You’re dreading Valentine’s Day this year for one or a variety of reasons: The man you’ve been dating (or your husband) is giving off signals that his interest in waning. You just got dumped via text by a self-centered loser whom you treated like a king for the past [insert your number] years and that …
World: “Hey Mac, I’m thinking about planning a luxury vacation. You down?” Me: “Oh, you know I’m always ready for a quick getaway! But listen, I’ve got bills coming outta my ears, so I can’t be booking anything too expensive right now. We better be ballin’ on a budget or I’m out, ok?” Sounds familiar? …
How much do you know about your international phone plan options? If you live in the United States and travel frequently for work or pleasure, it’s highly likely you might have already racked up unusually high charges for calls or data usage while you were overseas. That’s why it’s important to learn all you can …
Attention all overly needy travelers! Consider this the inflight guide you never knew you needed. Do you remember the 2014 Korean Air ‘nut rage’ incident that caused international indignation and had us all shaking our heads? It involved over-the-top irrational behavior by the daughter of the airline’s CEO who threw a hissy fit because she …
Did you know that both Missouri and Kansas have a metropolitan area called Kansas City? Well, I didn’t realize that until three years ago. Before then, the Wizard of Oz was my only visual reference of Kansas, so when I looked around on my drive from the airport, I expected to see flat plains, large …
This trendy, sand-free towels from Tesalate is disruptive and revolutionary. They’re made from a groundbreaking fabric called AbsorbLite™ that, unlike regular beach towels, doesn’t have looped microfibers that trap sand.
Just as the flight attendant made the final “please remain seated with your seat belt fastened until the captain turns off the Fasten Seat Belt sign” announcement and silence had returned to the cabin, the vile, can’t-take-them-anywhere gases that had been waging a full-blown war inside of me for the last fifteen minutes erupted with …
While the bulk of my rock bottom budget travel days are behind me, I can still remember being a broke college student trying to see the world, so I know (and still use) a few tricks to help me save money while traveling. Headed somewhere soon and find yourself a little short on spending money? …
When I relocated to the United States a few years ago and started my stress-inducing job search (another day, another story), one of my biggest culture shocks was finding out that most persons start new jobs with only 10 days paid time off (PTO). Having just left a management position in the Caribbean where one …
“Souvenirs? How do you decide what to buy?” That was one of the questions I received when I polled my Instagram audience to find out what travel-related topics they wanted me to write about. I’ll be honest, shopping comes so naturally to me I forgot that even the thought of it causes some people major …