TravelSmart App From Allianz Travel Insurance

I am very excited to be a big part of the launch of the new version of the TravelSmart app from Allianz Travel Insurance! The app is a must for every traveler’s smartphone! It’s free and you don’t need to be an Allianz Global Assistance customer to use it. Just click the link or go […]

A Dream Vacation to Lake Como, Italy

This is a sponsored post from my friends at Allianz Travel Insurance that seemed quite fitting because I am in Italy as we speak. Lake Como is absolutely stunning and one of my favorite places in Italy. This is an excellent guide to Lake Como and since I never really wrote about my experience, this […]

Why I am Not Scared to Travel to Europe for a Month

Friday I am going to Europe for a month and I am not scared to travel to Europe. I’ll be traveling around the continent, doing two separate road trips and will likely pass through 10-15 countries. The trip will be culminating with my North Pole expedition that I couldn’t be more excited about. In the […]

The Majority of Americans Have Never Been on a Cruise

As many of you know, I love cruising. I cruise at least two times a year with Azamara Club Cruises. In fact, I just got back from a cruise in New Zealand stopping in ports like Dunedin, Cape Kidnappers, Picton, Tauranga plus Hobbiton, and Auckland. I used to avoid cruises because of misguided preconceptions but […]

What to do if You Get Food Poisoning While Traveling

On my recent trip to Kenya I became very ill, very quickly. It turned out I got food poisoning or some type of bacterial infection that caused me to become very ill. I was so ill that I literally couldn’t move for about 30 hours and lost about 10 pounds in one day. This was […]

My 2016 New York Times Travel Show Experience

The New York Times Travel Show is the most prestigious travel show in the United States. I have been fortunate to speak at it multiple times and this year I actually spoke in the large seminar room with about 500 people in attendance about how I traveled to every country in the world. What made […]

What is a Satellite Media Tour?

A Satellite Media Tour is a common thing that many people don’t know anything about and certainly don’t understand. A satellite media tour (SMT) is a technique used by corporations or businesses to present an expert of their choosing to interact with dozens of local news stations around the country with the goal of getting […]

Win a Trip to the New York Times Travel Show

Leading travel insurer and one of my favorite partners, Allianz Global Assistance, has launched a contest giving consumers and bloggers an opportunity to win a trip to The New York Times Travel Show and meet some of the country’s top travel personalities-that’s an all expenses paid trip! The VIP Allianz Global Assistance “Concierge” experience will […]

Win a Game On Go Bag from Allianz Travel Insurance

Over the last year or so of my partnership with Allianz Travel Insurance, I have told you why you need travel insurance, 20 reasons why you should have travel insurance and I’ve told you what’s in my travel insurance policy. On the heels of the Vacation Confidence Index and ahead of my upcoming trip to […]

20 Reasons Why You Should Have Travel Insurance

One of my valued partners is Allianz Global Assistance and I have written about them several times including Why You Need Travel Insurance and What’s in My Travel Insurance Policy. Our partnership continues and I wanted to give you 20 reasons why you should have travel insurance whether it be from Allianz or another provider. […]

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