How To Compute Your Per Person Trip Cost

March 25, 2009

v=”http://eepurl.com/wCXYr” target=”_blank”>Subscribe Do my spouse and I evenly split the expenses or insure our actual out of pocket costs? Gretchen Hi Gretchen, You can split the costs on items you’re sharing, but for specific things like airline tickets you need to insure your actual out of pocket costs. For example, if you’re both flying but […]

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10 Tips To Get A Hotel Upgrade

March 24, 2009

Subscribe Larry Bleiberg wrote on CoastalLiving.com’s blog. I knew you will like Larry’s 10 tips for getting a hotel upgrade. Here are 3 of Larry’s 10 tips: Contact management before you arrive: Let them know if you’ll be celebrating a special occasion. Book a mid-price room Be personable and friendly – I’m thankful all of […]

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Balance An Egg On Spring Equinox

March 21, 2009

Subscribe Can you really balance an egg on Spring & Fall Equinox? Watch the Trip Insurance Guru as he attempts to balance an egg on 3-21-2009:

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Get More Luggage and Baggage Coverage

March 19, 2009

Subscribe I am traveling to New Zealand. I am flying from Nashville to Los Angeles, then on to Auckland, returning by the same route. I am interested in insurance that will cover my luggage in the event that anything happens to it. Thank you, Michele L. If you just want luggage coverage, travel insurance doesn’t […]

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Travel Guard Response to Recent AIG News Reports

March 18, 2009

Subscribe March 17, 2009 Travel Guard Response to Recent AIG News Reports There have been a number of articles and news stories recently regarding AIG, Inc., (the Holding Company.) Some of you have expressed concern, others have expressed frustration. I am writing to let you know that we share your anger and appreciate your commitment […]

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How To Creatively Find A Job

March 12, 2009

Subscribe Surviving the Recession: Ditch the Job Search; Start a Problem Search By Richard A. Smith I know a few people who are looking for jobs. I even know people who, imho, ought to get a different job (but they’re not asking me for advice). I haven’t had to look for a job since 1981. […]

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Can This Miracle Spice Stop Cancer, Alzheimer’s and Arthritis?

March 11, 2009

Subscribe By Dr. Mercola For more than 5,000 years, turmeric has been an important part of Eastern cultural traditions, including traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda. Valued for its medicinal properties and warm, peppery flavor, this yellow-orange spice has more recently earned a name for itself in Western medicine as well. Turmeric comes from the root […]

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Is it Still Safe to Get Travel Guard Travel Insurance?

March 6, 2009

Subscribe I wrote “Is it Safe to Get AIG Travel Guard Travel Insurance?” on September 30, 2008. A lot has happened in the past 5 months, including AIG receiving $150,000,000,000 ($150 billion) in US Government Bailout funds. Hi Steve, my wife wants me to ask you: do you think it’s still safe to get Travel […]

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Do You Have A Food Allergy?

March 3, 2009

Subscribe I’ve been getting hives from head to toe for 5 months. At least twice a day except for a 2 week break in November 2008. I’ve been trying to find the cause. First, I thought I was allergic to wool. I stopped wearing wool, but they continued. Then I thought it was stress from […]

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Beware Of This Airline Ticket Scam

March 2, 2009

Subscribe I haven’t flown Delta, but now that Northwest and Delta have merged, I’m sure I’ll be using Delta. Thankfully I wasn’t waiting for a Delta e-ticket confirmation when I got the following email. But, I suspect more that a few people will be tricked into opening the ticket.zip attachment. One tip to know if […]

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Airline Legal Minimum Connection Times

February 25, 2009

Subscribe Worried about making a flight connection? I routinely answer travel insurance questions on the Cruise Critic Message Boards. My id is “iamtrustworthy“. Here’s a summary of one I answered today: I have a 27 minute layover in Atlanta, but the legal connection times for domestic to domestic flights is 55 minutes. My travel insurance […]

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Explore The Seas With Google Ocean

February 24, 2009

Subscribe Google Ocean Lets Users Explore Shipwrecks And Reefs Source:

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If You’re So Smart, Why Can’t You …

February 20, 2009

Subscribe Elizabeth Gilbert has a different way to think about creative genius My good friend Amrit Hallan sent me this link and I’m thankful he did! For better or worse, I took intelligence tests in 4th grade. The results must’ve been good because in the years following many teachers told me they expected great things […]

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Is It Too Late To Get Travel Insurance?

February 18, 2009

Subscribe We’re taking a cruise March 1, 2009. We paid our cruise in full in January 2009. My husband was hospitalized last week for something unexpected & his doctor says he’s ok to travel. I called another website (________) & they said my husband doesn’t have a pre-existing condition. Which cruise insurance plan should we […]

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