The Mindful Traveler
Traveling ultralight
I've got a theory about how we pack for travel. What we pack and how much we pack are often a result of one's travel experience and age.
Choosing luggage and packing light
Wherever I travel, regardless of transportation mode, I try to pack light. I loathe lifting and wheeling heavy bags over and over… in and out of car trunks, up curbs and down train stairs, along rough sidewalks, etc.
More on travel made easier with smartphones
After my 2-part article "They're Called Smartphones for Good Reason" ran in the February and March 2018 issues, a number of readers wrote with suggestions and comments about us
Getting comfortable in coach
The title of this month’s column is oxymoronic. It would be more appropriate to call it “Trying to be less miserable in coach” (that is, in an airline’s economy-class seat).
They’re called smartphones for good reason (Second of two parts)
Smartphones have a number of functions that travelers find most useful, and I began describing a few of them last month, including the camera, the Geotagging feature and Google Maps.
They’re called smartphones for good reason (First of two parts)
They’re called smartphones for good reason (First of two parts)
Using repellents to avoid mosquito-borne diseases
Understandably, the Zika virus is getting plenty of attention right now for travelers considering visiting Brazil or the Caribbean; however, mosquito-borne diseases
Plugging in overseas
Traveling with a hair dryer or curling iron? It may or may not require a converter to safely power up overseas. How about your cell phone and tablet? These have built-in voltage converters, so only an adapter is needed to plug into a foreign wall socket.
Tipping abroad
If you ask 10 Americans how they tip in the US, you’ll get 10 different answers, right?