A big surprise – we just snuck in a two-week trip to the Netherlands – we finally traveled internationally.
This post describes the planning process, and some crazy stuff that happened before and after the trip.
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Books: Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door
I just bought the Kindle version of Rick Steves’ Europe Through the Back Door book last week and am reading it now. Wow. Tons and tons and tons of useful…
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Are “Group tours” worth it?
Should you take an organized group travel program, or should you plan and travel by yourself?
There are pros and cons to each. Personally, for reasons I explain here, I’d prefer to travel on my (or our) own and not as part of a group. But I am now rethinking this due to world chaos and the desire to simplify my first travels by outsourcing the planning, coordination and “fix ups” to someone else, if things go wrong.
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What I am doing now
Here’s a list of things I am working on, for now, to prep for future travel and global understanding. Studying Norwegian every day. About 15 minutes on vocabulary. About 10-20…
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Spend money: “What Happens When You Get a Positive Covid-19 Test Traveling Overseas”
What happens if you test positive for Covid-19 while traveling internationally?
Generally, you’ll need to quarantine up to two weeks, at your own expense, plus cover other costs and subsequent airfare home. The solution is that trip and travel health insurance are becoming de facto mandatory.
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I am missing something: How does someone have 3x more “points” than they can use for travel?
Hmmmm…. many experienced travelers boast of traveling for free due to have many points and other promotions. I do not yet understand how this works, or if they are exaggerating.
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Historic tourist attractions in Canada
Nice list of historical attractions in Canada.
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Industry travel partnerships aim to make language learning more accessible
Several travel businesses have partnered with well-known language learning businesses to help travelers pick up some language skills.
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How to Get a COVID Test for International Travel
How do you get a Covid test to meet international travel requirements?
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Using your credit card for car rental insurance coverage
Do you need to buy car rental insurance? You might be surprised and find that your own auto insurance policy already provides coverage. Or that the credit card used to rent the car may provide coverage too.
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