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How to Make a Return from Vacation Pain-Free (Almost)

ByJim Ogden

Yesterday was our return from vacation after a week-long trip to the Bahamas and Cuba. After being gone for that long, there are always the inevitable household tasks to take care of before the next business trip and regular life kicks in again soon. Is there anything important in that giant stack of mail on the…

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Summer Travel – 21 Must-Have Essentials

ByJennifer Moody

Summer travel time is almost here.  For many, that means taking a trip to somewhere sunny – a cruise, beach vacation, camping, or foreign exploration. We are just returning from a week in the sun cruising on the Norwegian Sky.  Now that I’m back, I wanted to share my personal list of must-have summer travel essentials.  These 21 items…

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Common Cultural Foods: Beans or No Beans?

ByJim Ogden

Food is the great equalizer. Or so you would think. Everybody has to eat. And the list of common cultural ingredients is fairly lengthy.  Rice, wheat, beans, fish, meat, poultry, legumes, oils, dairy, fruits, vegetables – at some point in time, it all begins to cross-pollinate. And yet every person in every corner of the globe…

The image shows a white plastic jar of "Egyptian Magic All Purpose Skin Cream." The label on the jar is predominantly blue and red with white text. It reads "The Ancient Egyptians' Secret, All Natural Cream" at the top, followed by "Egyptian Magic" in larger red letters. Below that, it says "All Purpose Skin Cream." The jar contains 1 fluid ounce (30 milliliters) of the product. The label also includes some additional text and symbols, such as "Peace" and "Love," and directions for use in both English and French.
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Three Secret Travel Toiletries I Can’t Live Without

ByJennifer Moody

I am giving away all my secrets lately.  First I confessed that I travel with my secret weapons for good hair.   Now I’m admitting to three secret travel toiletries that I cannot live without. I hunt these babies down.  Sometimes buy them in bulk.  I simply cannot run out.  Ever. They are not the things you’d usually think of…

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Fyre Festival Debacle and Five Travel Planning Takeaways

ByJim Ogden

As my flight cruises high above the California desert, passing near Coachella, I can’t stop thinking (and laughing) about the giant music-festival-turned-dumpster-fire known as the Fyre Festival. The #fyrefraud was targeted at high net worth Millenials. It was supposed to be a two-weekend “luxury music festival”. Event organizers claimed the location, a private island in…