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20 Reasons We Keep On Traveling

September 7, 2020August 13, 2019 by Kristin Henning
Why we travel. The romance of train stations.

The benefits of traveling the world never occurred to us when we started traveling in 2010. We still love to travel. Here are the facets of travel that make us happiest: nature, history, people, adventure, arts…and the unexpected.

Categories Active Travel, Arts and Culture, Eat Drink Stay, History Travel, Nature and Wildlife, Our Travel Life, Travel Tips, Uncategorized

The Camino de Santiago Packing List

August 4, 2023July 24, 2019 by Tom Bartel
Camino de Santiago petzl headlamp

The definitive Camino de Santiago packing list: all the incidental gear and other tips you’re going to want for walking the Camino de Santiago.

Categories Camino de Santiago, Europe, Packing Tips, Spain

Smart Travel Insurance Claims and Vacation Confidence

March 25, 2023July 24, 2019 by Kristin Henning
tourists prismatic springs yellowstone

Proactive travel insurance payments for flight delays are time-saving and remove some of the stress of travel. Here’s more information on easy (no receipts) travel insurance claims, along with results of a recent Vacation Confidence report.

Categories Travel Tips Tags travel insurance

Some Inspirational and Amusing Quotes About Travel

May 31, 2023July 1, 2019 by Tom Bartel
travel quotes

I was asked last week what my favorite travel quotes were. In the last nine years since we’ve been traveling full time, I’ve heard and thought a lot about travel and what people have to say about it.

Categories Arts and Culture, 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

July 31, 2023May 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

A Dog Bites, a Travel Clinic Delivers

March 25, 2023May 3, 2019 by Kristin Henning
Dog attack dog bite management, travel insurance

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.

Categories Asia, Cambodia, Our Travel Life, Travel Tips, Vietnam Tags travel insurance

Some Thoughts on Traveling Past 60

April 26, 2022April 26, 2019 by Tom Bartel
Kris and Tom Peru

Traveling after 60. Senior travel. Running away. Whatever you want to call it, it’s what is keeping us young.

Categories Our Travel Life, Travel Tips

The Travel Bags We Carry

August 7, 2023April 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

Considering Traveling by RV? To Rent or Buy a Camper

June 15, 2020March 16, 2019 by Kayla Widmer
Rent or buy: traveling by TV camper van

The pros and cons of the RV lifestyle for beginners. To rent or purchase a camper van? To use your RV for vacations, seasonal travel, or full time living?

Categories North America, Our Travel Life, Travel Tips, United States Tags RV Camper
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