Last month, my family was fortunate to visit Rome, Italy for four days up to Holy Thursday (Maundy Thursday). The Roman Colosseum is a massive structure and one of Rome’s most popular attractions. It is difficult to limit this post to only 8 pictures but here are 8 of my shots: The classic view of … Continue reading
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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 in Venice: … Continue reading
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 label from a loaf of … Continue reading
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 checking labels, such as: reduce syllables … Continue reading
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 walk around San Francisco … Continue reading
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. Scarsdale Diet. Park Avenue Diet. Beverly Hills Diet. Hollywood Diet. LA Weight Loss … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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