For adventure travelers, learning some survival skills is a good idea. Given the remote destinations and unique experiences, you could easily get lost or stranded. You never know when you might need to make a fire or build some kind of shelter or have to forage for food. Seriously! I was once stranded on an uninhabited island on the North… Read More
Have You Checked Your Passport?
Have you checked your passport lately to see when it expires? It may be time to renew–or past time! If you don’t have a passport, now’s the time to get one! You never know when a good deal is going to present itself and you need to be ready. I share GREAT DEALS every single week through Terrance’s Trip Pick… Read More
What’s Up With Terrance?
I’m writing this to let all my fans, friends and family know that I am all right. I know several of you have been wondering what’s up. I have gotten your cards, phone messages, and emails but have just been SO BUSY. I kept thinking things would slow down and then I could get in touch. Well, things haven’t slowed… Read More
How To Avoid Single Supplements On Cruises
It is hard to find cruises that don’t charge single supplements. However, there are groups, such as AARP.com, www.Travelcompanions.com and www.OSoloMio.com that organize cruises for their members and will pair up suitable travelers so as to avoid single supplements. Additionally, cruise lines have begun to cater to solo cruisers. For example, lots of European River Cruises waive single supplement fees,… Read More
Cruises: Which is better…small ships or large ships?
Note: “small” ships means any vessel carrying 1,599 or fewer passengers and “big” ships are any ships with a passenger capacity of 1,600 or more. Big Ships Number of Passengers Pro: If you’re someone who doesn’t mind a crowd, a big ship is the place to do it. With some ships — like those in Royal Caribbean’s Oasis Class —… Read More
Best Disney Rides
Kilimanjaro Safaris (Disney’s Animal Kingdom) Disney is known for exerting fierce control over its shows, but in 1998, it risked building an entire park around animals, which are notoriously recalcitrant performers. Cleverly, Disney turned a problem into a virtue by inventing a fake African safari plot, ensuring that sneaking glimpses of animals being themselves would be the show. This 32-passenger,… Read More
Terrance Zepke studied Journalism at the University of Tennessee and later received a Master's Degree in Mass Communications from the University of South Carolina. She has studied Parapsychology at the renowned Rhine Research Center. She began her career as a freelance writer and photographer, ... 
