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travel verb ( MAKE JOURNEY )

• I like to travel but, then again, I'm very fond of my home .
• It's often quicker to travel across country and avoid the major roads altogether .
• Passengers without proper documentation will not be allowed to travel.
• The elderly travel free on public transport .
• We like to travel in the autumn when there are fewer tourists .
• The tragedy is that cultures don't always travel well, and few immigrant groups can sustain their culture over the long term .
• around Robin Hood's barn idiom
• communication
• public transport
• super-commuting
• transoceanic
• well travelled

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travel verb ( MOVE )

• The objects travel in elliptical orbits .
• In 1947, a pilot flying over the Cascades saw nine metallic flying objects traveling at an estimated 1,200 miles per hour .
• The elevator traveled smoothly upward .
• White light separates out into its component wavelengths when traveling through a prism .
• As the material travels through the winding machine , excess liquid is squeezed out by rollers .
• Lead dust travels easily from hands to mouth and can't be seen .
• body English
• kinetic energy
• kinetically
• repair to somewhere

travel verb ( BREAK RULE )

• foul trouble
• free-throw lane
• free-throw line
• full-court press
• run-and-gun

travel noun ( ACTIVITY )

• They offer a 10 percent discount on rail travel for students .
• The price includes travel and accommodation but meals are extra .
• His work provided him with the opportunity for a lot of foreign travel.
• The popular myth is that air travel is more dangerous than travel by car or bus .
• Passes are available for one month's unlimited travel within Europe .
• break-journey
• circumnavigation

travel noun ( MOVEMENT OF OBJECT )

• It can be difficult to predict the travel of smoke from smouldering fires .
• The travel of the bullets and blood spatter showed that he was lying on the ground on his side when he was shot .
• This seemed to prove that light has a finite speed of travel.
• Striking the ball when the clubhead is already past the lowest point of its travel gives a slight overspin.
• The actuator then rotates its output shaft to the extremes of its travel.
• bring someone on
• non-competitor
• park the bus idiom
• play big idiom
• step/move up a gear idiom

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Definition of travel

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intransitive verb

transitive verb

Definition of travel  (Entry 2 of 2)

• peregrinate
• peregrination

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Word History

Middle English travailen, travelen to torment, labor, strive, journey, from Anglo-French travailler

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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• pre - travel
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• travel light
• travel sickness
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“Travel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/travel. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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Kids Definition of travel  (Entry 2 of 2)

Middle English travailen "torment, labor, strive, journey," from early French travailler "torment, labor," from an unrecorded Latin verb tripaliare "to torture," from Latin tripalium "an instrument of torture," literally "three stakes," derived from tri- "three" and palus "stake, pale" — related to pale entry 3 , travail

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In 1961, legendary National Geographic photographer Volkmar Wentzel captured two women gazing at the surf off Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia. This and all the other images in this story come from the National Geographic image collection.

I’ve been putting my passport to good use lately. I use it as a coaster and to level wobbly table legs. It makes an excellent cat toy.

Welcome to the pandemic of disappointments. Canceled trips, or ones never planned lest they be canceled. Family reunions, study-abroad years, lazy beach vacations. Poof. Gone. Obliterated by a tiny virus, and the long list of countries where United States passports are not welcome.

Only a third of Americans say they have traveled overnight for leisure since March, and only slightly more, 38 percent, say they are likely to do so by the end of the year, according to one report. Only a quarter of us plan on leaving home for Thanksgiving, typically the busiest travel time. The numbers paint a grim picture of our stilled lives.

It is not natural for us to be this sedentary. Travel is in our genes. For most of the time our species has existed, “we’ve lived as nomadic hunter-gatherers moving about in small bands of 150 or fewer people,” writes Christopher Ryan in Civilized to Death . This nomadic life was no accident. It was useful. “Moving to a neighboring band is always an option to avoid brewing conflict or just for a change in social scenery,” says Ryan. Robert Louis Stevenson put it more succinctly: “The great affair is to move.”

What if we can’t move, though? What if we’re unable to hunt or gather? What’s a traveler to do? There are many ways to answer that question. “Despair,” though, is not one of them.

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A 1967 fall festival in Guadalajara, Mexico , starred traditionally costumed musicians and dancers.

