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Best Use of TravelSmart Insurance App by Allianz

August 17, 2020August 16, 2020 by Kristin Henning
TravelSmart Insurance app

The TravelSmart travel app by Allianz is free and useful for travelers: Easy access to emergency numbers, find nearby doctors and pharmacies, use medical translations, track flights, and, for policy holders, receive alerts about weather, security, health, transportation and more.

Categories Resources, Travel Tips Tags travel insurance

A Traveler not Traveling: Guide to Sheltering at Home

March 31, 2020March 28, 2020 by Kristin Henning
Guide to shelter at home

A traveler not traveling offers a guide to sheltering at home. Ironically, preparedness and isolation at home resemble traveling. Here’s how to cope.

Categories Our Travel Life, Resources, Travel Tips

The Four Best Travel Shoes for Women

January 13, 2021December 20, 2019 by Kristin Henning
Best hiking shoes and boots for women

After years on the go, I’ve arrived at a plan for packing the best travel shoes: hiking shoes, city shoes, sandals, and a spare pair for fun. I consider comfort, packability, and practical use for my select itinerary.

Categories Packing Tips, Resources, Travel Tips

The Newest Travel Accessories from Outdoor Retailer

June 2, 2020June 24, 2019 by Tom Bartel
deuter kids bags

Here are some of the most interesting, and useful, travel accessories we encountered at the summer Outdoor Retailer show, June 2019.

Categories Active Travel, Cycling, Packing Tips, Resources, Travel Tips

10 Couples Travel Lessons a la Kris and Tom

November 9, 2019May 19, 2019 by Kristin Henning
Couples travel lessons

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.

Categories Our Travel Life, Packing Tips, Resources

10 Things I’ve Learned from Traveling

May 21, 2019May 6, 2019 by Tom Bartel
japanese tourists

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.

Categories Our Travel Life, Packing Tips, Resources

15 Travel Books for Your Reading Pleasure

April 10, 2020April 23, 2019 by Tom Bartel
face of asia Henri Cartier Bresson

My favorite travel and travel photography books.

Categories Blogs and Experts, France, Japan, Our Travel Life, Spain, United States Tags books

The Travel Bags We Carry

June 22, 2020April 10, 2019 by Tom Bartel
timbuk2 messenger bag

Over the years, we’ve lugged bags of many different shapes and sizes. This is what we’re currently carrying, and what we like. Mostly.

Categories Packing Tips, Resources, Travel Tips

The 20 Best Mobile Apps for Travel

August 17, 2020April 4, 2019 by Tom Bartel
best travel apps

Here are all our choices for the best apps to manage your travel from your phone and computer. Don’t leave home without them.

Categories Resources, Travel Tips

15 Instagram Travel Photographers You Should Follow

March 16, 2020December 27, 2018 by Tom Bartel
Paul Nicklen

On our recent trip to India, I had the pleasure of spending several days with consummate pro photographer Mark Edward Harris. Aside from picking up innumerable tips by just watching him work, he also graciously shared specifics on what makes his work so, well, professional.

Categories Blogs and Experts, Photography, Resources
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