Day Hiking Essentials: What to Pack in Your Day Pack
The key to a packing list for a day hiking trip: have everything you need; don’t carry any weight you don’t have to; and be ready if something doesn’t go exactly according to plan.
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Planning Tips for Your Safe and Secure Travel
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.
What To Do With Your Dog While On Vacation
When you’re planning your vacation, finding the perfect spot to go is just one part of the equation. If you have a dog, you’ll also need to make arrangements for their care while you’re away. Here are options to consider and useful tips to make advance planning easier for you and your pup.
Our Best Accessories for Every Kind of Travel (2025)
Travel is not just about the destination. It’s also about making the journey as smooth as possible. Here are our recommendations for the best accessories for every kind of travel in the coming year. For packing, comfort, and tech needs.
Protect Yourself from Identity Theft While Traveling
Here’s a do-it-yourself list of things to do to protect yourself from identity theft while traveling – and when you’re at home. Security tips for using your phone, credit cards, mail, and financial accounts.
Our Favorite Hotels of 2024
Travel Past 50’s annual arbitrary hotel awards recognize our favorite hotels of 2024. We cite hotel features, quirks, amenities, service, and location.
Merino Wool: Best T-Shirts and Clothing for Travel
An overview of the Unbound Merino wool t-shirts and other apparel we rely on for packing light. Merino wool performs in all seasons. It’s breathable, warm, odor resistant, easy wash, quick dry, packs without wrinkles, and stylish in summer or layered for winter.
Tips for Train Travel in Europe with a Eurail Pass
Tips for train travel in Europe with a Eurail Pass. Choose your pass, learn how to use a Global Pass with the Rail Planner app, and enjoy all the flexibility and convenience of train travel from city center to city center or go one stop further to small villages across Europe.
How to Make Flying Easier and More Comfortable
A few things you can do, and wear, to make flying easier and much more comfortable. How to book your flight, choose your seats, organize your carry-on, enjoy traveling with ease.
The Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card Review
Find out why the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card is our favorite travel credit card. The benefits are numerous and substantial.
