How (and when) to use a guidebook

People all over the world go to a lot of trouble to write guidebooks to help the rest of us with information on a location, hotels, restaurants and general information. However, guidebooks are also limited by several factors. First of all, what one person thinks is a ‘must stop’ might not be meaningful to you […]

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Keeping warm in subzero weather

We’ve visited Iceland in March and Canadian Northwest territories in February. What compels two California gals to travel to places that are not only cold, but damn cold? Well for one thing, we don’t like crowds, so we often travel ‘on the shoulder’ season when weather can be less than ideal. For another, in the […]

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The 3 C’s – Chargers, Cords, and Converters

I learned long ago that there are certain items that are essential when travelling, especially backup chargers, cords, and converters. The last thing you need on a trip is to not have power for your phones, laptops, cameras, and ipads. In today’s electronic world, there are multiple types of connectors – USB, C, D, flash […]

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