It’s the last day of the year, and while the TrekSimple team are quietly chilling at our respective homes in Florida and North Carolina, we are ending the year with a profile of a friend who has cracked the code on the eternal question, “What to do on New Year’s?” The answer? Get the heck … More New Year’s Trips with Krissy and the Ladies
Travel is personal, and we all have our own motivations and reasons why we want to travel, and what we want to see and do. Once I took my first major international trip back in 2014, the travel bug bit me hard and I realized how little of the world I had seen. I didn’t … More Setting SMART Travel (and Other) Goals
Many of us respond to uncertainty by diverting our energy to things we can control. Back when there were stay-at-home orders, some people became expert bakers, others started their own at-home workout regimes. And while I don’t feel comfortable pulling the trigger to book an international trip any time soon, and many countries are not … More 5 Ways to Deep Dive into Travel Research
I’m writing this from Caren’s new home in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina… which I drove to. TrekSimple unites! I am here for a variety of reasons, one of which being I keep losing my mind over the lack of travel and seeing people. And while I know flying is very safe, and … More 3 Rules of Road Trip Math
To all my fellow Travelbugs, I send a giant virtual hug. If you’re not a big traveler, but have friends who are, check on them – things are tough for us this year. Even those of us who have flown and road tripped during the pandemic, and those who feel safe (enough) traveling, we’re all … More Three Things You Can Do Now for Future Travel
I first wrote this article last fall, when COVID was not something any of us even knew about. This year, sadly, I won’t meet my personal life goal of traveling to at least one new country a year – which means I’ll have to make up for it in 2021 or 2022. While an international … More Why I Love Traveling on Turkey Day (2020 Update)
Like other Hamilton musical fanatics, My interest in the history of the revolutionary war and the founding of the United States has piqued as a result of the many lyrics of the musical bouncing around my brain at all hours of the day and night. Perhaps the greatest gift Lin-Manuel Miranda has given me – … More Museum Nerd Series #3 George Washington’s Mount Vernon
There’s a reason the pumpkin-industrial-complex exists. It’s because people, women specifically, freakin’ love fall. Whatever reminds us of it, like pumpkin-flavored anything, decorative gourds (CAUTION: this link is NSFW, but hilarious), and the like, instantly takes us away to a world of cool and pleasant temperatures, no humidity, good hair, a reason to wear a … More Mother-Daughter Fall Foliage Trip to Asheville – Like Living in a Pumpkin Spice Latte
One of the greatest stressors that seems to overwhelm people and make them hate even the thought of travel planning is the analysis paralysis of trying to squeeze in every imaginable point of interest at a destination, in an effort to avoid missing out on something. In normal times, I try not to overschedule travel, … More Four Steps for No-Stress Travel Planning
Yep, I said it, and there doesn’t seem to be a better time than the eve of Labor Day Weekend to say this to whoever needs to hear it – and it’s probably YOU – take a vacation, or you’re going to lose your dang mind. At this point in the year, I have normally … More YOU Need a Vacation
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