The Best Theft-Proof Travel Purses (I’ve Tried Them All!) If you’ve ever watched someone realize their wallet is gone halfway through a European vacation (or if you’re me, you know the feeling firsthand), you know why anti-theft bags have become so popular. I’ve traveled to more than 65 countries, and while I’ve thankfully only been […]

Coolife Luggage Review: Is This Affordable 3 Piece Set Worth It? Travel is expensive right now. It’s sad but true. Flights, hotels, gas, food, airport snacks, checked bag fees, it all adds up fast. So when a luggage set comes in at a genuinely accessible price point and still has the features most travelers are looking […]

Can You Book Rosewood on Points? Here’s Why We Don’t Every time I post a luxury hotel, someone inevitably asks the same question: “Can I book this on points?” Sometimes for IHG, Hyatt, Marriott, and Hilton, the answer is yes. The better question, though, is whether you should. One thing I’ve noticed after years of […]

Can You Book Four Seasons on Points? Yes, But I Wouldn’t – Here’s Why As someone who books travel for hundreds of families per year, one of the questions I get is whether resorts like Four Seasons can be booked on points. The answer is technically yes, but it’s probably not the redemption you want […]

Best Travel eSIM 2026: Which One to Actually Buy (We Paid For Five) We’ve paid full price for five of the big travel eSIMs and used them on real trips: Airalo, Holafly, Saily, Nomad and aloSIM. Those trips have run from East Africa to the Caribbean to mainland Europe and the US, and our full […]

When Things Go Wrong Abroad, WorldTrips Atlas Nomad Insurance Steps In This post was created in partnership with WorldTrips and features Atlas Nomad travel insurance. As always, we only work with brands we believe are genuinely useful for travelers, and all opinions expressed here are our own. There’s a version of travel most of us […]

Things to do in Biloxi Mississippi If you are looking for the best things to do in Biloxi Mississippi, the short answer is that Biloxi works best when you treat it as more than a casino stop. It is a beach town, yes, but it is also a place of lighthouses, shrimping history, seafood, art, […]

Pack Like a Pro: The 7kg Carry-On Only Challenge Out of Town Blog Pack Like a Pro: The 7kg Carry-On Only Challenge Travel Light: Master the 7kg Carry-On Challenge There’s a moment every frequent traveler knows—the quiet tension at the check-in counter as your bag is lifted onto the scale. Seven kilograms. Not 7.1. Not […]

15 Smart Luxury Travel Hacks Every Jetsetter Should Know Out of Town Blog 15 Smart Luxury Travel Hacks Every Jetsetter Should Know Essential Luxury Travel Hacks Every Jetsetter Must Know For the modern jetsetter, travel isn’t just about reaching a destination; it’s about doing so with style, comfort, and sophistication. True luxury lies in the […]

Things to do in Colorado Springs With Kids If you are planning a family trip and trying to narrow down the best things to do in Colorado Springs with kids, the city makes that job easier than you might expect. There are obvious crowd-pleasers here, like the zoo and the Cog Railway, but there are […]