We are an adaptive species. We can tolerate brief periods of forced sedentariness. A dash of self-delusion helps. We’re not grounded, we tell ourselves. We’re merely between trips, like the unemployed salesman in between opportunities. We pass the days thumbing though old travel journals and Instagram feeds. We gaze at souvenirs. All this helps. For a while.

We put on brave faces. “Staycation Nation,” the cover of the current issue of Canadian Traveller magazine declares cheerfully, as if it were a choice, not a consolation.

Today, the U.S. Travel Association, the industry trade organization, is launching a national recovery campaign called “ Let’s Go There .” Backed by a coalition of businesses related to tourism—hotels, convention and visitor bureaus, airlines—the initiative’s goal is to encourage Americans to turn idle wanderlust into actual itineraries.

The travel industry is hurting. So are travelers. “I dwelled so much on my disappointment that it almost physically hurt,” Paris -based journalist Joelle Diderich told me recently, after canceling five trips last spring.

(Related: How hard has the coronavirus hit the travel industry? These charts tell us.)

My friend James Hopkins is a Buddhist living in Kathmandu . You’d think he’d thrive during the lockdown, a sort-of mandatory meditation retreat. For a while he did.

But during a recent Skype call, James looked haggard and dejected. He was growing restless, he confessed, and longed “for the old 10-countries-a-year schedule.” Nothing seemed to help, he told me. “No matter how many candles I lit, or how much incense I burned, and in spite of living in one of the most sacred places in South Asia, I just couldn’t change my habits.”

When we ended our call, I felt relieved, my grumpiness validated. It’s not me; it’s the pandemic. But I also worried. If a Buddhist in Kathmandu is going nuts, what hope do the rest of us stilled souls have?

I think hope lies in the very nature of travel. Travel entails wishful thinking. It demands a leap of faith, and of imagination, to board a plane for some faraway land, hoping, wishing, for a taste of the ineffable. Travel is one of the few activities we engage in not knowing the outcome and reveling in that uncertainty. Nothing is more forgettable than the trip that goes exactly as planned.

Related: Vintage photos of the glamour of travel

Travel is not a rational activity. It makes no sense to squeeze yourself into an alleged seat only to be hurled at frightening speed to a distant place where you don’t speak the language or know the customs. All at great expense. If we stopped to do the cost-benefit analysis, we’d never go anywhere. Yet we do.

That’s one reason why I’m bullish on travel’s future. In fact, I’d argue travel is an essential industry, an essential activity. It’s not essential the way hospitals and grocery stores are essential. Travel is essential the way books and hugs are essential. Food for the soul. Right now, we’re between courses, savoring where we’ve been, anticipating where we’ll go. Maybe it’s Zanzibar and maybe it’s the campground down the road that you’ve always wanted to visit.

(Related: Going camping this fall? Here’s how to get started.)

James Oglethorpe, a seasoned traveler, is happy to sit still for a while, and gaze at “the slow change of light and clouds on the Blue Ridge Mountains” in Virginia, where he lives. “My mind can take me the rest of the way around this world and beyond it.”

It’s not the place that is special but what we bring to it and, crucially, how we interact with it. Travel is not about the destination, or the journey. It is about stumbling across “a new way of looking at things,” as writer Henry Miller observed. We need not travel far to gain a fresh perspective.

No one knew this better than Henry David Thoreau , who lived nearly all of his too-short life in Concord, Massachusetts. There he observed Walden Pond from every conceivable vantage point: from a hilltop, on its shores, underwater. Sometimes he’d even bend over and peer through his legs, marveling at the inverted world. “From the right point of view, every storm and every drop in it is a rainbow,” he wrote.

Thoreau never tired of gazing at his beloved pond, nor have we outgrown the quiet beauty of our frumpy, analog world. If anything, the pandemic has rekindled our affection for it. We’ve seen what an atomized, digital existence looks like, and we (most of us anyway) don’t care for it. The bleachers at Chicago ’s Wrigley Field; the orchestra section at New York City ’s Lincoln Center; the alleyways of Tokyo . We miss these places. We are creatures of place, and always will be.

After the attacks of September 11, many predicted the end of air travel, or at least a dramatic reduction. Yet the airlines rebounded steadily and by 2017 flew a record four billion passengers. Briefly deprived of the miracle of flight, we appreciated it more and today tolerate the inconvenience of body scans and pat-downs for the privilege of transporting our flesh-and-bone selves to far-flung locations, where we break bread with other incarnate beings.

