Planning cherrapungi and aurangabad

Planning Cherrapunji and Aurangabad

I had been considering 3 places to explore that are well off the beaten track, namely the Thar Desert, Cherrapunji, and Aurangabad. After much deliberation,…

3 Awesome Remote Locations in India

I have just added an extra week to my Delhi-Agra-Ranthambore-Varanasi India trip. This extra week is different for me since my wife will not join…
How to plan a trip to the Galapagos

How to Plan a Trip to the Galapagos

The Galapagos is a special place full of birds, iguanas, sea lions and tons of water creatures. When you go to the Galapagos, you are…
Booking Safaris in Ranthambore National Park

Booking the Ranthambore Safari – part 2

Ranthambore safari – the place in India where we hope to see Bengal Tigers along with a ton of other less publicized wild creatures and…
Booking safaris and hotel in Ranthambore National Park

Booking Safaris and a Hotel in Ranthambore India

We booked our tickets to India and we outlined the trip to India, now we want to focus on what we think could be the…

India – Outlining the trip

Having a job in the United States means that I’m limited to a rough maximum of 2 weeks of vacation and I want to optimize…

Where to go in January

Thinking about traveling in January? Here are a couple of great adventurous places that will be a perfect fit for your January trip. The few…
Book a trip to Papua New Guinea

How to Book a Trip to Papua New Guinea

When people hear that you’re going to Papua New Guinea (PNG), they imagine that you’re going to go deep into the jungle and hang out…
currency exchange

Changing currency & optimizing credit cards for travel

So, you’re headed on vacation to a country and you need the best way to get your hands on their currency.  First of all, that’s…

Deciding where to go on a big vacation

When I think about a big vacation, I think of “opportunity”. The ability to go on vacation “somewhere” for 2 weeks, means that I don’t…

13 Tips to Master TSA Security

Get through the TSA security checks as a professional.  When I say “as a professional” what this means is that when approaching the luggage security…

Expanding my dogsledding trip crew

If you’ve been reading my blog, then surely you know that… This is the next chapter. Most of the time when I plan a trip,…
expired passport

5 Steps to Getting a Passport in an Emergency

It’s an emergency, You need to travel to a foreign country immediately if no sooner. You can get a passport very fast if you qualify…

How to travel cheaply as a young professional or college grad

aka Traveling for college grads / young professionals This blog post is targeted at people who are young enough to want to travel and old…

How to get my niece to go on a trip with us

Stacey (my wife) and I have been thinking about our niece.  We live in New York City, she lives close by in New Jersey with…