by Marybeth Bond | Mar 28, 2014 | Travel, Packing Pointers, Videos
Summer travel tips so your vacation will go more smoothly. Most of us plan our vacations months before we travel. The more preparation we do, the less stress we’ll have when the time come to take off. In this short video, I share some tips that will minimize...
by Marybeth Bond | Mar 14, 2012 | Travel, Packing Pointers
What should every traveler pack whether for a trip by land or sea? 1. A large safety-pin or a clothespin to fully close the hotel or cruise ship cabin drapes. 2. Passport and a photocopy. Before you go make a PDF of your passport and full trip itinerary and store it...
by Marybeth Bond | Dec 7, 2011 | Travel, Packing Pointers
Annalyse, a college student from Los Angeles is studying abroad in Florence, Italy. She shares tips, trips and tales from Europe: Although I do not want to have a bulging, heavy carry on bag, I can hear my father’s word seared into my memory, “Be sure to have a...
by Marybeth Bond | Jun 15, 2011 | All Countries, Packing Pointers, France
Let’s face it, Parisian women are, at least by American standards, always stylish in unusual ways. So when visiting Paris, plan to “dress up” more than you would in other destinations. Packing takes more effort to select neat and fashionable clothes that are also...
by Marybeth Bond | Feb 22, 2011 | Adventure, Cancun, Mexico, Travel, Packing Pointers
Lousy winter weather and a pent up demand for a vacation in the sun are my reasons for heading south to Mexico. The top international destination for Spring Break is Cancun, along the gulf of Mexico and that’s where I’m going next week. Actually I’m...