12 Items You Should Stop Bringing to the Airport in 2026. "I’m a Flight Attendant, and These Are the 12 Items You Should Stop Bringing to the Airport in 2026. Here are 12 things I always see smart travelers pack." Read more here, courtesy of Travel & Leisure. Click here (with some…
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Do you like a little history to go with your travel? Or, is it the other way around? We have it in this post. The long and short of it is that we'd like to shine a light on one of the world's oldest and, at times best airlines, British Airways. …
And in this case, Norway is a smooth, relaxing luxury cruise with Norwegian Lines. Sit back, relax and enjoy more on your vacation with Norwegian’s Free at Sea™ or Free at Sea Plus™, the new one-of-a-kind cruising package included for more value at the best quality. Norwegian wants you to have more experiences that…
We're not sure what our mothers would say about a wine tasting and bike tour, but here it is! We're all adults, aren't we? Our affiliate partners, Get Your Guide have this tempting match ready for you. To book, Click here
The primary reason these tours are so popular is the way movement…
Here we are again. Decades in, no power, food shortages, and the big omnipotent "stable genius of the USA calling the shots in a place that does not belong to them. Regular readers will have seen the posts that we've created over the years, extoling the wonders of this frankly wonderful country. Words can't express…
Really get away. In this day and age, we're very, very lucky to be able to travel to the places we've longed for. Pity our poor parents in Days of yore, where flying was not only a thrill, but it could have been an overwhelming expense. Not everyone is (or was) loaded…
At this place in time in our world 2026, it's not a very nice place to be. With wars burbling or already underway, the poor succumbing to even more pain and suffering, it almost makes you want to give up. Streets are filled with the homeless, with some countries (guess who) don't seem to…
As ever, better safe than sorry. Travel insurance for us seniors is always a good idea.
Year by year, cities and countries get smarter by realizing that rail is the future, not the past. Some wake up sooner than others and taste the benefits. Others take a bit more time to arrive at the table. Europe and Asia, of course, have been on that train for decades. …
Watch more of this particular conundrum courtesy of the ever-interesting Jago Hazzard, above.
In the world of transit architecture, "over-designed" is a term often used by critics to describe spaces where the aesthetic ambition feels disproportionate to the simple act of catching a train. For the London Underground (the "Tube"), this phenomenon is usually a…
We've always been big fans of rail. From the time your editor heard trains echoing while I was young and being asked to go to sleep. The sound. The Rumble. I've also lived for many decades in England, where rail is expected, not a nice to have. With rail readily at…
Nowadays, most of us take such technology breakthroughs for granted. We learn, we admire and we continue with our day. It's always a good idea, though, to look back and see just how we've come. One such miracle is Europe's Eurostar. When it opened (Eurostar services officially began running on 14 November…
That's what my father would say when the kettle didn't boil for his tea. Were he with us today, he would be staring at the TV screen, thinking that he was in a dream. He was born in Wales, which was not the richest of countries in the 1940's. So, when we…
In our recent trip to Chile, I was surprised an the sheer number of churches that were scattered around the country. It's sometimes difficult to get a gauge about how and where religion still factors in a country. As it happens, in 2026, Chile is in the midst of a profound and…
Like us, we're sure you're always looking for the next new travel horizon. Visiting Mindelo is known as an "interesting adventure" because it is a place that feels simultaneously stuck in time and vibrantly alive. Known as the cultural capital of Cape Verde, it offers a blend of soulful music, colorful colonial history, and…
It's been a long time coming, but The Grand Egyptian Museum and Giza Pyramids museum is now open and, wow, is it amazing. The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) took approximately 20 years to complete from the start of construction to its final opening. While the concept was first proposed in 1992, the actual…
Are you ready to say yes? Don't worry, this is not an interview, this is an invitation for you to finally get that chance to step off of a jetty, down the long walk to your accommodations for the evening. Imagine calling your friends and showing them around your villa! Envy is one word, but…
We've been running this website for quite a while: since 2018, as a matter of fact. Others come and go, but we try to keep our mantra now as it was when we first started. Matouring stands for mature touring, and we mean it. We're not "influencers or web celebrities: we're…
They're so cute you want to squeeze them, but they're also cold and wet. That may not be the holiday mix that you're looking for, especially since this is Iceland. But, you'll certainly warm up to the idea and also to the deep sea residents who live there. Welcome to the Eldheimar…
... that's when the fun begins. Do you ever sit back, take a breath and realise what our blue planet offers to us each and every day? It's only then when you don't need to venture too far from your home sweet home to leap off of the sofa, hop in the car…