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Charles McCool is a travel skills expert and has taught others how to travel more effectively–save money, time, and stress AND have more fun–on EVERY trip since 1992. He has conducted do-it-yourself trip planning and other travel classes since 2001. His articles and travel advice have appeared in hundreds of sources since 1990

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McCool Travel · 2d ago

8 Great Scenes of Venice, Italia (Venezia)

Last month, my family was fortunate to be in Venice, Italy from Good Friday through the Tuesday after Tuesday. I thought that Easter Sunday would be crowded but it was nothing compared to the following day. Seemed that everyone in Italy flocked to Venice on Easter Monday. Here are 8 pictures I took

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McCool Travel · 4d ago

The Road Trip Diet (Travel and Lose Weight): Food Tip #10, Reduce Number of Ingredients

In the previous McCool Travel: Road Trip Diet post, I said to scrutinize product labels and consume less unhealthy items. One thing to check for on labels is the number of ingredients. Products with more ingredients are usually less healthy. Not always–but usually. Let’s look at bread. Here is a lab

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McCool Travel · 1W ago

The Road Trip Diet (Travel and Lose Weight): Food Tip #9, Check Labels

When you buy fresh produce or items from the bakery or deli, there are no labels to check. Let’s be realistic, though, we will buy pre-packaged food and drink. At least we can scrutinize labels and consume less unhealthy items. Upcoming McCool Travel posts will discuss specific strategies when check

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McCool Travel · 1W ago

The Road Trip Diet (Travel and Lose Weight): The Measurement Theory

I have a theory about why the Road Trip Diet is successful. My theory is that away from home (on a road trip, when traveling), we measure food but not exercise; at home (our normal routine), we measure exercise and do not measure food. When traveling, exercise is constant and not measured. We can wa

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McCool Travel · 2W ago

The Road Trip Diet (Travel and Lose Weight): Destination Diet Plans

Have you noticed that many popular diet plans are named after destinations? South Beach Diet. Mediterranean Diet. Are travelers more likely to need diet plans? Do exotic destinations indicate a better diet? Here are some other “destination” diet plans. Indicate your favorite plan in the comments. Sc

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McCool Travel · 2W ago

The Road Trip Diet (Travel and Lose Weight): Exercise Tip #2, Move Often

You know that you should exercise for at least 30 minutes a day. The great news is that you receive the same cardio benefit from two 15 minute sessions as one 30 minute session. Another study showed more weight loss when exercising twice a day for 10 minutes versus one time for 20 minutes. On [...]

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McCool Travel · 3W ago

The Road Trip Diet (Travel and Lose Weight): Food Tip #8, Smaller Portions

About the only academic thing I remember from the blur of my university years is the economic principle of diminishing returns. If you have been walking across a desert for two days with no food or water, you would pay an infinite amount for a drink of water. You would pay less for the second [...]

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McCool Travel · 3W ago

Follow the Snow Birds: Long-Term Vacation Rentals Are Great Deals

My latest road trip a couple of weeks ago started with a visit to friends in South Palm Beach. For the last two years, my friends lived in Ohio or Massachusetts for eight months and rented a condo in South Palm Beach for four months. I am reluctant to call them snow birds, as I [...]

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McCool Travel · 3W ago

The Road Trip Diet (Travel and Lose Weight): Food Tip #7, Sleep Well

Did you know that a good night sleep helps you maintain a better diet? According to Dr. David B. Augus, from his book, The End of Illness, Sleep deprivation essentially disconnects our brain from our stomach, leading to “mindless eating.” and When people snooze just four hours a might for two nights

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McCool Travel · 4W ago

8 Great Reasons Take Road Trips On Smaller Roads Rather Than Highways

OK, I constantly preach that road trips on smaller roads are more fun than on interstate highways. Time for me to prove it. Last week I drove from South Florida to Northern Virginia. Total driving time on the quickest route (according to Cost2Drive) is 18 hours. For one person, that would be a long

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