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Travel tips – packing for your trip

2023-09-05 by Mike
Suitcases and travel clothes.

Packing for your trip doesn’t have to mean filling several giant suitcases. Here are some tips to go farther with fewer things.

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Travel tips – Carrying Cash

2023-09-05 by Mike
A photograph of dollars and Euros.

Carrying cash is a necessity when you travel. But how much? And how can you minimize conversion charges? Here are a few tips.

Categories Travel Tips

Travel tech – eSIMS can minimize data roaming charges

2024-04-152023-09-04 by Mike
An image of hands touching a cell phone with a map of the world behind it - representing global connectivity from the phone.

Installing eSIMS in your smartphones is a quick and cost-effective way to stay connected while traveling abroad.

Categories Travel Tips

My new word for the summer

2023-09-162023-08-31 by Mary
An unseen person handing a small bouquet of flowers to another unseen person.

Mary has the writer’s chair this week. She has a story to tell about a French / Peruvian / Spanish word that brought her great joy.

Categories General 12 Comments

Chasing White Rabbits

2023-08-172023-08-17 by Mike
A white bunny hiding in the bushes.

Introducing a new section on The Cook and The Writer.

Categories General

ETIAS is coming…maybe

2023-08-242023-08-16 by Mike
Several flags of European countries.

ETIAS, a new European travel authorization system, is slated to launch in 2024. We’ve got some info on how it could impact your travel plans.

Categories Travel, Travel Tips Tags Europe 6 Comments

Just Another August in Lisbon

2023-08-052023-08-04 by Mike
The crowd at the opening mass for World Youth Day in Parque Eduardo VII, Lisbon, Aug. 1, 2023.

August should be quiet in Lisbon, when many people are away. Not this year!

Categories Portugal Tags Lisbon 4 Comments

Our new TCTW travel guides

2023-07-202023-07-20 by Mike
A woman sitting on a suitcase in the middle of a road, reading a map, with a globe next to her.

We’ve begun creating travel guides to help you make your trips to Portugal more enjoyable. We hope to see you soon!

Categories Portugal, Travel Tags Lisbon 4 Comments

Hiding Out on Hydra

2023-07-192023-07-07 by Mike
The port at Hydra Town.

We spent two relaxing days on the lovely island of Hydra, Greece. Plenty of good food, good wine, cats, and donkeys! Who knew?

Categories Travel Tags Greece, Hydra 12 Comments

Athens, Not So Much

2023-07-022023-06-23 by Mary
The Temple of Hephaistos in the Ancient Agora of Athens, Greece

Our trip to Athens didn’t go as we’d planned. A big setback on day 1; took the rest of the trip to recover.

Categories Travel Tags Athens, Greece 24 Comments
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