Travel Tip Tuesday
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Keeping Your Belongings Safe While Travelling
We do so much to keep safe while travelling but we can never lose sight of our belongings that we leave all day while we are out adventuring. Ensure you don’t leave any valuables around, utilize your room safe if you have one available and also, be a good guest! Not every situation is one to worry about but you don’t know which ones are so it is always better to be neat and tidy and treat the room with respect – this also makes it easier to spot if anything you belong is gone. When you travel like a hurricane, keeping track of your stuff is more tough. Don’t…
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Be Open To Meeting People
Travelling means visiting new cultures, eating different food and oftentimes meeting new people! It isn’t for everyone but if you are out there exploring the world, you are likely open to chatting with locals or meeting fellow travellers! We chat about meeting locals in a pub, other Canadians at a resort in the Dominican Republic, a Disney pal from the UK and even some lovely Oklahomans in a bar in Maine! We aren’t talking about the obligation to then pal around with these folks during your whole trip, but more of a fun evening chatting or even keeping in touch after you travel. The world is full of great people,…
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Tips For Going Through Airport Security
So much is involved with getting to the airport and everything that needs to be kept straight! Join us as Jenn covers some tips to help you be Airport Ready! We talk about when you should arrive, what to have ready, how to make things go quicker by being prepared and we make you think twice about eating that pre-flight meal PRIOR to going through security! What do you need to be prepared at the airport? Tune in and find out!
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Do You Need Printed Travel Documents?
We know it sounds archaic but stick with us for a moment! When you make those flight or hotel or car reservations AND you have a printer available, take a few moments to print out copies of your confirmations. We use them to organize ourselves while on the go when we think, where are we going next? But also, you can’t always depend on technology. What if you arrive somewhere and you have no data or your phone is dead?! Printing copies – you may never use them but if you need them, you will sure wish you had them!
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“Planning” To Go With The Flow When Traveling
Jenn feels that one thing that might be missing from her travels is a bit of empty space in her day planner. She loves to go go go and with an upcoming trip to Scotland she really wants to try and have some time set aside to do – nothing…or something, really see what happens and try to go with the flow. Meggan used to be an over planner but is in recovery and with help from her husband Peter has been working towards some plans and also just going with the flow and it’s a nice break from past travels of anxiety and, when are we going to do…
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Getting Travel Insurance In A Pandemic
On this Travel Tip Tuesday, we talk about insurance! Now yes, we get it – insurance isn’t an exciting topic but as you start planning to get back on a plane or a train or in an automobile to cross a border – there is more to consider than there was before. We hope things will change but as of right now (according to whenever you read this or listen) it is an amazing idea to plan for everything and that includes travel insurance if you get Covid while travelling and have to quarantine. Jenn shares with us what she has discovered as she is planning to go to Scotland…
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Check Your Passport Expiry
There is a lot to think about and prepare before you travel – this is a fact! On this week’s Travel Tip Tuesday we discuss how to not have major travel issues because the one thing you have overlooked is the expiry date on your passport! No one wants their travel plans squashed by passport issues – we talk all about this and ask, did you know certain countries have certain requirements for passports even ahead of the expiry date? Tune in to this travel tidbit that can save you a lot of grief later!
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Activating Your Cell Phone Abroad
Staying connected is more important than ever these days but what about while you are travelling? A lot of us use this time away to unplug and recharge but are there reasons you should have access to communication? We say yes! If your situation allows, we feel it is a great idea on international trips to have at least one cell phone activated with the ability to make/receive calls and also access data. That access could be useful for a wide variety of reasons and on this Travel Tip Tuesday we brief you on all the ways it makes sense for your next big trip!
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What Is Travel Like In December 2021
After 2 long years Jenn left Nova Scotia (finally) and went to visit her best friend in Thunder Bay! She ventured out into this new strange world of pandemic travel and she shares with us what it is like in December 2021 (knowing this could change on any given day), what you should be prepared for and hopefully ease some of your anxiety. *Hint – it is different but not THAT different! A lot of us have yet to get on a plane since early 2020 or before so it’s great to hear a real life account of what it is like out there as we all yearn to get…
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Using ATMs Abroad & Avoiding Fees
On this week’s Travel Tip Tuesday we talk about spending money abroad and if you are faced with needing to use an ATM what is your best choice of currency!? When using an ATM abroad Meggan talks about which currency you should choose and why. This tip can help you save on fees and unnecessary currency conversion charges and who doesn’t want to save money!?
