How to Use an eSIM for International Travel: A Step-by-Step Guide for Travelers Over 50
Skip the airport SIM kiosk and the roaming bill. Our step-by-step guide to setting up an eSIM for travel, tested across 85+ countries.
Travel Styles
Good Habits to Tune Up Your Travel Mindset
What keeps your travel curiosity alive between trips? We asked expert travelers from around the world. Their answers turned out to be less about dreaming of travel, and more about building the habits — curiosity, skill, memory, connection — that make you better at travel itself. Here’s what they told us.
International Travel Safety Tips: The Complete Checklist for Travelers Over 50
A checklist of tips for your safety and security while traveling, including preparing your home, your banking, your communications, and your personal health. Find peace of mind and the ability to travel more spontaneously when you are well-prepared.
The Wise Debit Card for Travel: How to Get It, Fund It, and Use It Abroad
The Wise debit card gives you the real exchange rate in 200+ countries with no foreign transaction fees. Here’s exactly how to set it up, fund it, and use it.
How to Get Global Entry — And Why Every Frequent Traveler Should
Already have Global Entry? We do. We have also added TSA Touchless ID and now clear airport security in seconds. Here’s how to get both — and how to keep them.
Best Travel Insurance for Travelers Over 50 (and Over 70)
Medicare doesn’t cover you abroad. Kris and Tom’s guide to the best travel insurance for travelers over 50 and over 70 — including pre-existing conditions.
Shoes, Socks and Blisters on the Camino de Santiago: A Complete Foot Care Guide
Tom walked the Camino Frances in 40 days at age 60. Here’s what he learned about the best shoes, socks, and blister care for the Camino de Santiago — with real gear tested over 800km.
30 Things to Do in Rome, Italy — A Guide for Travelers Over 50
Thinking of things to do in Rome? Keep in mind Rome is the capital of the both the Roman Empire of the Caesars and the Christian Church. Today it’s without equal in its display of Western Art.
Best Travel Accessories 2026: What We Actually Carry on Every Trip
Tom and Kris’s personally tested picks for the best travel accessories in 2026 — from noise-cancelling earbuds and packing cubes to compression socks and AirTags.
Best Travel Charger and Adapter: What We Use After 80 Countries
Tom’s tested picks for the best travel charger and adapter after 16 years and 80 countries — plus the cable mistake most travelers make.