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A tourist photographs a towering century plant in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in 1956.

In our rush to return to the world, we should be mindful of the impact of mass tourism on the planet. Now is the time to embrace the fundamental values of sustainable tourism and let them guide your future journeys. Go off the beaten path. Linger longer in destinations. Travel in the off-season. Connect with communities and spend your money in ways that support locals. Consider purchasing carbon offsets. And remember that the whole point of getting out there is to embrace the differences that make the world so colorful.

“One of the great benefits of travel is meeting new people and coming into contact with different points of view,” says Pauline Frommer, travel expert and radio host.

So go ahead and plan that trip. It’s good for you, scientists say . Plotting a trip is nearly as enjoyable as actually taking one. Merely thinking about a pleasurable experience is itself pleasurable. Anticipation is its own reward.

I’ve witnessed first-hand the frisson of anticipatory travel. My wife, not usually a fan of travel photography, now spends hours on Instagram, gazing longingly at photos of Alpine lodges and Balinese rice fields. “What’s going on?” I asked one day. “They’re just absolutely captivating,” she replied. “They make me remember that there is a big, beautiful world out there.”

Many of us, myself included, have taken travel for granted. We grew lazy and entitled, and that is never good. Tom Swick, a friend and travel writer, tells me he used to view travel as a given. Now, he says, “I look forward to experiencing it as a gift.”

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Some ride-share passengers are content to wear headphones and gaze out the window. But anywhere that James Harrison Monaco goes, including the back seat of a Lyft, presents an opportunity to zero in on someone else’s story.

In the first segment of “Travels,” Monaco’s new autobiographical show that opened at Ars Nova in Manhattan on Monday, the playwright and performer tells the audience that he was itching to talk on a recent ride from the Los Angeles airport when the driver handed him an audio cable so he could put on music, opening the door to conversation. Their exchange, Monaco says breathlessly, peeled off like a speeding car.

Monaco’s dogged curiosity, and affinity for electronic beats, propels much of this uneven 90-minute show, for which he also composed the Miami Beach-meets-Berlin underscore. Monaco’s opening anecdote, the first in a series of eight, introduces the sense of possibility he feels when he is in transit, the inquisitiveness he brings to bear on others and his amorphous concept of music as a medium for storytelling.

Eager and bespectacled, Monaco is the first-person voice in each account, but he shares narrating duties with three performers — El Beh, Ashley De La Rosa and Mehry Eslaminia — who take turns recalling his encounters with a handful of people he’s found fascinating over the past several years, both at home and abroad. This layering effect in the performances is echoed in the backbeats and crescendos that a head-bobbing Monaco generates, in collaboration with the instrumentalist John Murchison, from behind an onstage table full of D.J. equipment (the set is by Diggle).

Considering how often Monaco draws attention to his called-off marriage engagement, it would not be unfair to categorize “Travels” as a breakup album. (The project is also a departure for Monaco from his artistic partnership with Jerome Ellis , who contributed additional music.) Reeling from heartache, Monaco seems to search for meaning and solace in the far graver misfortunes of a friend referred to as “R,” a political prisoner turned asylum seeker and the show’s most revisited subject.

“Perhaps all pain is comparable in the end,” Monaco recalls R telling him of their wholly incomparable struggles.

That dissonance is also evidenced in the way Monaco pairs music and language, not with the scansion of a songwriter but with the urgent insistence of someone who has a lot to say. (Monaco is also a translator, and some passages are spoken in Spanish with English supertitles.) A consistent, mid-tempo pulse signals intensity and momentum, and Murchison plays beautifully on string instruments with origins in the Middle East (Monaco shares credit on orchestrations and arrangements with Or Matias; sound design is by Nick Kourtides). But the score’s lack of variation feels like a missed opportunity, as with a stop at a reggaeton club oddly devoid of reggaeton’s distinctive punch.

Passages rendered in talk-singing also suffer from maintaining a fixed register, despite the dexterity that De La Rosa and Eslaminia, in particular, bring to that uneasy endeavor.

