Tips Archives - Grownup Travels

Streamlining Passport Control

by Jane Canapini | Feb 8, 2025 | Tips, Travel Tips

TIPS: Streamlining Passport Control BORDER CROSSINGS BETWEEN CANADA AND THE USA Canadians and Americans who travel frequently by air or by land between Canada and the United States have a number of ways that they can streamline their border crossings, get through...

Road Trip Tips: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

by Jane Canapini | Apr 30, 2022 | Tips, Trip Planning

What happens when your road trip goes bad? So bad that you find yourself without the critical ingredient – your car? Here are some of our best road trip tips that cover the good, the bad, and the ugly of hitting the open road. (Hopefully you’ll only ever need the ‘good’, but it’s always better to be prepared for the others.)

How to Save Hundreds on Airfare: Dollar Flight Club Review 2021

by Jane Canapini | Jun 13, 2021 | Reviews, Tips, Trip Planning

How do you find amazing discounted airfares, now that travel is starting to resume? Read our Dollar Flight Club Review 2021 to see how this subscription-based service sends deals right to your inbox and can save you hundreds!

8 Ways a TravelSim Card Makes Travelling With Your Phone SIM-pler

by Jane Canapini | Nov 14, 2019 | Reviews, Tips, Trip Planning

Let’s be honest: these days we are lost without our phones, especially when we travel. But researching the best international SIM card and setting up an international phone plan or international data plan for your phone can be a real pain in the butt. Which is...