Tips & Tricks

Holiday Snaps

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

Although we won’t be visiting Pisa, Italy, there’ll still be plenty of opportunities for you to engage in the type of jackassery displayed by the tourists visiting the former city’s most famous landmark in the following photo.

Here’s a brief article with some advice for getting good shots while on tour: “The A-B-C-D-E of Travel Photography”.
While [...]

“Street of Thieves”

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Wondering about the boldness and ability of pickpockets? Not to alarm anyone one, but rather to highlight graphically the potential danger in not paying close enough attention to your environment, here’s a link to a photo series of pickpockets at work: “Street of Thieves”.
While on tour, I can’t stress enough the need for all travelers [...]

Possibilities

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

With 64 days until we depart Team AZ, I’m sure ideas of the experiences we’re gonna have on tour are swimming around your brain. Of course Europe isn’t the only destination for travelers this year; the world is full of adventurous types, and so I thought I’d link to the “Ten Reasons to Travel in [...]

Join the Club

Saturday, December 13th, 2008

After we return from our thirty-one day tour in June, you may find yourself eager to hit the road again on your own or with friends. You may even wind up making travel and adventure your life’s pursuit, which might one day make you eligible to join one of the most exclusive fraternity’s on the [...]

By the Numbers

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

A quick post since I’ve not written in a couple of weeks.
I encourage you to engage the people of the nations we’ll be traveling to, and I came across this list that might inspire you to bravery when encountering the locals: “6 Essential Items To Pack If You Want To Meet The Locals”. A deck [...]

By Air and Sea

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

I found this list of ideas a while back, and although not all apply, many do (we’ll mark our bags, for example, for easier identification): “20 Tips From Air-Travel Insiders”.
Of course we are going to spending some time airports as we make our way to our destinations and back so this list of ideas might [...]