This post was originally published on Winederlusting.com. When we say travel makes you “smarter,” we don’t mean you’re all of a sudden going to become a genius. (If that happens, let us know in the comments.) But traveling will certainly make you more worldly, force you to think in different ways and help you to […]
I’m here and you’re not: Lakeland, Florida spring training, 2014.(Photo: Ellen Creager/Detroit Free Press) When my kids were teens we had a rule about how much they should pay attention to celebrities. “Think about them as much as they think about you,” I said. “MOM!” they would pout. But it worked. This is the same […]
Turkey, a growing travel destination in recent years, has been a repeat terrorist target in recent months. Before you book that Turkish trip – or cancel it — consider these five points. The U.S. State Department is increasingly nervous. On Feb. 4, the agency warned Americans against travel to southeastern Turkey because of “an increased […]
“I felt like I was living the life of a dog where I was always catering to someone else’s needs,” Mecklenburg said. The Hawaii trip allowed her to focus on herself until she understood what she wanted in life. “Traveling reminded me that it is OK do what I want,” Mecklenburg said. “It reminded me […]
A former Rockwell Automation employee is accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the company — including by creating a “sham company” to pocket money meant for business travel. Eduardo Africano, 49, created Omega World Inc. specifically to defraud Rockwell, repeatedly billing Rockwell for fictitious business travel expenses that were paid to […]
Am I saying don’t travel with an extrovert? No, I love mine and we have tons of fun together. He challenges me to get out there in ways I probably wouldn’t on my own. We meet different people and have interesting adventures. And I…well, I probably keep him from getting too out of hand. Plus, […]
Want to get to Cuba before throngs of Americans pile onto its long-forbidden shores? Here’s how. […]
(CNN)It’s almost laughable now. But when “Back to the Future” screenwriter Bob Gale was trying to get his film off the ground in the 1980s, he and director Robert Zemeckis were repeatedly told: “Time travel movies don’t make money.” If only Gale could go back in time and show the naysayers how wrong they were. […]
A few years ago, Greg Jorgensen started supplementing his pay as a full-time programmer with some freelance jobs. Over time, he built up a network of clients by getting referrals from programmers, web site design firms and recruiters. After he got a five-year contract from one web-based firm, Jorgensen realized he could work from anywhere, […]
