How to Choose Travel Shoes

I am not very qualified to write a guide to good travel shoes, so that’s not what this is going to be. But I’ve read lots and lots of other people’s recommendations and travel shoe blog posts and usually been let down, cursing my sore feet. If you can relate to that, maybe I’m not…

What is Jet Lag Really Like?

My grandma LaVerne used to travel for work, and she claimed that there was no such thing as jet lag. She had some kind of mind-over-matter secret that kept her functioning no matter the time zone. Sadly I have not taken after her in this respect; My jet lag tends to sneak up on me…

Why I Didn’t Like Las Vegas

Something about me: I don’t drink alcohol. I don’t have a righteous meaning behind that; I just don’t enjoy the flavor, the cost, or how I feel when I drink. I’ve never had more than two drinks in a sitting, because I usually get a headache pretty quickly and then decide it’s just not worth…

My 5 Biggest Travel Mistakes: Part 1

It’s always fun to read about people’s travel mistakes. Today I’m giving you the gift of schadenfreude and detailing a few of my own. I labeled this as Part 1, since I’m guessing I’ll be able to do a Part 2 or more after the next several trips I hope to eventually take. Something always…