See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. As the famous ancient Greek historian Herodotus said: “Circumstances rule men; men do not rule circumstances.” This phrase certainly applies to our pandemic-travel era. Things change constantly, so it’s impossible to predict which countries will or won’t even be open to visitors next summer. I don’t think there […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Out of all credit card issuers, I hate dealing with Bank of America the most. Their website just isn’t user-friendly for an IT simpleton like myself. For example, I still haven’t figured out how to set up an AutoPay. But my biggest pet peeve was having to call […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Since I’ve accidentally found out a few months ago that as of August of this year I will be under 5/24 limit, I held back from applying for any new credit cards. Why? You guessed it: Chase Sapphire Preferred. In fact, at the time it had an 80k […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure and Editorial Note here. Due to pandemic, my family has decided to avoid staying in traditional hotels until we were vaccinated. My husband has several major health issues and takes immunosuppressants, so we have to be extra careful. Up until recently, we have stayed in cabins and vacation rentals with outside access, […]

See our Advertiser Disclosure here. Hindsight, as they say, is 20/20. That goes for jobs, relationships and well, travel. I consider myself very fortunate to have seen so much of the world. Sure, it probably seems pitiful compared to many in the travel community, but not to this gal who grew up in the Soviet […]