10 Couples Travel Lessons a la Kris and Tom
Unwittingly, I've become an authority on couples travel. So here are my tips for sane traveling as a pair...and other miscellaneous lessons learned from our life on the road.
10 Things I’ve Learned from Traveling
Here are a few things I've learned about traveling pretty constantly for the last nine years. Some are useful, but most are not. They're just observations. I'm sure you have your own.
A Dog Bites, a Travel Clinic Delivers
A dog bite in Hanoi led to numerous doctor appointments. But advance care and rabies vaccinations at our local travel clinic saved the day, as did having our annual travel insurance program in place.
Some Thoughts on Traveling Past 60
We were in our 50s when this was taken, but yes, we're past 60 now. We named the blog several years ago. People ask Kris and me all the time about how we’re [...]
15 Travel Books for Your Reading Pleasure
My favorite travel and travel photography books.
Considering Traveling by RV? To Rent or Buy a Camper
The pros and cons of the RV lifestyle for those of us who are just beginning to think of the options. To buy or to rent an camper? To travel by RV year round or seasonally?
The Pros and Cons of House Sitting
Everything you've ever wanted to know about house sitting, how to be a house sitter, and a few things you might not want to know, but should anyway.
TravelPast50 Year in Review 2018: Art and Adventure
2018 was the Year of Art and Adventure, new places, new activities, wildly crealtive people, more time back home, and some separate trips for Tom and Kris.
2018 Holiday Gift Guide for Travelers and Other People on the Move
Our holiday gift guide works for armchair travelers, road trippers, daydreamers and jetsetters. Good gift ideas wherever you are, however you travel. Even better if you like to give and receive books.
ScholarTrips: Encouraging Travel Abroad
Returning to Philbeach Gardens in London's Earl's Court: my go-to neighborhood since living there during study abroad programs in London. "Have you traveled outside the United States in the last 21 days?” [...]