“Hypoallergenic bedding, pet free and a non-smoking room on a non-smoking floor, please”-that’s my typical request anytime I make a reservation to stay just about anywhere. I move a zillion times on the train if there’s a smoker or heavily doused perfume/cologne wearer near me. Scented anti-bacterial, oils or lotions set me off in an...

I was talking with a friend the other day when she blurted out her biggest fear of traveling abroad. “What about medical issues? What do you do when something happens overseas?” And I responded, “I go the hospital. They have doctors overseas too.” Medical concerns are a huge issue for sure. Nobody wants to face...

Your mom always said you should wear your seatbelt and be protected -- and having travel insurance can't hurt. It's cheaper and easier than trying to maintain some sort of home-based policy when you don't really HAVE a home and plan to be traipsing around for extended periods of time. Hands down, the best travel...

Speaking as a woman, I've certainly had my fair share of offers while traveling; from a tentative kiss on the rooftop of a hostel to a proposal of marriage by a frightfully earnest Moroccan waiter. Some of them were from people I quite liked, and I've fallen in love on the road as well (note...