Everyone wants their trip to Europe or South American to go smoothly. In this travel blog post from The Traveling Professor, here are 5 things to avoid doing on your next international trip.

U.S. and Canadian citizens have pretty much been able to travel to most European nations without anything but a passport. But there is a good possibility that might change in 2024 with the introduction of the ETIAS travel authorization program. What is ETIAS? How does ETIAS affect you? What is needed to get an ETIAS authorization? Find out in today's travel blog post.

Lodging picks are one of the most important decisions travelers need to make. Hotels and inns usually make up the bulk of travel expenses. The Professor gives the best hotel booking tips that not only will save money, but more for your money.

Why do people travel to Iceland? It is expensive, it's cold, it's rugged. So why would anyone travel there? Of all the small group tours The Traveling Professor has run (with the exception of Paris), he has probably run more small group tours to Iceland than anywhere else. To find out why Iceland is a popular place to visit, see today's Iceland blog post.

Dublin could be one of the friendliest cities in the world. Get the best tips from The Traveling Professor for Dublin hotels, Dublin restaurants and things to see and do in Dublin. When following The Professor's tips you are sure to have a wee dram or raise a pint in his honor.

What to pack on a trip is a question every traveler asks. Of course there are clothes and equipment. But The Professor recommends these handy and inexpensive travel products to bring on your next overseas trip.

Of course there is the Colosseum, the Borghese Gallery and the Pantheon. But no one goes to Rome to see that anymore. We go there to eat! And there are many places to eat in Italy. In this blog post The Professor posts his "Top Secret" places to eat in Italy. Some of the places are fancy, some are casual. But they are all worth visiting on your next trip to Rome. But please, you must promise to tell no one else about these super secret spots. Enjoy!

We recently completed a Traveling Professor small group tour to Norway. We visited Oslo, Flam and Bergen with our small group. The Professor spent few pre-tour days in Alesund and Andalsnes. Here are the mostly unconventional foods we enjoy the most when traveling to Norway.

Things seemed to be getting better with air travel, but now not so much. It seems like there are many more instances of delays, cancellations, and schedule changes. There can be delays at security at passport control. Lost or delayed luggage seems to be on the rise. Getting in touch with someone from the airlines and getting appropriate responses is particularly challenging these days. Take a look at the not so obvious but valuable tips from The Traveling Professor to make air travel easie...

Every day is market day in Paris. There are food markets, clothing markets, bird markets, organic food markets, bread markets and spice markets. There are all sorts of markets in Paris. In this blog post we list the best markets in Paris.