The director Andrew Scoville’s production has a maximalist ’90s aesthetic that tends toward overstimulation: projections by Stefania Bulbarella that recall graphic Trapper Keepers, pattern-rich costumes by Sarita Fellow and party lighting by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew awash in pinks, blues and yellows. It’s a fun, immersive vehicle for a journey more about restlessness than about any particular destination.

The tightly controlled experience of “Travels” can feel both illuminating and unnerving: stories you might absorb at your own pace if not for the unrelenting beats; music you might groove along to if not for the flurry of words. Enjoyment may depend on what type of passenger you tend to be.

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Lost in Translation: 21 Phrases That BAFFLE Southerners on Their Travels Across the U.S.

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Y’all ever wonder why folks from other parts of the U.S. give you that deer-in-the-headlights look when you’re just talking plain as day? It’s because the South has its own special spice, and it ain’t just in the gumbo. Let’s meander through the linguistic garden of Southern sayings that leave outsiders wondering if we’re speaking English or inventing a new dialect on the fly.

1. “Bless your heart”

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To the untrained ear, this sounds like a term of endearment. Little do they know, it’s the Southern Swiss Army knife of phrases—used for everything from genuine sympathy to a polite substitute for “you’re an idiot.”

2. “Fixin’ to”

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Planning to do something? In the South, we’re not just planning; we’re “fixin’ to.” It’s the perfect blend of intention and procrastination. Outsiders might think we’re repairing something, but we’re just gearing up.

3. “Madder than a wet hen”

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Anyone who thinks this is about poultry hygiene has clearly never encountered an irate Southern grandma. It’s all about expressing a level of anger that’s both humorous and slightly terrifying.

4. “Finer than frog hair”

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Describing something as exceptionally fine, but have you ever tried to find hair on a frog? Exactly. It’s a whimsical way of saying something is of high quality or in good condition, often used to describe a good day or how one feels.

5. “Full as a tick”

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This one’s not about pest control; it’s about that feeling after a Southern feast when you’re so stuffed you’re practically immobile. It vividly conjures the image of a tick engorged to the point of bursting—appetizing, right?

6. “Barking up the wrong tree”

Hunting dogs and mistaken pursuits. It means you’re off base or accusing the wrong person. A classic mix-up, but with more Southern charm and less actual barking.

7. “All hat and no cattle”

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Looks can be deceiving, especially if you’re all show with nothing to back it up. It’s a fashionable way to call out the posers, originally referring to those who dress like affluent ranchers but don’t own any livestock.

8. “Cattywampus”

When something’s askew or awry, but “askew” just sounds too straightforward. It’s the perfect descriptor for a picnic table that’s seen better days or a plan that’s gone sideways.

9. “Hankering”

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A strong craving or desire. Sure, you could say “I really want,” but where’s the fun in that? “Hankering” adds that dash of Southern zest to your yearnings, especially when it comes to food.

10. “Over yonder”

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A beautifully vague term for a location that could be anywhere from a stone’s throw to a country mile away. It’s the Southern GPS system—less about precision, more about the journey.

11. “As all get-out”

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When “very” or “extremely” just doesn’t cut the mustard. It’s used to amplify an adjective to its utmost degree, like “hot as all get-out” during those sweltering Southern summers.

12. “Can’t never could”

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It’s not just poor grammar; it’s a philosophy. A motivational speech boiled down to four words, encouraging perseverance in the face of adversity.

13. “Hoppin’ John”

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No, it’s not the latest dance craze. It’s a delicious dish of black-eyed peas and rice, traditionally eaten for good luck on New Year’s Day. Outsiders might scratch their heads, but Southerners know it’s the key to a prosperous year.

14. “Like herding cats”

Trying to manage the unmanageable. Anyone who’s ever attempted to organize a group of independent-minded Southerners (or cats) will understand this one.

15. “Might could”

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Why settle for one modal verb when you can double up? It’s the epitome of non-committal commitment, a way of saying you might be able to do something… or not.

16. “Nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs”

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A colorful way to express anxiety, because simply saying “nervous” doesn’t quite capture the imminent danger of a tail-snapping mishap.

17. “Ugly as homemade sin”

Some things are just inherently unattractive, and down South, we’re not afraid to call them out—with a touch of homemade charm, of course.

18. “Slicker than snot on a doorknob”

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Describing something very slippery. It’s gross, but you can’t deny it paints a vivid picture. Plus, it’s a testament to the Southern commitment to similes.

