Special feature: The Athenaeum Hotel & Apartments, London, UK
1:00 01/01/1970
Anyone who has ever played the famous Monopoly boardgame will already be familiar with the whereabouts of one of our latest stays. The Athenaeum is located in Mayfair, among some of London’s prime...
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The Best Things to Do in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
1:00 01/01/1970
I’ve only been walking around the Nicaraguan beach town of San Juan del Sur for 20 minutes, but already three guys have stopped to talk to Alex. Three HOT guys. Hot Canadian surfers with incredible...
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Sharing the Wonder of My First Solo Trip, 1973
1:00 01/01/1970
On my first solo trip to Europe, in 1973 — just after high school graduation — I wrote postcards home nearly every day. I packed so much information onto each card that it was a challenge to read...
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Meeting Teachers and Students at the LA Travel Show: Their Classroom is the World
1:00 01/01/1970
I enjoyed speaking at the LA Travel and Adventure Show this weekend. And a highlight was meeting the many teachers and students who incorporate travel into their classes and studies. For example,...
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4 fun ways to pass the time when stuck at O’Hare Airport
1:00 01/01/1970
Long layovers, flight delays, and cancellations are dreaded words in any traveler’s vocabulary. But being stuck at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport no longer means you are stuck to a plastic seat,...
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Behind the Scenes at a Travel Show
1:00 01/01/1970
This is travel show season when nearly each weekend I visit a big city’s convention center and give talks at a travel show. If you always wondered if these are worth the time and money (around $10...
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Hello Strudel, Schnitzel, Hanz, and Ludwig!
1:00 01/01/1970
A few posts ago I asked for help giving my sister Jan’s Iditarod dogs European-travelly nicknames. Thank you for the overwhelming response, both here on the blog and on Facebook! After reviewing...
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How to Be a Travel Writer: Become a Generous Teacher of Travel, Not a Travel Agent
1:00 01/01/1970
One of the questions I’m most commonly asked is, “How can I become a travel writer?” It’s a good question, and one that I enjoyed answering in my memoir, Postcards from Europe. While some of...
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Turning Faith and Travel into Political Action
1:00 01/01/1970
America is such a richly blessed and exciting land of opportunity, and those opportunities are floating (or trying to float) in the free market of ideas. With stakes so high, media so pervasive,...
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My Recent Interview About Hairy Armpits, European Scams, and Saying Yes to Experiences
1:00 01/01/1970
Every so often I give an interview that makes me think, “I’ve got to share these ideas.” This interview with Ingram Advance Travel is one of those. Enjoy! INGRAM: Let’s just get this out of...
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