I started noticing a trend with myself over the past couple of years. I was losing weight when I traveled. Not a lot, but at least a couple of pounds. And it at beats the alternative of gaining weight! That is so antithetical to what you would think. But it’s true. I know this because Read More…
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How to Lose Weight on Vacation
I started noticing a trend with myself over the past couple of years. I was losing weight when I traveled. Not a lot, but at least a couple of pounds. And it at beats the alternative of gaining weight! That is so antithetical to what you would think. But it’s true. I know this because Read More…
Are Full Body Scanners Safe?
I’ve written the past couple of weeks about the TSA Pre✓ program and the Global Entry program. Both are great for frequent travelers who want to get through lines at the airport more quickly. If you’re like me, however, you’ll avoid these programs because you must be fingerprinted in order to be part of them. Call Read More…
The ABC’s of Global Entry
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about TSA Precheck when I realized that not everyone knows what this expedited screening process is. But what goes hand in hand with TSA Precheck is Global Entry, another expedited program. This one allows you to get through customs lines in the U.S. upon arrival on an international Read More…
The ABC’s of TSA Precheck
Many of you probably already know what the TSA Precheck program is, but I recently realized there are a lot of people who still don’t yet know about this expedited screening process at the airport. I’m going to say up front that I do not participate in it. My only objection to it is that Read More…
What’s My Job?
It seems so cut and dried to me, what I do on a daily basis. But I’ve picked up from several conversations lately that some people don’t understand exactly what my job is. For example, I mentioned to my neighbor that I was going to Maui with my writing colleagues from the Expedia Viewfinder Blog. Read More…
What’s My Job?
It seems so cut and dried to me, what I do on a daily basis. But I’ve picked up from several conversations lately that some people don’t understand exactly what my job is. For example, I mentioned to my neighbor that I was going to Maui with my writing colleagues from the Expedia Viewfinder Blog. Read More…
How to Prepare Your House When You Travel
As I was preparing to leave on a recent journey, it occurred to me that I have a packing list for my travels and a to-do list for when I lead a tour. But as I was walking around the house checking to make sure doors were locked and lights were turned off (or strategically Read More…
How to Prepare Your House When You Travel
As I was preparing to leave this past weekend for a couple of days down in Portland, it occurred to me that I have a packing list for all my travels and a to-do list for when I lead a tour. But as I was walking around the house checking to make sure doors were Read More…
Tapping Into Your Potential
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about possibilities and boundaries. The possibilities to accomplish things we never dreamed of and the self-limiting boundaries we put on ourselves on our way to pursuing certain goals. Many of us tend to talk ourselves out of doing something before we even think through what the end results might Read More…
