Here are links to sites that I find useful in my travels and travel planning. These are not sponsored, but merely sites that I use or think are interesting. If any become sponsored in the future, I’ll be sure to note that after the link.[\/vc_column_text]
I would suggest downloading the apps for your airlines to your smart phone before you travel. I still prefer to use paper boarding passes rather than using an image on my phone, but the apps have other uses and can be much better about keeping you updated about delays and gate changes than the announcements made over the airport speaker systems. Many also tell you when your checked bag has been loaded and unloaded which can be welcome information during multi-connection flights. It won’t protect against a lost bag, but it’s psychologically helpful to know your bag is onboard (you just hope it’s onboard the correct plane!)[\/vc_column_text][vc_zigzag el_border_width=”10″ css=”.vc_custom_1546363311965{margin-right: 50px !important;}”][vc_column_text]If you’re visiting this site primarily for travel information and inspiration, hit the link for the “travel” post category found in the righthand sidebar of this page as well as in the footers. That will help you filter out the off-topic and really nerdy photography posts that may be of no interest to you. Some travel posts may still contain information about photography, \u00a0but I think you’ll find a healthy dose of travel inspiration sprinkled throughout. I also tag posts by country so if you’re interested in a particular region, that should help you narrow down the relevant posts.<\/p>\n
For reference, here is a list of countries I have visited so far:[\/vc_column_text][nectar_icon_list animate=”true” color=”default” direction=”horizontal” columns=”default” icon_size=”small” icon_style=”no-border”][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” icon_family=”steadysets” text_full_html=”simple” title=”List Item” id=”1768765103839-9″ tab_id=”1768765103839-7″ icon_steadysets=”steadysets-icon-map-marker” header=”My Most Visited” text=”USA<\/b>
\n(46 of the lower 48 states)
\nCanada<\/b>
\n(All of the southern provinces)
\nSpain<\/b>
\n(Madrid and most regions – especially the less-touristed regions)
\nChina<\/b>
\n(Shanghai, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Shandong, Zhegiang, Gansu, and more)”][\/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” icon_family=”steadysets” text_full_html=”simple” title=”List Item” id=”1768765103850-7″ tab_id=”1768765103850-3″ icon_steadysets=”steadysets-icon-map-marker” header=”Visited once or twice” text=”England
\nIreland
\nNorthern Ireland
\nScotland
\nFrance
\nGreece
\nTurkey
\nSwitzerland
\nSouth Korea
\nEgypt
\nChile
\nThailand
\nUAE
\nJamaica
\nGermany
\nFiji
\nNew Zealand
\nIceland
\nCzech Republic
\nJapan<\/b>“][\/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”icon” icon_family=”steadysets” text_full_html=”simple” title=”List Item” id=”1768765103857-10″ tab_id=”1768765103857-5″ icon_steadysets=”steadysets-icon-map-marker” header=”Brief visits that barely count” text=”Austria
\nItaly
\nSlovakia<\/b>
\n(Sometimes you find yourself on the border and figure you might as well step across, even if only for a few minutes, right?)”][\/nectar_icon_list_item][\/nectar_icon_list][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”4264″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”Fade In” animation_easing=”default” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”4274″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”Fade In” animation_easing=”default” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”4267″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”Fade In” animation_easing=”default” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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