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Travel is not a dangerous activity
My SiteNine years ago, bedridden with a debilitating case of chronic Lyme disease, I examined my life. For 36 years I’d slaved away in jobs I detested because they provided me with a good living, but...
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Independent travel – not just for twenty-somethings
My SiteNot long ago I was asked to write an article about the differences between traveling independently as a senior and a twenty or thirty-something. Admittedly, I bristled. I replied that the...
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Should terrorism keep Americans from traveling overseas?
My SiteIn the wake of recent terror attacks in Paris and an article in an Al Qaeda magazine that provided instructions for making a bomb that is undetectable by current airport security technology, the...
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The rising popularity of river cruising
My SiteA record 23 million passengers are expected to take cruises around the globe in 2015, according to Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), which recently made the projection in its annual...
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Must-have smart phone travel apps
My SiteThe day that smart phones became available, travel changed forever. Immediately, my smart phone became my watch, my alarm clock, calendar, address book, notebook, mirror, and even my flashlight,...
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Breeze through U.S. airport lines with TSA pre-check and global entry
My SiteLast weekend, I landed at Miami International Airport after spending a week in Cuba. My tour-mates, tired and bedraggled from a week crammed with activities, dutifully queued up behind a long...
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Cuba – forbidden fruit, no more
My SiteI stepped from the dimly lit terminal into the parking lot at at Havana International Airport. Blinking to let my eyes adjust to the brilliant sunshine, I marveled at row upon row of classic...
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Solo female travel – right or wrong, dangerous or not?
My SiteI struggled down the narrow aisle of the rattletrap bus to my seat near the back, where the stench of gasoline permeated the air. Concerned that other passengers would not be able to get by, I...
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Want to travel the world full time like I do? Prepare to be uncomfortable.
My SiteNearly nine years ago, I made the most drastic decision of my life. I walked away from 36 years of corporate life to pursue a career as a travel writer and photographer. I remember very clearly...
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Want to travel? Wait until you are old
My SiteAs I was sitting in Patan’s Durbar Square a few weeks ago, I noticed a couple elder tourists escorted by a guide: they were taking pictures, bending into unnatural shapes. The DSLR cameras they...
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