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How to Travel with Two Passports

We have received so many questions on how to travel with two passports that we created an eBook! If you’d like more detail in addition to what we provide on this page, check out the book: So first things first, in order to travel with two passports, you actually need to have two (or more) […]

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Is Colombia Safe for Tourists?

When you think of Colombia, there’s a good chance you mentally reference this video clip… [youtube=http://youtu.be/ZJlmYy-mAZY] Harrison Ford and his friends may not be typical tourists, but that doesn’t change the main take-away of this movie from being that Colombia is incredibly scary and dangerous – especially for Americans.  For many (myself included), this misconception […]

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How to Take an Infant Passport Photo

So you’ve had a baby – congratulations!  And you’re determined not to let that baby mean the end of your travels.  That baby is going to see the world all before she starts forming permanent memories.  Sounds like a plan!  But this isn’t the 90’s.  As ridiculous as it may seem, that little baby is […]

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Where to See Leopards in the Wild

Seeing leopards in the wild is a challenge.  The leopard often climbs high into trees to rest or to eat their kill and also often travels alone. Even in a safari-rich destination like South Africa, a sighting is rare. On our recent trip to South Africa, we stayed at Sabi Sabi which is actually known as […]

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Some of Cape Air's planes have Nantucket Airlines livery.  Samara is happy with either.

The Best Way to Get from New York to Provincetown

When I was growing up, there were two places we would go for summer vacation each year:  Montauk, at the end of Long Island, or Provincetown, at the end of Cape Cod in Massachusetts.  Montauk was always a good time, but Provincetown was really special.  Whereas Montauk was only about two hours from our home […]

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A Rolling Fiesta: Cartagena Chiva Tour

Cartagena, Colombia is a really fun city.  On the weekends you can’t walk down the street without live music pouring out of every restaurant and bar on every corner.  The old city buzzes at night, with with more people walking around on foot than cars driving the ancient streets.  But weeknights are a bit tougher…so […]

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Where is Zanzibar?

Where is Zanzibar? What is Zanzibar?  How Do I Get There? Zanzibar.  The very name conjures up a romantic exoticism akin to ancient Babylon or Aladdin’s Agrabah.  Can such a place really exist? If yes, where on earth is it? So Zanzibar is in East Africa.  But it’s not a country, it’s an island that’s part […]

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Canadian Via Rail Train compartment with Infant

Traveling by Train with an Infant

When our baby girl was just two months old, we decided we needed a little change in scenery. Make that a lot of scenery. With Dave’s abundant vacation time, and my maternity leave, it was the perfect time for our first transcontinental train journey! We would be taking The Canadian train across Canada with our infant. We […]

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