by Anne Betts | Sep 13, 2024 | Health, Safety and Comfort, home featured
Updated September 13, 2024 A traveller’s emergency contact card is a physical credit-card-sized card containing emergency contact numbers and related details. With a few cards scattered throughout your belongings, emergency contact information is within easy...
by Anne Betts | Sep 12, 2024 | Luggage and Packing
Updated September 12, 2024 Are you ready to grab an attractive travel deal at a moment’s notice? Are you occasionally asked to pack your bags for an unexpected trip with little time to prepare? For these and other scenarios, a partially packed travel bag and other...
by Anne Betts | Aug 14, 2024 | Other Travel Tips, Travel Tips
Updated August 14, 2024 If travel is in your future, knowing how to create a pre-travel checklist will help make your preparation less stressful and more enjoyable. A pre-travel checklist sets up a framework for listing all the important and mundane tasks that need to...
by Anne Betts | Aug 13, 2024 | Cuba
Updated August 13, 2024 I haven’t taken a food tour I didn’t enjoy. While some are better than others, they share three common characteristics: a leisurely stroll, staggered tastings from the local culinary scene, and an introduction to the history,...
by Anne Betts | Aug 11, 2024 | Health, Safety and Comfort, Packing Light Travel Gear
Updated August 11, 2024 When travelling, what do you take with you to help establish your identity in cases of emergency? But, perhaps more importantly, what do you carry in the event you’re not in a position to speak for yourself? If an unexpected emergency strikes,...
by Anne Betts | Aug 10, 2024 | Spain, Travel Tech
Updated August 10, 2024 Calling and data plans offer convenience and security when travelling. If you’re planning on buying a SIM card in Spain, several options are available at reasonable prices. For my trip to Spain, I expected to find four cellular providers...
by Anne Betts | Aug 9, 2024 | Travel Tech, Italy
Updated August 9, 2024 When purchasing a prepaid mobile travel plan for your phone, it’s helpful to have desirable criteria and features in mind. My own list had served me well until the inconvenient and costly experience of buying a SIM card in Italy on my last trip....
by Anne Betts | Aug 8, 2024 | Luggage and Packing, home featured, Packing Light Travel Gear
Updated August 8, 2024 Have you found a perfect purse for your travels? If so, congratulations! If you’ve experimented with anti-theft purses that are too heavy or struggled with others that are missing important features, maybe it’s time to create your...
by Anne Betts | Aug 1, 2024 | Luggage and Packing, home featured
Updated August 1, 2024 These 12 tested examples of packing cubes and other organizers bring order, convenience, and efficiency to packed luggage. Squeezing socks, underwear, and charging cords into shoes or nooks and crannies can make great use of tiny pockets of...
by Anne Betts | Jul 30, 2024 | Canada
Updated July 30, 2024 Of all the interesting things to do in Nova Scotia, the Mahone Bay Scarecrow Festival and Antique Fair is a favourite with the host of visitors who descend on the picturesque south shore town each autumn. Mahone Bay Scarecrow Festival The 2024...