Practical travel information for practical travelers
In honor of Buy Nothing Day, Friday, November 26th, this post will try to convince you that the best things in life are free – even when it comes to travel! So let go of your need for expensive 5-star hotels, gourmet meals, and spa treatments. While there’s nothing wrong with enjoying those delectable luxuries [...]
One of the things that I was excited to do in Sicily was climb Mt. Etna. At approximately 10,922 feet high, this largest active volcano in Europe was visible from the back deck of our villa. Every morning I’d take a look at how beautiful it was, it’s very top visible in the earlier morning [...]
(As part of my quest to visit every state, I will be spending some time throughout the year highlighting each of our 50 states.) Today is Admission Day for Alaska. On January 3rd, 1959, Alaska (purchased from Russia in 1867) became the 49th state. Although Alaska is the largest state in geographical area, it [...]
Here are today’s Money Saving Travel Tips: If international travel is in your plans, check with your credit card companies before you go to see what their policies are about foreign transactions fees and money conversion rates. You don’t want to have all your savings from a favorable exchange rate eaten up by a large [...]
In addition to traveling, Mary Jo likes lingering over a cup of coffee, wandering in a museum, sipping wine at a cafe, enjoying a relaxing massage, and sharing it all with friends and readers.
Her most recent travels were to Portugal and Italy.
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