Are you comfortable with the amount of time you spend looking at your phone? Between your cell phone, computer and tablet, what percentage of your day is spent staring at a screen? While we frequently justify the time we spend on our devices during the week—for work, communication with family members, everyday tasks—what about on vacation? In addition to de-stressing…
With more people working from home than ever before, the travelers among us are asking themselves why they’re sitting in their living room and not at a beachfront cafe in the Caribbean. I didn’t have a remote job when I started traveling over five years ago. Every step of the way I had to figure out how to work from…
Have you ever wanted to learn how to Flamenco with a Spanish dancer, take a pasta-making class with an Italian grandmother or meditate with a Japanese Buddhist monk? Now might be the perfect time to do it. Thanks to Airbnb’s new online experiences, you can check off bucket-list items without leaving the comfort (or safety) of your home. Here are…
Staying home doesn’t mean you can’t experience the world. Here are 10 spectacular destinations to check out on Google Maps. 1. The Colosseum Located in Rome, Italy, The Colosseum is the oldest surviving amphitheater in the world, built around 70 BC. At the time it was built, it was the largest amphitheater, holding up to 80,000 spectators for events like…
Advancements in technology have completely changed the face of travel in the past decade, and new travel apps are continuing to make booking travel, planning trips, eating abroad, splitting costs, and tracking your movements easier every day. My favorite apps going into 2020 do all those things. From easily keeping track of who-owes-who what, to searching for restaurants, directions, and…
News about rampant hacking and identity theft has left the general public feeling a little vulnerable with their personal information. It’s so easy to be in the dark about how to protect yourself from identity fraud, and it can be scary to think about traveling with personal documents and information on hand in a place where you could easily be…
Jet lag can be one of the fastest killers of a great vacation. When you only have a few days in a new country, you don’t want to waste precious time sleeping. It isn’t always easy to recover when you’re jumping time zones. The fatigue, disorientation, and even nausea associated with jet lag can put a serious damper on your…
You almost certainly have a smartphone. You might be dreaming of having a smart home, and you’ve possibly read about the concept of smart cities. But are you ready to wrap your head around the idea of a smart hotel? A smart hotel is a hotel that plugs into the burgeoning Internet of Things to create a better temporary living…
Technology has essentially become an extension of our physical selves. And it’s no wonder – we rely on technology for many things. When all of those resources play such an important role in having each day run smoothly, it’s hard to imagine disconnecting from it. But, when you’re traveling and on vacation, doing that may be just what you need.
Physicians in practice for many years will tell you that upon hearing a diagnosis, the first question that many patients ask is: “Is it serious?” In fact, most people do not really care about what their illness is called, so long as they can expect a quick and total recovery. This is also true for travelers who fall sick or…
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