What would you do in an emergency if your vital travel documents were lost, stolen or damaged?
Two different friends had their wallets stolen or lost while traveling abroad recently and it got me thinking about what I’d do differently to be better prepared when I travel. Then I spotted a mention in the JourneyWomen.com newsletter this month about AccessMyID.com which sounds like a great backup.
You can upload and securely store vital travel documents, personal and medical profiles, hotel confirmations, banking information, etc. online. When push comes to shove, as it did for one friend who’d had ALL her money, credit cards, ID, etc. stolen in a mugging in Wales, stored documents would provide indisputable Consulate or bank ID. I’ve been storing this kind of info in the ‘password keeper’ application on my BlackBerry and email, but AccessMyId.com sounds like an even a safer, more secure solution.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
“Spring has sprung, the grass has ‘riz, I wonder where the tulips is?” No need to look too far for beautiful flower gardens. For travelers looking for their flower-fix, the Lamplight Inn in Dublin, Ohio might just make the perfect tulip-filled spring road trip in April or May.
From cities throughout the U.S. simply fly to Cleveland, OH, and rent a car for a beautiful drive through Ohio’s Amish countryside to the Lamplight Inn, where tens of thousands of tulips will usher in spring and shoo away the winter doldrums.
For more information and to view photos of the tulips, click here.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
Ski New Mexico announces EXTENSIONS
Skiing in New Mexico is the best it has been all year. The snow is great, the days are longer, and the sun makes for warm days. All of the resorts are receiving new major snow falls every other day. The public response to the outstanding conditions has helped the resorts to extend their closing dates and hours of operation. There is still about a month of great skiing remaining. Now is the time to get out and enjoy the best skiing of the season.
Resort Updates:
1. )SANDIA PEAK SKI AREA:
Sandia Peak Ski Area will once again be extending the 2009-2010 season through March 28, 2010. 14” inches of new snow overnight and a 79” inch base has provided the best skiing and riding conditions at Sandia Peak in years. The area will be open Wednesday March 24 through March 28 for the “final week of skiing and riding for the 2009-10 season”.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
You arrived. Your luggage didn’t. For all of us who’ve been there, done that, this laugh’s for you. See you at the baggage claim…
Bon Voyage,
Ellen
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
Cead Mile Failte means “100,000 welcomes” in Irish. Look for the Irish flag along with the American one at the Irish Inn in Southern Illinois. Photo provided by the Irish Inn. As they say in Ireland, “there are as many ways to relax as there are shades of green”. With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, we wanted to share a few inns with a special connection to Ireland. From Illinois to Virginia, innkeepers will transport you to the Emerald Isle with everything from complimentary Irish beer to a wee taste of rare Irish tea.
Read more on the BedandBreakfast.com blog and see photos of inns where fine Irish hospitality is served up throughout the year, especially on St. Patricks Day.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
Information about this offer is available at www.thetrain.com/armedforces, by contacting the military Joint Services Travel Program ITT/ITR Office or calling 1-800-THETRAIN (1-800-843-8724). “This is a sincere offer that expresses our appreciation for everything our military men and women do for our country,” said Angela Berrigan, vice president of sales and marketing for the Grand Canyon Railway.
Grand Canyon Railway operates daily train service between Williams, Ariz., and the Grand Canyon. Guests travel 62 miles through northern Arizona’s Colorado Plateau through ponderosa pine forests, high desert and the Coconino Canyon. The trip takes two hours and 15 minutes each way and features musical entertainment and a train robbery.
The Railway offers four distinct classes of rail service as well as accommodations at Grand Canyon Railway Hotel in Williams. Grand Canyon Railway is an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service. For more information, visit www.thetrain.com or call 1-800-THE-TRAIN (1-800-843-8724).
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".