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GuideDean ShawNov 3, 20265 min

Book the permit before you buy the rod

A backcountry fishing trip is won or lost months before the first cast. Permits, seasons, gear, and the one day worth paying a guide for.

Your hometown isn't a museum, so stop running it like one

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GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Pack the car by category, not by person

GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Plan the Christmas town trip backward from sunset

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Yellowstone and Grand Teton in seven days, north to south

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The Route 66 stretches still worth driving with kids

GuideRay OkonkwoSep 22, 20265 min

Points travel that doesn't eat your weekends

GuideWes DunbarSep 17, 20263 min

The travel kit that keeps a trip from ending early

Travel on video

Worth an hour of your evening

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HOW TO PLAN THE PERFECT ROAD TRIP: TRAVEL TIPS & HACKS

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7 Super Simple Ways to Save Money on Road Trips (ROAD TRIP ON A BUDGET)

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17 Road Trip Tips: Essentials to Pack No Matter How Far

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7 Tips for the Best Start to a Road Trip

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10 Tips for Planning a Cross Country Road Trip

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Tips for Planning a Long Road Trip

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How to Plan a Trip for Solo or Group Travel

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How to Plan a Successful RV Road Trip

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How to Road Trip on a Budget + tips we learned while traveling the country

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12 Tips for Planning an Alaska Highway Road Trip

Travel quizzes

Quiz yourself, then your friends

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GuideDean ShawOct 17, 20266 min

The ski trip costs that aren't on the lift ticket

The ticket is the number everybody quotes and the one you can't do much about. The rest of the bill is where a ski trip gets won or lost.

GuideDean ShawOct 17, 20266 min

Kids won't remember the dates. Give them something else.

A battlefield is a field until a kid has a reason to care about it. How to give them one, and what to pack so the day lasts.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideDean ShawOct 17, 20265 min

Check your truck's payload before you fall for a camper

A truck camper gets you where trailers can't. First you need one number from the sticker on your door, and most buyers learn it too late.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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Same lake, same week, every summer

Novelty is overrated. The trip your kids still talk about at forty is the one you repeat, and it takes more planning than you'd think.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideDean ShawSep 26, 20266 min

The expensive part of a fly-in trip is the question you didn't ask

Private hunting lodges, fly-in camps and working ranches are worth every dollar, as long as you ask the right questions before the deposit.

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

How to come home from a work trip in the same shape you left

Four nights in a hotel doesn't have to cost you your sleep, your waistline or your Monday. The fixes start when you book, not when you land.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

The grocery store is a better rest stop than the drive-thru

A cooler, one deli counter and twenty minutes at a picnic table will feed four people better and cheaper than any exit ramp in America.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The passport rules that get families turned away at the gate

A passport expiring in four months is, to most of the world, already expired. Fix that and eight other paperwork traps before you book anything.

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The cabin wins at five nights. The hotel wins at two.

Divide the cleaning fee by the nights, count the actual beds, and ask one question about the driveway before you book anything.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Your first long motorcycle trip should be 300-mile days

Plan the fuel stops, ride a loaded shakedown weekend first, and stop trying to prove something on day one.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Give your kids one name before you get out of the car

Battlefields overwhelm children by the acre. One soldier, one story, and two stops will do more than a whole tour road.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Start with Zion in late April, not Yellowstone in July

The first national park you take your kids to should be small, walkable and shuttle-served. Three that forgive beginners, and the parks worth saving for later.

GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Buy the sleeping pads first and the tent second

A family of four can camp well on about eight items. Everything else is optional, and half of it is a trap the store wants you to walk into.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Cruising with kids works until the fourth sea day

A cruise is a hotel that moves while you sleep. That's the best thing about it and the worst, and the itinerary decides which.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

6 min

Your son won't talk until day three, so plan four days

5 min

Pick the honeymoon number first, then pick the place

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Most scams abroad run the same four plays

Learn the shape of the con and the taxi line stops being scary, the crowded metro stops being scary, and you get your vacation back.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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Buy travel insurance for the medevac, not the lost bag

Most policies get sold on baggage and bought on fear. The parts worth paying for are medical, evacuation, and a 14-day clock most people miss.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

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Book the permit before you buy the rod

Teenagers don't want the plaque. Give them the field.

Flying standby with a family is a seat-count problem

The $80 pass pays for itself on one good road trip

Settle the rental car insurance question before you reach the counter

Your hometown isn't a museum, so stop running it like one

From the Travel archive

Pack the car by category, not by person

Plan the Christmas town trip backward from sunset

Yellowstone and Grand Teton in seven days, north to south

The Route 66 stretches still worth driving with kids

Points travel that doesn't eat your weekends

The travel kit that keeps a trip from ending early

Worth an hour of your evening

Quiz yourself, then your friends

The ski trip costs that aren't on the lift ticket

Kids won't remember the dates. Give them something else.

Check your truck's payload before you fall for a camper

Same lake, same week, every summer

The expensive part of a fly-in trip is the question you didn't ask

How to come home from a work trip in the same shape you left

The grocery store is a better rest stop than the drive-thru

The passport rules that get families turned away at the gate

The cabin wins at five nights. The hotel wins at two.

Your first long motorcycle trip should be 300-mile days

Give your kids one name before you get out of the car

Start with Zion in late April, not Yellowstone in July

Buy the sleeping pads first and the tent second

Cruising with kids works until the fourth sea day

Your son won't talk until day three, so plan four days

Pick the honeymoon number first, then pick the place

Most scams abroad run the same four plays

Buy travel insurance for the medevac, not the lost bag