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Guest Post: Tips for Traveling Solo

What are your best tips for traveling solo, ladies? We’ve talked about how to plan a vacation and how to take vacation time without making yourself crazy, but we haven’t really discussed traveling alone as a woman. Particularly considering some folks may be in the midst of planning bar trips right now, I thought we’d discuss. Today’s tips for traveling…

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How to Plan a Vacation
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How to Plan a Vacation

2019 Update: We still stand by this discussion on how to plan a vacation like a boss (don’t miss the commenters’ advice!) — but you may also want to check out some of our more recent discussion about vacations and work, including how to take the stress out of vacation planning. It seems counter intuitive,…

How to Take Great Staycations

How to Take Great Staycations

With the Fourth of July right around the corner (and a nice four-day weekend for most US readers), I’m sure a lot of people have travel plans. For those of you who don’t, though, I thought we’d talk about staycations — what are your favorite things to do on staycations? For my $.02, I’ve enjoyed…

Holidays, Vacations, and Office Etiquette
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Holidays, Vacations, and Office Etiquette

Update: We still stand by this advice on holidays, vacations, and office etiquette, but you may also want to check out our other posts on holiday business etiquette, or if you’re a working mom, check out our discussion over office etiquette, family vacations and coworker jealousy. I thought today might be an interesting open thread — how…