Practical travel information for practical travelers
While travelers bemoan the loss of the kinder, gentler era of air travel, airline memorabilia fans know that they can enjoy a little retro moment with bags, accessories, and gifts from Pan Am One. Adorned with the original Pan Am logo, items can also be found at travel stores and air museums. Perhaps you had [...]
Countdown to Christmas, and still there’s lots to read about travel everywhere! I take that as a very good sign that maybe a travel gift will be beneath your Christmas tree, in your stocking, whatever is in keeping with your holiday practices and traditions. And if you just don’t feel in the travel spirit, maybe [...]
Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time is a great adventure travel book, sure to delight the hearty adventurer as well as the arm chair traveler. The title of the book comes from a Baltistan proverb: The first time you share tea with a [...]
Earlier this week, I was the fortunate recipient of some great travel gifts, and I know other travelers would appreciate them as much I do. A nightlight. I usually bring night light with me when I travel, putting it into the bathroom, and making it a little easier to get around at night. I’m in [...]
My next gift suggestion is a simple one, and while it’s inexpensive, it’s truly priceless to the traveler. Kind words. Too many times when we travel, our phone conversations with loved ones are short, sterile, or too business like. We can blame a bad cell connection, a hectic schedule, people waiting for us, or that [...]
Every traveler needs luggage. And the reality is, despite those 10-year or lifetime warranties, it wears out. Sometimes, it’s a matter of taste or preference changing, finding that the luggage that once worked no longer does. Right now a lot of travelers are re-thinking their luggage choices in response to the “no liquid” rules. Whether [...]
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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