How to Plan a Trip During a Pandemic
Welcome to 2020, the craziest year in travel that anyone can remember. We're now entering into month 6 of this “new normal,” where border closures, mandatory quarantines, and other travel restrictions brought on by a novel virus are wreaking havoc across the tourism industry. While some countries have largely brought COVID-19 under control, it's still raging and spiking in others. Making the subject of travel a touchy one, and trip planning even more difficult and stressful than usual. In the past few weeks especially, I've been receiving emails and messages from people asking for tips on planning specific trips during this pandemic. And I get it; we've been at home for months, and are desperate to get away and a take a break. We're all dreaming of escaping to a place like this right now Giving trip-planning advice right now has been tough, though. For one, things are constantly changing, so advice I gave last week might not be relevant any longer t...