If you’re searching for travel advice for people traveling internationally for the first time alone, I’m guessing your stomach is doing that weird flip between excitement and pure terror. I get it. I booked my first solo international trip to Portugal three years ago and spent the weeks before departure convinced I’d end up stranded … Read more
Figuring out what to do when your passport expires during an international trip is genuinely terrifying, and I know because it happened to me in Thailand. One minute you’re checking into your hotel, the next you’re staring at an expiration date that’s already passed. Your stomach drops. Your mind races. But here’s the thing: people … Read more
The best travel tips for newly retired couples planning their first extended trip often come from the mistakes nobody warns you about. My wife and I retired in 2022, sold ourselves on a romantic three-month European adventure, and promptly made every rookie error in the book. We overpacked, overbudgeted some things and wildly underbudgeted others, … Read more
Travel planning for first time parents traveling with a newborn baby feels a lot like preparing for a moon landing, except NASA had more sleep. My wife and I took our daughter on her first trip when she was nine weeks old, and I won’t sugarcoat it: I packed like we were fleeing the country … Read more
