Going on the trip is the fun part, right? Well, I would also argue that planning the trip can be just as much fun. In fact, I read a New York Times article a few years ago that always stuck with me. It’s based on a study they did in the Netherlands on the effects…
Category: Planning
How to spot false travel advertising
I see this stuff all the time. A photograph for an amazing adventure tour, an ad for a 5-star hotel that looks almost too good to be true, and a historic site that looks like it was created for stock photography. I like to call these “false advertisements”, because they’re misleading. They’re not the real deal, the…
A tip for finding cheaper airfare
Airfare. It’s the most expensive part of any trip. This means, I’m always scouring the internet looking for ways to save money on airfare. There are a lot of articles out there where travel hacks that offer tips to save money. However, some of these “travel hacks” appear a little too sketchy for my taste. …
Finding places to stop on your road trip
A few years ago, we realized that the driving portion of the road trip seemed like a means to an end. In other words, it was a necessary evil to get us from one place to another. It was a “grin and bear” the 10 hours of hellish traffic, static car air and restless leg syndrome….
Places within four hours of Columbus, Ohio (Part two)
It’s about time for a part-two of an article I wrote last year highlighting some places I’ve personally visited within four hours of Columbus, Ohio. I added a few more places to the original article, but thought instead of adding more to that one, I would just write a second. (Part one can be read here.) I’ve written about…