Americans taking US Spring Break trips increased 24% over the past year, with an 18% increase in international getaways, according to Allianz Global Assistance’s Top 10 Spring Break Destinations survey. Allianz Travel Insurance analyzed more than 2.7 million flight itineraries* for trips between five and eight days in length and found that for the fourth […]
Does Your Valentine’s Day Include a Baecation?
February 10, 2020 by 1 Comment
Valentine’s Day travel is up 22% over last year according to Allianz Global Assistance’s latest survey, which found that New York City and Cancun are the most popular domestic and international destinations for romantic holiday weekend getaways or Baecation’s. As I always say, nothing says romance like dirty water dogs or tequila shots! Allianz Global […]
South Florida Gears Up For Super Bowl Travelers
January 29, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Super Bowl LIV is taking place Sunday in Miami Gardens, Florida between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. Fans will travel from all over the country for the chance to see their team make history, which in the case of the Chiefs, would be a moment fifty years in the making. Anticipating an […]
My Top 10 Places to Visit in 2020
January 16, 2020 by 4 Comments
My Top 10 Places to Visit in 2020 In the season of New Year’s resolutions and goal setting, now is a good time to start planning your travel for the year ahead. From sporting events abroad to tons of travel opportunities within the U.S., there’s lots I’m looking forward to in 2020. I’ll be hitting […]
One Day in Mogadishu, Somalia
December 19, 2019 by 44 Comments
Mogadishu, Somalia is one of those places in the world. You’ve never heard a single good thing and you likely know nothing about it except it’s supposed to be scary. Honestly, it’s for pretty good reason. Somalia is 30 years into a brutal Civil War that has taken a huge toll on the once thriving […]
Top 3 Tips for Exploring New York’s Best Holiday Market
December 14, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Top 3 Tips for Exploring New York’s Best Holiday Market I believe myself to be what I would call a “true” New Yorker, which means I love New York around the holidays. From Rockefeller Center to just walking around the different neighborhoods, I love the energy. I’ll be honest – I’m not a huge shopper. […]
One Day in Hangzhou
November 21, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Right after one day in Xiamen, I spent one day in Hangzhou and thought it was the perfect amount of time. Hangzhou is a city that is rapidly developing and there is a lot of construction. At the time of writing, they were building a brand new airport and honestly it seemed like 10,000 new […]
Who’s Covered By My Travel Insurance Benefits?
November 18, 2019 by 1 Comment
Are the benefits listed in my travel insurance plan just for me? Or do they cover everyone traveling with me? Are the maximum benefit limits per person? Or for everyone insured on the same plan? What does travel insurance cover if I’m paying for everyone on a family trip? Should I put the whole family […]
My Top Four Travel Milestones
November 13, 2019 by Leave a Comment
My Top Four Travel Milestones Over these past two decades, I’ve been fortunate to check off many major travel accomplishments, each with their own unique stories and challenges. I’ve travelled to every country in the world, trekked to the ends of the earth, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and visited every National Park in the United States. […]
One Day in Xiamen
November 12, 2019 by 1 Comment
Just like one day in Guangzhou; one day in Xiamen is basically the perfect amount of time to see the best of what it has to offer. Obviously one day in Xiamen or any city means you have to do some hustling to see and do it all but it keeps you busy! Xiamen is […]
