There was a time where The Traveling Professor was an inexperienced traveler. He packed too much, spent much more money than he should have, wasted a lot of time, and missed out on great local culture and food. But after years on the road, The Professor has learned much and is happy to pass his wisdom on to you. Here are his Top Ten Traits of the Experienced Traveler.
While we appreciate the concern for tight security at airport screening stations at every airport, London's Heathrow Airport has a particularly thorough procedure. Along with lengthy times to transfer between any of its 4 passenger terminals (terminals 2-5), passing through LHR to transfer to another flight can be a particularly stressful exercise in making a connection on time. For instance, on a recent trip from Glasgow to LHR to Dallas, we had a 2 1/2 hour layover. We needed almost every minute on that layover in London to make that connection. In this blog post, I give tips on what to consider, and how to deal with transferring through London's Heathrow airport.
Linda and I will be departing on a 21-day small group tours to Paris, Normandy Invasion Beaches, Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands. Everything, as usual, goes in our carry-on. We will take one suitcase each and a small backpack. We will take into consideration the weather, the terrain we will be walking on, the sites to be visited. 21 days is actually a short trip for us, we have gone on trips as long as 44 days with just a carry on. Look at the blog post to see how we pack and what we pack.
With quite a few trans-continental trips under his belt, The Traveling Professor has lots of experience in dealing with jet lag. If not dealt with the right way, jet lag can really ruin a vacation overseas. There are ways to get to Europe and get your body clock in sync so that you can enjoy the food, sites, and adventure of being overseas without suffering from jet lag.
No matter where The Traveling Professor goes, whether it be on a small group tour or traveling alone, there are some basic necessities that come on each and every trip. The items listed in today's travel blog post are not things that you will see in too many other blog posts. Take a look at today's blog post and see what's in The Traveling Professor's back pack on each and every small group tour he goes on whether it be to Paris, Italy, Austria, Iceland, Scotland, Peru, Canada or anywhere else.
Not only does The Traveling Professor make multiple trips to Europe and South America each year, The Professor has taken well over a thousand people on his small group tours to various places like Paris, Austria, Croatia, Germany, Norway, Iceland, Ireland and Scotland. With over 12 years of professional travel planning under his belt, The Professor has learned to do it right. In today's blog post are 5 of the smartest things he has done and recommends that each traveler should follow.
Travelers might ask, "Why do I even need travel insurance?". Well, the chances are, you probably won't. But when you do, you will be very glad you have it. The Traveling Professor has taken over a thousand travelers on his small group tours to Europe and South America. In the vast majority of cases, there are no delays, cancellations, lost luggage, lost passports, or medical emergencies. But we have had the occasion on our small group tours where people are delayed by weather, they get ill and need to cancel a trip, they lose a passport, luggage gets lost or delayed. Why not have travel insurance for these situations, and on top of it, why not get it for free? Today's blog post discusses the best deal a traveler can get in travel insurance.
Everyone has heard how good European trains are. Probably everything you have heard is true. They are fast, they are comfortable, they run on a regular basis. Whenever possible, The Traveling Professor takes his small group tours by train when going from city to city, and you should too. In this blog post, The Professor gives some of his best tips on how to take advantage of European trains to get the best train, ride in comfort, and get to where you need to go economically.