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2023 – How to Prevent Holiday Stress
Re-sharing this letter I wrote to myself has been a tradition since 2012 – more than a decade ago now! Over the past twenty or so years, I’ve learned that it takes entirely too much effort (and stress!) to go over-the-top at holiday time – decorating like department stores, baking like it’s your last hurrah,…
Read MoreEmilia-Romagna 2024 – Payment and Paperwork
Emilia-Romagna Italy Foodie Adventure – 2024 – Payment & Paperwork Pricing June 17 – 24, 2024 7 nights Standard Rate: €2800 per person, double occupancy Early Bird Rate (deposit paid by August 5, 2023): €2600 Single Supplement: €400 Optional add on of 3 nights in Ravenna June 17 – 27, 2024 10 nights…
Read MoreEmilia-Romagna, Italy – 2022 – FAQ
Emilia-Romagna Foodie Adventure – FAQ Do I need a passport or visa? You will definitely need your passport with at least six months from your departure date remaining before its expiration date in order to exit the United States and be allowed re-entry. (If you carry a passport from another country, please check with that…
Read MoreEmilia-Romagna, Italy 2024 – Details
Emilia-Romagna, Italy – 2024 – Details In Italy Transportation during our adventure: The most difficult part of traveling in this region is figuring out transportation. Buses can have spotty schedules or require multiple transfers to reach some of the towns. Navigating roads and finding parking are no easy tasks. Italy also has one of the…
Read MoreEmilia-Romagna – 2024 Foodie Itinerary
Emilia-Romagna Foodie Adventure – 2024 Itinerary Productivity Recharge Package: Emilia-Romagna, Italy Foodie Adventure June 17 – 24, 2024 Optional add on of 3 nights You most likely won’t recognize the name Emilia-Romagna. We weren’t familiar with it either. But we heard this area mentioned may times over while visiting Tuscany in 2022. We’d thought we…
Read MoreHow to Be Successful with Lunar New Year Resolutions
Happy Lunar New Year! Lunar New Year’s Eve was celebrated on January 21st this year to ring in the Year of the Rabbit (or Year of the Cat in Vietnam). The celebration continues for 16 days. Whether you celebrate Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year or Gregorian New Year (many countries’ traditional January 1 kick…
Read MoreBusiness Lessons Learned from Southwest Airlines Holiday Meltdown
Last week I shared with you the travel lessons learned from the Southwest Airlines holiday debacle. Today, I’ll share with you some basic business lessons learned from the Southwest Airlines holiday meltdown. Southwest Airlines encountered a boatload of problems which were going to take time to mediate. They dug themselves an even deeper…
Read MoreHoliday Planning 2022
What?! But it’s only November 3! That’s right, and the holidays will roll around in no time. Time management in your personal life is just as important as time management in your professional life. After all, subconscious worries from one will affect your performance and quality of life in the other. Here are some tips…
Read MoreEmilia-Romagna 2024
Emilia-Romagna Foodie Experience The Emilia-Romagna region is known as the foodie capital of Italy. We heard this over and over from Italians while traveling throughout Tuscany in 2022. After the third mention, we decided we needed to plan a foodie trip. Our last adventure to Italy focused on small villages. This time around, it’s a…
Read MoreHow to Get a Refund from American Airlines
On April 18, 2022, American Airlines canceled one leg of a three-leg flight from Florence to Rome, Rome to Dallas, Dallas to San Antonio. The price of the ticket dropped from $1738 to $1220 per person. We were told we’d get a refund for the cancelled flight. Today is August 28, 2022, and our refund…
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