SPRING 2025: NOT WHAT WE PLANNED

Teri B.

April 23, 2025

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International Travel, Things You Should Know

Have you ever heard the expression “we plan and God laughs”? Well, all the planning the world wouldn’t have mattered in this instance as our trip was upended at the very beginning. Our itinerary below — the result of a LOT of planning. American Airlines informed me of Brazil’s new policy (as of April 10) […]

THE “BEST” TIME

Teri B.

March 18, 2025

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Snippets from the Road, Things You Should Know

Can you guess the question I am most frequently asked? Nevermind; I will spill. “When is the best time to purchase airfare?” Oh, if only there were a magic formula! Making the purchase too far in advance and fares or your circumstances or world events could obviously change. One could always consider travel insurance at […]

NEWS AND MORE

Teri B.

January 31, 2025

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Snippets from the Road, Things I Love

It occurred to me that posting some wonderful travel stories in the midst of the LA fires seemed tonedeaf, to say the least. Hence the pause since my last post. We are a resilient city but have a positively herculean road to recovery in front of us. Again, stating the obvious. And now the immense […]

ANTARCTICA ADVENTURES

Teri B.

December 4, 2024

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International Travel, Things I Love, Things You Should Know

You know how people convey that the only way to truly appreciate a destination is to visit yourself? That is certainly true for Antarctica.
You know how people convey that the only way to truly appreciate a destination is to visit yourself? That is certainly true for Antarctica.

EUROPEAN VACATION “HIGH POINT/LOW POINT”

Teri B.

August 14, 2024

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Snippets from the Road

It seems like the recent European Vacation was a lifetime ago! In reality, it’s just been a couple of months. But that is ample time for this post, preceded by Parts 1-8 plus cooking in Tuscany! Does playing this re-cap game go over well with your family and/or friends? I am a big proponent of […]

RESORT FEES (AGAIN) & KNOWING YOUR FELLOW TRAVELERS

Teri B.

March 21, 2023

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Snippets from the Road, Things You Should Know

I promised a follow-up and I do try to keep my word! My last post covered a WSJ column on the bane of most if not all travelers: resort fees. The post concluded with a promise to write about how the hotels view the subject. Forthwith, a direct quote from the American Hotel and Lodging […]

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