Have you been inspired to start exploring the world outside your hometown? Perhaps becoming a future globetrotter? 🌎 Awesome! Before you book that first or next flight, let us tell you about the easiest travel hack beginners often miss: frequent flyer programs. And nope, these aren’t just for business travelers in fancy suits—they’re for YOU. […]
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After an amazing seven days in Portugal, we sadly had to come home. Train to Lisbon Saying goodbye to Faro as we board the train to Lisbon for a 3 hour ride. We Uber’d from Lisboa Oriente train station to our Hotel Star Inn. Â Â Â Â The Hotel Star Inn is literally a 5-minute
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One aspect of travel that’s universally dreaded is getting through security. For Americans, we just went through a Government shutdown that made it much worse. Long lines, baggage searches, and body scans. For international flights, add immigrations and customs control. It doesn’t have to be a nightmare. There are ways to make the process easier
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Buddy and I traveled back to Portugal last month to see more of the country we’ve fallen in love with. You know from our September 20th post, the second part of our retirement goal is a vacation home in Europe. Portugal is the country we are looking at. Flight to Lisbon A Louisville check-in, then
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I’m a Florida licensed attorney living in Kentucky who also has a girlfriend living in Orlando. Thus I travel to Orlando 5 to 8 times per year. It is a very straight-forward trip on Delta: Louisville to Atlanta then Atlanta to Orlando. It’s become routine. This trip was different as you can see from the
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Have you ever sat down after boarding a plane only to have someone ask you to change seats with them so they could sit with their spouse or family? How did you feel about answering? Nervous? Intimidated? Boarding a plane is a stressful situation and this happens a lot more often than people realize. Many
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If you’re a U.S. citizen planning an international trip, you may have read or heard about new travel requirements.  Terms such as ETA, EES and ETIAS sound similar and can be confusing. We’re here to clarify those requirements so you can enjoy your next international trip. 🇬🇧 Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) If you’re traveling from
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Preparation is Key If you have an upcoming international trip, don’t have it ruined when you arrive at your destination with an invalid passport. Sadly, some people arrive at an overseas destination ready to start their vacation, only to be denied entry. Why? Their passport was invalid. Not expired, but invalid. They complain they weren’t
When you start a new business, there are two key questions you must answer: Why am I doing this What is my Goal? As you know from Our Story page, we want to be a travel resource for older or retired travelers, inspire those who have not traveled or taken a trip to do so,
Home will always be there…but the world won’t wait forever. Our why. Read More »
Welcome to our travel blog. Admittedly, Buddy and I are both a bit nervous and excited to venture into the travel blogosphere. There is no shortage of travel websites and travel blogs out there, and many are very good. We’re glad you came here to check us out! We want to be your Trusted Travel
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