Travel Life: An intrepid unintentionally picky eater

Have a weak stomach and can’t leave home without popping a few Tums Tablets?  That’s me but I don’t let it get in the way of my wanderlust Fresh fruit juices, grilled kebab, ice cream, “healthy” green salad, drinks with ice cubes and the list goes on.  These are just a few things that IContinue reading “Travel Life: An intrepid unintentionally picky eater”

Top 10 Reasons NOT to waste money on Trip Insurance

10.  It’s a short trip Short trips never mean that something bad is going happen right?  I guess the odds are in favor but who ever expects anything bad to happen.  It just takes a bad taxi driver, a crazy pack of dogs or just bad luck to get injured while away from home. 9.Continue reading “Top 10 Reasons NOT to waste money on Trip Insurance”

Squat Toilets…what’s all the flush?

The reward for the best Squat Toilet scene in a movie by no doubt goes to Slum Dog Millionaire.  It’s actually a very big smelly problem in countries like India.This is a great video from YouTube done by user rahulbrown that gives a good understanding of how valuable something most of us take advantage ofContinue reading “Squat Toilets…what’s all the flush?”

Top 5 Reasons to get Travel Insurance

When planning a trip  the usual things that go through a person’s mind are the exciting things they will see and how much fun they are going to have.  It’s not surprising that many will purposely avoid thinking of the bad things such as what happens if I l break a limp, get food poisoningContinue reading “Top 5 Reasons to get Travel Insurance”

What does a girl bring?

Women just seem to need more stuff in life.  As this is usually the case, but when traveling we usually need just a little more than the male traveler.  For some, their daily routine is usually filled with make-up, rehydrating creams, a closet full of clothes.  This routine will have to quickly change since  it’sContinue reading “What does a girl bring?”

Top 5 things an Adventure Travel Girl can’t go without

There are so many things a girl can do without when it comes to adventure traveling.  This list is long and it’s better to focus on the top 5 most important things bring along when going on an adventure trip.  In adventure I’m talking about one where you will have to carry your bag more than aContinue reading “Top 5 things an Adventure Travel Girl can’t go without”

She’s traveling to the Middle East

What a girl packs away in her travel bag will all depend on where she’s planning to go.  This case is the Middle East.   This being said, taking great care in how you dress and act while visiting. What a woman traveler wears and how she behaves will show how locals in turn treatContinue reading “She’s traveling to the Middle East”

Now that you decided to travel….

So now you have decided to take that week, month, year or unlimited time off to travel, now it’s time to figure out where to go from here.  Planning and preparing for any trip can take a while to do thoroughly so start a few months ahead and pace yourself.  The list can seem endless.Continue reading “Now that you decided to travel….”

No better time to travel then now

It seems like travel has increasingly become harder to do.  Visa and airline fees, travel alerts, and tension are on the rise and the outlook of them going back to normal levels looks dim.  Since there is nothing a traveler can do about these obstacles then one can either stay home or go on andContinue reading “No better time to travel then now”