange to kick off this blog with a piece about NOT traveling. But it’s been on my mind lately. The last year has been a...