Travel Tip 138: How to figure out unexpected charges in other countries. Plus, my new blog about day hikes in Cusco.

Travel Tip 137: How to plan experiential travel. My three steps for planning your trip for the experience you want to have. Plus, a new community tourism project high in the Andes.

Travel Tip 136: The best airline stopover programs for 2026. Here’s the top stopovers so you can get two vacations for the price of one.

Travel Tip 135: The top 3 red flags to look for in descriptions of vacation rentals. Plus, I finally finished the Rough Guide to Peru!

Travel Tip 134: The top three red flags to look for in the photos of vacation rental listings. Plus, my favorite rainforest non-profits that I added to the Rough Guide to Peru!

Travel Tip 133: How to figure out what the trip will cost so you can make a realistic budget. Plus, my new blog about Casa Clara!

Travel Tip 132: Top 3 Travel Habits for 2026. Here’s my top travel habits for you for the new year. Plus, my blog about finding out everything I’d been told about Moray was a lie.

Travel Tip 131: Here’s what happens to your brain and body when in an airplane. Plus, my new blog about Cusco’s Santurantikuy Christmas Market!

Travel Tip 130: How to use airline apps. Having the airline’s app on my phone has saved me more than once. Plus, my new blog about birding in the cloud forests of Peru.

Travel Tip 129: My top 5 tips for planning solo travel, plus the itinerary from my weekend getaway to Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley.

Travel Tip 128: How to avoid high prices at airports - and why they’re so high in the first place. Plus, my blog about Santa Teresa in Arequipa.

Travel Tip 127: How to prevent flight delays after change to DOT rules. Plus, hotel reviews from my recent Arequipa trip.

Travel Tip 126: How to find community tourism. Plus, my new Peru and Chile articles on the Fodor’s 2026 Go List and my blog about community tourism in Paracas.

Travel Tip 125: How to plan for 2026 noctourism. The best night sky events to plan trips around in 2026, plus my favorite place at night in Arequipa, Peru.

Travel Tip 124: How to experience local cuisine when traveling. Plus, three new blogs about cooking classes in Cusco and my article about Barranco, Lima.

Travel Tip 123: How to plan event travel for 2026. Some of the big events you should travel for in 2026 and my Peru article on Frommer’s Best Places to go in 2026 list.

Travel Tip 122: How to go birding in Peru? Birding tips plus links to all my Peru birding blogs. Send this to all the birders in your life!

Travel Tip 121: Where to watch what you say. Five European countries that limit free speech and four new blogs because there’s SO much happening in Peru!

Travel Tip 120: How to plan travel you can live with. Plus, my interview on the Zero to Travel podcast and six new blogs from my trip to northern Peru.

Travel Tip 119: How to protect yourself from scams when traveling. Plus some of my favorite experiences in northern Peru!