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Field-Tested Travel Tips: Some over-crowded spots to avoid, and where to go instead

Field-Tested Travel Tips: Some over-crowded spots to avoid, and where to go instead

by Larissa and Michael Milne / January 31, 2019
Every year, major lists come out from various publications telling travelers where they should visit. Then these places get inundated with tourists, taking away the atmosphere that made them popular in the first place.

Field-Tested Travel Tips: Food for Thought on Your Next Vacation

Field-Tested Travel Tips: Food for Thought on Your Next Vacation

by Larissa and Michael Milne, For the Inquirer / October 5, 2018
Whenever we visit a new place, one of the aspects that interests us the most is the local food culture. You can learn a lot about a destination and its people by what (and where) they eat.

Field-Tested Travel Tips: Where To "Go" On Vacation

Field-Tested Travel Tips: Where To "Go" On Vacation

by Larissa and Michael Milne, For the Inquirer / May 4, 2018
Regardless of the plumbing, it can be a challenge to find a "friendly" toilet in an unfamiliar location.

Field-Tested Travel Tips: Know your rights on a flight

Field-Tested Travel Tips: Know your rights on a flight

by Larissa and Michael Milne, FOR THE INQUIRER / November 3, 2017
What do you do when your seatmate is aggressive?

Field-Tested Travel Tips, by Larissa and Michael Milne: Touring world-famous jails

Field-Tested Travel Tips, by Larissa and Michael Milne: Touring world-famous jails

by Larissa and Michael Milne, For The Inquirer / September 17, 2016
Unless someone tries to sneak contraband through customs, it's rare for tourists to end up behind bars on vacation. However, with an abundance of prison tours around the world, it's possible to visit the grittier side of life. In fact, one of the most famous - and groundbreaking - prisons in the world is in Philadelphia.

Field-Tested Travel Tip: LOL at the National Comedy Center

Field-Tested Travel Tip: LOL at the National Comedy Center

by Larissa and Michael Milne / February 27, 2020
The National Comedy Center opened in 2018 in Lucille Ball’s hometown, four blocks from the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum, a traditional display of artifacts that opened in 1996.

Field-Tested Travel Tip: Speak up if your vacation rental doesn’t meet expectations

Field-Tested Travel Tip: Speak up if your vacation rental doesn’t meet expectations

by Larissa and Milne, For the Inquirer / February 3, 2020
Landlords want you to post a positive review and a good one will bend over backwards to fix any problems.

Field-Tested Travel Tip: Upgrade your airport experience with a lounge day pass

Field-Tested Travel Tip: Upgrade your airport experience with a lounge day pass

by Larissa and Michael Milne, For The Inquirer / January 2, 2020
Though airline club lounges are traditionally reserved for frequent flyers and road warriors who purchase annual memberships, many domestic carriers offer the option to purchase a pass on the day of your flight (provided that you’re flying that airline).

Field-Tested Travel Tip: Visiting the Other China

Field-Tested Travel Tip: Visiting the Other China

by Larissa and Michael Milne / November 28, 2019
If you are seeking a Chinese tourism experience without travelers’ advisories or protests, consider a trip to Taiwan.

Field-tested travel tip: The acci-dental tourist

Field-tested travel tip: The acci-dental tourist

by Larissa and Michael Milne / October 31, 2019
Seeking Emergency Dental Care on Vacation

Field Tested Travel Tip: Ticket to Ride

Field Tested Travel Tip: Ticket to Ride

by Larissa and Michael Milne / October 3, 2019
We had noticed signs for speed cameras all over the countryside and had been careful to maintain our speeds but, obviously, not careful enough.

Field-Tested Travel Tip: Are You Hip Enough for the New Hotel Chains?

Field-Tested Travel Tip: Are You Hip Enough for the New Hotel Chains?

by Larissa and Michael Milne / August 29, 2019
Many of the new hotel brands are geared for a millennial demographic (more “hip” and less hip replacement).

Field-tested travel tip: Visiting Berlin 30 years after the fall of the wall

Field-tested travel tip: Visiting Berlin 30 years after the fall of the wall

by Larissa and Michael Milne / August 1, 2019
November 2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Field Tested Travel Tip: Visiting Film Festivals

Field Tested Travel Tip: Visiting Film Festivals

by Larissa and Michael Milne / July 4, 2019
Because events are held all over town, attending film festivals is a great way to explore a city while experiencing marvelous old theaters that you wouldn’t see on a typical vacation

Field-Tested Travel Tip: Visiting Apollo 11 Sites

Field-Tested Travel Tip: Visiting Apollo 11 Sites

by Larissa and Michael Milne / May 30, 2019
Marking the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing, from Washington, D.C., to Washington state, and even to Australia.

Field-tested travel tip: To stick or not to stick?

Field-tested travel tip: To stick or not to stick?

by Larissa and Michael Milne, For the Inquirer / May 2, 2019
According to the car review site Edmunds.com, only 2 percent of cars sold in the United States in 2017 had a manual — stick shift — transmission. By contrast, manual transmissions are found in about 80 percent of cars in most of Europe and Japan.

Field-tested Travel Tip: Seeking Medical Care Overseas (Part II)

Field-tested Travel Tip: Seeking Medical Care Overseas (Part II)

by Larissa and Michael Milne, For the Inquirer / April 3, 2019
Though you might not be traveling overseas specifically for medical considerations, if you face some major expenses in your future, it could be worth researching options in the country you are visiting.

Field-Tested Travel Tip: Seeking Medical Care Overseas

Field-Tested Travel Tip: Seeking Medical Care Overseas

by Larissa and Michael Milne / March 4, 2019
Navigating any health system is a complex process and even trickier in a country you don’t know. Many countries that have government-operated systems also have parallel private medical care.

Field-Tested Travel Tip: Visits to Walled Places

Field-Tested Travel Tip: Visits to Walled Places

by Larissa and Michael Milne / January 3, 2019
In our travels throughout the world, we’ve seen many examples of walls, both old and new. Their purpose has been to keep people out (or, in some cases, in).

Field-tested Travel Tip: Should you purchase trip insurance?

Field-tested Travel Tip: Should you purchase trip insurance?

by Larissa and Michael Milne, For the Inquirer / November 29, 2018
If you had planned and paid for a trip to areas impacted by the recent Northern California fire, you certainly would want to cancel your plans. Would trip insurance help? Well, it depends.

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