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Going from Vacation to Work without Losing Your Zen

Photo of Warren on San Juan Island by Maria Ross

Do you start dreading going back to work the minute you leave on vacation?  Does the thought of all those emails and tasks piling up prevent you from enjoying your time off? Most people do struggle with this, and many seek to resolve it by keeping up with email and work while on vacation.  Hey, [...]

5 Things You Don’t Need on Vacation

Too much luggage slows down the fun on your vacation

As a veteran traveler and someone about to get rid of everything to travel around the world, I’ve got some opinions about what is really necessary for a trip. Most people don’t travel as light as I do, and that’s okay.  But there are a lot of people who travel with so much stuff that [...]

How to Get Along on Vacation

Editor’s Note: This is the final post in a short series on vacations.  Click here to read from the beginning. It happens all the time:  You plan the trip of your dreams, and somewhere along the way you fight with your travel partner and end up almost ruining the trip.  To top it off, the [...]