The Real Scoop: Caribbean Island Recovery

The Real Scoop: Caribbean Island Recovery Caribbean Islands Open for Business! The Caribbean is a vast sea filled with more than 7,000 idyllic, sun-drenched islands. While recent hurricanes have damaged a few islands, a full 70 percent of Caribbean destinations were not impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria and are open for business as usual. […]

The Real Scoop: Beaches Resorts

The Real Scoop: Beaches Resorts Family Time at Beaches It’s often hard for families with young children to find a place where they can take a vacation that meets the needs of both kids and adults.  Luckily, the Sandals resort chain offers a multi-generational option for family with infants to teens with their Beaches resorts.  […]

Staying Connected: Inflight Cell Phone Usage

Staying Connected: Inflight Cell Phone Usage For years we’ve heeded that preflight announcement to turn off all cell phones and keep them off while in-flight. But, there was rarely clarity as to why we couldn’t use our devices.  Like me, you probably heard that the signals could potentially interfere with the computer systems on the […]

Do You Need a Visa to Go There?

Do You Need a Visa to Go There? If, like me, you geek out about great new resources you’re going to love this new online tool that answers the title question: Do you need a visa to go there?   Actually, for all those questions that we explorers have about visa requirements when traveling from […]

Using Your Smartphone Overseas

Using Your Smartphone Overseas I recently had to figure this out on my own while traveling to France and Turkey, so I hope this article saves you a wee bit of research. While traveling around the US very few of us ever think about the antenna, or radio system, on our smartphones. But unless your phone […]