19. “Tighter than a tick”

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It’s not just about frugality; it’s about being so close or tight with someone, you’re practically inseparable. Or, it could mean you’re just really stingy.

20. “Knee-high to a grasshopper”

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A measure of smallness or youth, because “when I was little” just doesn’t quite convey the same nostalgic sentiment of insignificance.

21. “Blessed are the piecemakers”

A clever wordplay on the peace/piece homophone, typically referring to those who quilt. It’s a nod to both creativity and tranquility, with a distinctly Southern twist.

The Charm of Southern Speak

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Wading through the Southern lexicon is like sifting through grandma’s recipe box—full of surprises and steeped in tradition. Whether you’re “fixin’ to” decipher our sayings or just enjoying the “hankering” for a linguistic adventure, remember: it’s all part of the rich tapestry that makes the South unique. So, next time you hear “bless your heart,” take a moment to appreciate the artistry behind our words.

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“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding , will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.” - Phil 4:6-7

God gave us a beautiful world full of stunning adventure. Whether we venture far from home or drive to the next town, something is always awaiting us. We travel for all sorts of reasons. To visit family, work, seek adventure, weddings, funerals, or to simply satisfy our curiosity. My family loves to fly, but squishing in the car for a long road trip brings a different type of joy and adventure, creating fun, silly memories. We live in Seattle, but most of our family is in Salt Lake City. When we can afford it, we hop on a flight; however, with six of us, we tend to make the 13-hour drive, towing along our pup.

No matter how you are traveling, it can be anxiety-inducing. Leaving the comforts of home is exciting, but I tend to worry while I am away. Is our home ok? Is there a random leak? Did someone break in, and we forgot to set the alarm? Then, the nightmare images tend to creep in, involving car accidents or something tragic happening to us while we are away. We have all heard the nightmare stories, so I know I am not the only one caught up in the worst-case scenario mindset.

 In this day and age, travel has not been more accessible; however, recent events and the fact that terrorists have become a part of our lives tend to bring on anxiety, especially plane travel. Leaving on a plane has a whole other set of fears that like to creep into my brain. I won't go into them as I know most of us have the same thoughts. But for some reason…we continue to travel. Why? Because we don't want fear to get the best of us and prevent us from experiencing life. We know the statistics are in our favor, so we boldly trust unknown pilots and mechanics to bring us safely to our destination.

So what happens when fear does get the best of us and the anxiety and fear are so bad that we wonder if all the fuss of travel is even worth it? It may sound good to always and forever keep our feet on solid ground in the comfort of our home where no travel mishap can befall us. But is this living our best life for God? Is this where He wants us to sit when He has given us a million and one reason to seek adventure and get out of our comfort zones?

God knows all things. He knows our fears. He knows our doubts and the mind-numbing reel of thoughts that continue on a loop as we stand in line at security. The Bible promises that with Jesus, we can fight against fear and put our trust in Him.

Psalm 25:1-2 says, "In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me" (NIV).

When we live a life for Jesus and saturate our minds with His promises and truths, we can win the battle over fear. It might be a constant fight, and our anxiety might fight hard to engage us, but we have the best weapon of all, the name of Jesus. When I get nervous on a flight, I repeat this verse:

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." - Phil 4:6-7

Let's pray:

Lord, you know when I sit and when I arise. ( Psalm 139:1 ) You know every hair on my head ( Matthew 10:26 ) and all my anxious thoughts. ( Psalm 139:23 ). You care about my whereabouts and where I desire to go. You want me to live an abundant life , taking hold of opportunities to see the people I love and explore the beauty of your world. However, leaving home makes me anxious. I fear the worst for my house or family traveling with me. When I leave my family behind alone, I fear something may happen, and I won't be close. I fear the tight spaces of the plane and often allow my mind to be filled with worst-case scenarios.

I rebuke this fear today, Lord. I refuse to let it get a hold of me and steal my joy. I long to enjoy travel, the airport's busyness, the takeoff, and landing because I know what awaits me at my destination. Whether it is work or pleasure, I know that with you, you will bring good things to me. Stories, experiences, and sights that prove your beauty and give me reason to praise you. Help me relax during my travels; help me fill my heart with truths from your Word that can calm my fearful soul. Please give me a peace that surpasses all understanding (Phil 4:7) and help me to rest in you. ( Matthew 11:28 ). Thank you for the opportunity to travel. In your precious name, I pray amen.

