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- Our 50 Best Tips — Our experience distilled into 50 practical tips that will save you time, money, and headaches.
- Packing Light — Our complete carry-on packing system.
- Travel Resources — The booking sites, apps, tools, and services we personally use.
- Foreign Exchange — Most travelers lose money on currency exchange without realizing it. Here's how to avoid currency traps.
- Travel Gear — The tested gadgets that actually earn their place in your bag.
- Mobile Apps — The apps we use for navigation, translation, booking, and more.
- Get Global Entry — If you travel internationally even once a year, you need this.
- Solo Women Travelers — Practical, experience-based advice for women traveling alone.
- 10 Things I've Learned from Travel — Not logistics — life. Here's what travel has taught us.
- Travel Quotes — The lines that have stuck with us — from fellow wanderers who said it so well.
- Traveling After 60 — How to keep going strong well into your 60s and beyond.
- House Sitting — One of our most popular articles. House sitting has allowed us to live in Spain, Australia and beyond at little to no cost.
- Travel Insurance — What to look for, what to skip, and which policies work best for travelers over 50.
- Make Flying More Comfortable — Long flights don't have to be miserable. Here are our tips.
Our Latest Blog Posts
Top Things to Do in Jerez de la Frontera: Two Days
Top things to do in Jerez de la Frontera in two days. Discovering Spain's sherry wine center, equestrian school, and flamenco culture.
What to do in Mérida, Spain: Three Days of Roman History
It's a bit hard to imagine that in all the times we've been to Spain over the last nearly 50 years that we took that long to finally get to Mérida, in Extremadura. Especially because I'm sort of a Roman history geek and Mérida, by far, is the repository of the most spectacular ruins of the Roman Empire in Spain.
How to Get the Best Exchange Rates When You Travel
Learn when, where and how best to exchange your dollars for foreign currency.
Our 50 Favorite Travel Tips
Our 50 favorite travel tips, gleaned from 13 years of full-time travel. Save money, time, and headaches with these tips for travelers.
How to Choose the Right Travel Credit Card for You
How to choose the best travel credit cards for you. Compare credit cards to find the best points and miles welcome offers, earning categories, and ways to offset annual fees.