It’s happened to me too many times to admit. On an early morning travel day, I’ll wake up, take my medication, run around filling my suitcase with final items, and rush out toward the airport, only to realize the next day that I left my pill bottles at home. Travel can be good for your mental health, but only if…
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Flying is one of those activities that you either love or despise. However, it’s a necessary inconvenience far preferable to spending days cooped up in a car. Despite the relative speed of this mode of travel, most people would prefer to zonk out and wake up at their destination. How do you sleep on a plane? Are there any hacks…
Holidays are supposed to be a joyful break from daily routines, but it doesn’t always feel that way. Sometimes people have to interact with family members, friends or other people who don’t respect their recovery during holiday vacations. These are a few ways I’ve learned to make recovery easier while traveling during the holidays. 1. Create Backup Plans Travel and…
Now that many companies are offering the opportunity to work remotely, people who would never have considered becoming a digital nomad are enjoying the opportunity to work from another country. After all, why suffer through a snowy winter or scorching summer when you could work from the Bahamas instead—and bring your family along? There’s just one hiccup. Except in very…
Some healthy travel tips apply no matter where you’re traveling in Mexico. You’ve likely heard not to drink the tap water. But depending on where exactly your travels take you, there are a few additional things to be aware of. If you’re heading to the coast, you’ll want to make sure you know whether the ocean is safe to swim…
Going to the beach is one of the best family getaways you can take, even if you have a little one who can’t quite enjoy the surf or build sandcastles yet. The fresh air and laidback time together as a family can do wonders for everyone’s mental and physical wellbeing. Traveling anywhere with an infant involves a bit of preparation…
When I was 24 years old, I quit my job to travel the world by myself for a year. I worked three jobs for eight months to save up just enough to shoestring my way across Europe, parts of Asia, and New Zealand. I’ve since moved to Copenhagen and Paris by myself, too. And while I set off in search…
In most cases, it’s totally safe for pregnant women to travel. They are, however, more vulnerable to certain ailments and diseases while flying and abroad. In addition, there are some logistical aspects to planning and accomplishing travel that may look different during pregnancy. By taking a few extra precautions, it’s possible to have a perfectly safe and comfortable travel experience…
The stress is real. Just when we thought it was safe to plan that big trip we pushed back over quarantine, in came the Omicron variant, a strain of Covid-19 with increased transmissibility and the ability to evade immunity. While signs point to the total amount of new cases beginning to fall, Omicron is still very much here—so it’s important…
Do you feel a sense of dread when you think about being in the sky? You’re not alone! According to the Washington Post, about 40% of the general population reports some fear of flying. As an anxious flier myself, I’ve heard versions of the statistic “you are far more likely to die in your car than get into a plane…