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When I saw this gorgeous graphic art by Muti Studios in the January edition of West Jet’s Airline Magazine, I was SO inspired! Then I thought, how on earth can I come up with FIFTY reasons why people should travel with us!? You know what…I got to 50 in NO time! I was...

One app I use when I travel is UBER. I have been so happy using it in so many cities – Manila, Istanbul, Athens and Casablanca – cities I frequent often. It’s super easy to use – download the app and install it – you will need a credit card, which is...

There are a zillion guides online that show you what tipping is like in different countries, so this post is not another one. 🙂 Instead it is about the countries FYH visits, so it’s relevant to our Travel Experiences, taken from a bunch of different online sources…so...

Packing light is easy for some people, like myself, for instance. But that wasn’t always the case! I used to overpack WAY to much! Until I decided that waiting at carousel’s for my luggage, or dragging a monstrous bag around a city got old fast! So I surveyed the...

There are so many types of travelers – the group traveler, the family traveler, the group of friends traveler…and then there is the solo traveler. I happen to be that one, for my personal travel. I think coupled with the fact, that since an early age (4 to be exact) I...

I thought about this the other day when I started thinking about my upcoming trip to Vietnam in October. “How do I plan this trip?” Gary & I in Australia So I thought I’d pull it apart and let you in on what I do for my personal trips… 🙂 Choose your...

There are a zillion apps for our travel plans – packing apps, maps, where to eat, what to see apps…and there are apps to keep our flights in order. There are 3 that I use on my phone – Trip Case – Apple Wallet – Flight Aware. Why?...

Oh, the angst – what to bring for currency when we travel. Do you bring cash? How much cash? Do you get the destination currency in your home country so you have some to travel with? Or do you get it changed as soon as you land in the airport? What about credit cards? Will...

While I was away in Australia for a month, I did lots of reading – reading about all things travel, of course, among other great reads. 🙂 And one of the things I loved to read was where websites like Travel & Leisure, Fodor’s, Budget Travel, Forbes, Conde Nast and...

Funny…as I type this I am currently on a semi-longhaul flight from Sydney, Australia back to my home in Manila. What to wear on the plane can be tricky for me; I currently reside in a tropical country, which means it’s usually hot. And I don’t usually travel to other hot places....