Travel and Dining
Sep 29, 2025
I recently visited Greenland and was a bit uncertain about what kind of reception to expect, given the impact of President Trump’s expressed interest in acquiring the world’s largest island for the U.S. When Trump first suggested in 2019 that the United States should...
Oct 14, 2024
Last week’s column showed how buying an expensive machine to make coffee at home instead of frequenting a coffee shop could save around $1,000 a year. Coffee, of course, is just one example. The same home-vs-store financial benefit could apply to a host of other...
Jul 15, 2024
Travel insurance is a game-changer. It can keep a physically and emotionally stressful travel experience gone wrong from becoming a financial disaster. But only if you have the coverage you need. As I described last week, my wife and I recently had our 30th...
Jul 8, 2024
I thought I knew a lot about travel insurance until recently, when I learned something new. It was an expensive lesson. My wife and I had booked an expedition cruise to the Arctic for our 30th wedding anniversary. A mechanical cancellation of a Delta flight delayed us...
Apr 15, 2024
In my forties I delighted in buying AARP memberships as 50th birthday gifts for my friends to remind them they were now officially “over the hill.” You can imagine their delight in doing the same for me when I turned 50. I remember the disbelief in realizing that I...
Jun 26, 2023
One important thing to take along when you travel abroad is travel insurance. I needed to use mine on three international trips this year: one to London in January, a cancelled one to Puerto Rico in February, and one to Budapest in May. These are the only...
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