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Heidi Vegh is a writer, speaker, and ministry leader living in Western Washington. She is a remarried mother of four, navigating the blended family life after the loss of her first husband to cancer in 2013. She longs to use her writing as a way to encourage others who have experienced loss and guide them on the road to healing. She contributes to her blog found at www.mrsheidivegh.com  , sharing stories and devotionals of faith stemming from her loss and healing, mothering, and her blended and complex family. She graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a degree in Creative Writing and English and is working on her first book. Heidi is the Women’s Ministry Director at her local church and has a deep heart for sharing Jesus with women and encouraging them in their faith walk. When she is not writing, she loves to travel, read, craft, and experiment in the kitchen. Visit her Facebook and Instagram ( @mrsheidivegh ) to learn more.

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The Best Time to Travel? The Off Season

By Gianluca Longo

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In 2021, I spent a blissful year traveling solo across Italy. Not just because I didn’t have a companion, but because, with international travel still largely blocked due to COVID, my country felt empty. Can you imagine Venice without the crowds? I don’t have to. I lived it. So exhilarating was my time training through the boot that when travel opened back up, and the hot spots became flooded with travelers, I said to myself: never again. From now on, I would rearrange my travels to avoid the crowds—and the headaches that come with them. I will be an off-season traveler, for life.

The waters at Borgo Santandrea on the Amalfi are warm enough for swimming in April

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The benefits of off-season travel can feel endless. Yes, of course there are fewer crowds to interrupt your flow, and steal your tables at the restaurants you want to eat at. I went to the Amalfi in April—April!—and found it heavenly. The weather was glorious—not too hot, but warm enough to swim. The staff at the then-new Borgo Santandrea were friendlier and upgrades more likely due to the time of year. And my room was spectacular. I still remember the scent of lemon flowers and fresh herbs in the terraced gardens. The views over the sky-merging sea were pure, with no yacht or boat to interrupt them. I even enjoyed a walk through the Amalfi’s narrow streets, devoid of the hundreds of clueless tourists, especially from cruise ships which populate the sea in High Summer.

Local engagement is always higher outside peak season, and for me, that is why we travel. Last year, I chose June for Patmos in Greece, which is never as crowded as it is in July or August. The island was greener and the heat more bearable. The crowds? Still tolerable. I arrived with a last-minute booked cabin on the BlueStar from Athens , all much more relaxing. I met with some of the home owners of the Chora, there to ‘open’ the houses, after long cold months, piling cushions and mattresses outside on the terraces to let them breathe in the sun. I swam every morning, and had lovely conversations with restaurant owners and locals. I loved the place so much I went back in August. Guess what? I regretted it.

Traveling in lesser expected times of year also help you to see a place in an entirely different way. Is it weird that I didn’t realize that St Moritz is not just a winter destination? With a major heat wave hitting central Europe and the UK I made my way to the Engadin Valley at the beginning of August. I checked in at the old-fashioned Suvretta House , at a reasonable price, where I was welcomed by name. Long walks through the valley, skinny dips in the clear waters of the alpine lakes, visits to interesting museums and art galleries kept me very busy. And I wore cashmere in the evenings, for the outdoor cinema. For the rest of August I was in London . And it wasn't that bad. I found it fairly easy to book my favorite restaurants , I went to see ballets at the Royal Opera House and a couple of plays at the theater. And reconnected with some good friends. A trick about cities and seasons? They are amazing in the summer, when the people who live there or normally visit, flock to the outdoors.

Eden Rock on St. Barts is open well into shoulder season.

But of course, that means that the sea is best outside of summer, too. I went to one of my lifelong loves, Capri , in September, because, yes, July and August are just too popular, too expensive, too hot. And I fell in love with it again. I stayed at La Palma, the new hotel, chic in every single detail, and I did all the things I love: early morning hikes, swimming by the Faraglioni, with no fear of being decapitated by the hundred of speed boats of High Summer, sunset spritzes at Bar Tiberio in the piazzetta, without having to queue (or beg) for a table. One October, I did St Barts . I stayed at the wonderful Eden Rock (upgraded again) and loved it. The island was not full, a paradise. One day I found myself swimming alone at Colombier Beach, with the whitest sand and the most intense turquoise sea.

