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BE THE FIRST AND OTHERS WILL LIKELY FOLLOW

Teri B.

February 19, 2020

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Snippets from the Road

Well-known talk show host, author and renown world traveler Dennis Prager has said the reason he always tips airport shuttle drivers is because he knows others will likely follow suit if they weren’t so inclined to do so until observing him. Boy, did this ever become true, albeit in completely different circumstances. Baggage handling ineptness […]

WHY LOYALTY MATTERS …

Teri B.

January 14, 2020

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Snippets from the Road, Things You Should Know

Repeated robocalls. Anyone not sick of them? The hubby answers far many more of them at home than I do, and even engages some of them to my ever astonishment. So when the phone rang and showed American Airlines as the caller he answered — and this one was for real, with the caller asking […]

WHERE TO TRAVEL … AND WHERE NOT!

Teri B.

December 11, 2019

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Snippets from the Road, Things You Should Know

A recent Forbes column I received had all kinds of travel warnings for 2020. The information is important to all of us; thus, here you go. Let’s start with the good news — places where you’re least likely to encounter danger. Regrettably, safety cannot be promised to anyone at anytime. Didn’t your mother ever warn […]

EVERYONE’S “FAVORITE” DESTINATION :: THE DMV

Teri B.

November 22, 2019

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Snippets from the Road, Things You Should Know, U.S. Travel

In anticipation of my driver’s license expiring on my upcoming January birthday, I scheduled an appointment to get it renewed and take care of getting a REAL ID. You’re probably aware that the government has set October 2020 as the date to have either a REAL ID or Passport to board a domestic flight. Obviously, […]

DECISIONS, DECISIONS …

Teri B.

November 11, 2019

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International Travel, Things I Love, Things You Should Know

In the course of doing some long-range travel planning — for Spring 2021, no less — I have gotten two proposals for safari in Kenya and Tanzania. Africa is the one destination that requires significant advance planning as the safari camps can have as few as 6 accommodations and fill up quickly, especially during peak […]

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS

Teri B.

October 29, 2019

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Snippets from the Road, Things I Love, Things You Should Know

Kindness. What do I mean by that? Specifically in the context of people one encounters while traveling. I believe that reluctance to engage when traveling might have more to do with inhibition or being self-conscious about not speaking correctly or a myriad of other reasons when folks generally do want to engage. But someone must […]

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