Is it ever appropriate to recline one’s seat during air travel? Even though your average Travel Belle is generally smaller than her Travel Beau counterparts, physically speaking (I personally ... Read more
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Traveling with Paper Maps, Scraps and without Apps
Can the myriad travel apps available at our fingertips always compensate for what we might lose? Amber answers, “No,” and gives us all something to think about I stand at ... Read more
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Track Your Travel Belle Trips
“So why did you pick Morocco?” my friend Leo asked when I announced I was moving to Casablanca at the end of 2008. I pointed to the Peter’s projection map ... Read more
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6 Tips for Near Zen Travel in Stressful Situations
Because we love to travel, but sometimes travel doesn’t quite love us back… … and because air travel and zen travel don’t really go together at all It began at ... Read more
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Lessons from the Girl Scout Law for Today's Travelers
While I wasn’t the most motivated scout – I’m pretty sure my grandpa bought most of those cookies – some things did stick with me and are often applied to my life as an expat and traveler. And no, before you get ahead of yourself it’s not the well-known motto…
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Incommunicado in Costa Rica
Letting go of the cellphone and the best laid plan As soon as I learned I’d be celebrating a milestone anniversary in Costa Rica, I jumped at the chance to ... Read more
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Visiting Rome’s Testaccio Market and Marcello Mastroianni’s Cousin
Grocery shopping in Rome, Italy at the covered Testaccio market means taking home a little piece of the Eternal City every time. And there are two very important figures in the ... Read more
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Packing Less can be Fashionably More when Preparing Your Suitcase
You there – you know who you are. You think you know everything there is to know about how to pack a suitcase? When you travel, do you bring a pile ... Read more
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How to Get the Most out of your Independent Game Drive
Safari Session III A safari is like a meditation. That might sound like a strange simile, but I swear it’s an apt one. To get the most out of your ... Read more