As I write this in tail end of winter, I am sitting in my hotel room in Venice , the newly opened Violino d’Oro . Out of the window, the cold and misty lagoon meets my gaze. It’s marvelous. Venice in winter is magical: the fresh air, the cozy small restaurants with dimmed lights, the noise of the boats crossing. With not so many tourists, you really own the city. The joy of the off season.

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Make packing for your next trip that much easier with these impressive toiletry bags for men and women.

As the warmth of spring sets in, this time of year is perfect for exploring new destinations and embarking on unforgettable vacations. Whether you're heading near or far, kick-starting your packing preparations well in advance can be essential to guarantee a stress-free experience.

There are all kinds of travel packing tips that can ease the difficulty of preparing for your voyage, but one travel gear essential that is often overlooked is the toiletry bag. The right toiletry bag means no more worrying about spilled shampoo or skincare products all over your clothes while also keeping everything perfectly organized.

There are so many  bags , pouches and containers that will help you transport your belongings securely. From hanging toiletry bags that save counter space to a portable Dopp kit for men, there’s a bag for all your travel needs. Since you're already busy planning your spring vacation, we've rounded up the best toiletry bags for men and women from around the web.

Below, check out the best toiletry bags that offer space, durability, and organization for every kind of adventure.

Best Toiletry Bags for Women

Dagne dover mila toiletry organizer.

Ensure your precious skincare products stay put during travel with this handy organizer.

Beis The Cosmetics Case

For those who tend to overpack, you can keep your entire beauty ritual super organized. Inside, there are three slip pockets for storing products and a separate removable sleeve specifically for makeup brushes.

Calpak Terra Hanging Toiletry Bag

This travel bag can hold all of your essentials in one place, helping you save space in your luggage. Plus, it's water-resistant and can hang on the wall using the hanging hook for easy access to your toiletries. 

Away The Large Toiletry Bag

Made with water-resistant nylon, this toiletry bag has an exterior zip pocket for grab-and-go items, plus a coated spill-proof interior to keep your cosmetics in check.

Bagsmart Toiletry Travel Bag

This handy toiletry travel bag with multiple compartments keeps all your makeup, toiletries and accessories in one convenient place. Plus, it's water-resistant and comes with a hanging hook.

Morfone 16-Pack Travel Bottle Set

This clear toiletry bag comes filled with colorful travel bottles that all fit neatly inside. It is a great solution for storing your cosmetics inside your luggage without worrying about spills or leaks.

Narwey Hanging Travel Toiletry Bag

A hanging toiletry bag will make life easier for anyone who's always on the go. The multiple storage compartments allow for the ultimate organization of toiletries, makeup, brushes, and more.

Best Toiletry Bags for Men

Herschel chapter toiletry kit.

Keep all of your travel essentials organized on your next getaway within the zippered compartment of this Herschel Chapter Toiletry Kit.

Bagsmart Toiletry Bag

Featuring a dry wet separation waterproof PVC zipper pocket in the back and a full-open zipper pocket in the front, you can sort your tooth brushes, razors, electric trimmer or other toiletries perfectly. 

WandF Toiletry Bag

For a budget-friendly option, the WandF toiletry bag can fit travel-size and large products, and the mesh pockets offered space and easy visibility for smaller toiletries.

L.L.Bean Personal Organizer Toiletry Bag

An L.L. Bean favorite, this medium-sized travel bag in over 10 colors and patterns. Everything on this bag is durable, even the high-quality ykk zippers, which can handle 20,000 zips and unzips.

Vorspack Hanging Dopp Kit Toiletry Bag

Don't be fooled by the size. This bag fits more essentials than expected, thanks to the polyester fabric. It's perfect for stowing away your phone, passport, cards and small accessories while traveling. 

Samsonite NuRoad Lay Flat Toiletry Kit

Keep all your toiletries together and accessible in this flat-laying toiletry kit. It has water-resistant coating for easy clean up in case any of your products spring a leak. 

Vetelli Leather Toiletry Bag for Men

Unwrap this Vetelli leather toiletry bag to uncover three rows of organizational compartments. You can lay it flat or hang it up with the attached hook.

Aaron Leather Goods Vegan Leather Toiletry Travel Bag

Travel in style with this sleek vegan leather toiletry bag.

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