Travel Tips: Part 4 – Security and General Suggestions for International Travelers By Dan Dudek If you purchase new shoes for the trip, be sure to thoroughly break them in well before your travel. In many European countries, most locals wear black clothes a great deal, and black sneakers as well. To avoid standing […]
Travel Tips: Part 3 – Hotel Safety By Dan Dudek It is human nature to let our guard down when traveling, especially on vacation. Always be aware of your surroundings, and plan ahead to avoid problems. Always keep your hotel door locked NEVER open your hotel door for anyone you do not know Use the […]
Travel Tips: Part 2 – Traveling by Airplane By Dan Dudek Flying on commercial airlines is extremely safe. The most dangerous part of the trip is the drive to and from the airport. There are a few things you can do to help make your trip safer and more secure: Wear long pants (not ones […]
Travel Tips: Part 1 – Things to Consider Before You Take a Trip By Dan Dudek You want to have personal safety as you travel, but “safety when traveling” also includes ensuring your home and possessions are safe as you travel. Lights and Radios on Timers Use timers to control interior lights and radios Use […]
Travel Tips: Travel Safe and Smart By Dan Dudek You have probably read and know the things you should do to be safe when traveling, so why read this article? Well I expect you will learn at least one or more things that you did not know. In addition, I will cover what items to […]
WAVEJourney’s Adventure in Finland’s Archipelago By Jill Hoelting, Photos by Vivienne Chapleo I’m a water baby. I celebrate my birthday in the summer month of July and it is my personal mandate to be on/in the water to mark “my day” each year. I also revel in remoteness, the out-of-the-way charm of a not-so-well-known destination. […]
Travel Tips: Better Pictures With Your Digital Camera By Dan Dudek So you have a new digital camera and are anticipating great pictures of your next journey. After all, the camera has an automatic setting that does everything; all you have to do is press the shutter button to have a fantastic, light-balanced, in-focus shot […]
Travel Tip: How to Avoid Mosquitoes and Tick Bites When Traveling and at Home By Dan Dudek What used to be inconvenient and mildly painful, itching bites of mosquitoes and ticks has been escalated to the very real possibility of obtaining Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and now even West Nile disease; as well […]
WJ Tested: Travel Tip Norway – Ride The Rauma Railway By Jill Hoelting, Photos by Vivienne Chapleo Even though Thomas the Tank Engine wasn’t a popular storybook tale in my youth, my love of trains was big. My grandfather was an engineer on the iron horses clickety-clacking their way through Illinois in the mid-1900s, and […]
Travel Tip: Curacao Ostrich Farm – This Place Is For The Birds! While Curacao is most well-known for the iconic Dutch architecture of its UNESCO World Heritage downtown, turquoise palm-lined beaches, and world-class diving, there are also opportunities for adventures like… feeding birds. What? Bird-feeding doesn’t sound very exciting, you say? Well this is no […]
March 2019 Travel Tips and Tales Newsletter By WAVEJourney Greetings! Spring is here in the Northern Hemisphere and WJ has big travel plans! How about you? Chat with us and let us know where you’re going, what you’re doing, and ask for the advice and travel tips you need to enhance your adventures. After a […]