TRAVEL TIPS FROM LOCALS
TRAVEL TIPS FROM LOCALS
Learn how the Greater Than a Tourist Tourist Pivot Plan helps you prepare a Plan A and Plan B for cruise ports, day trips, and vacations when weather, crowds, timing, or energy change.
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Sailing from the Philadelphia Cruise Port? Learn about the new PhilaPort Cruise Terminal, airport access, rides from the suburbs, parking alternatives, Norwegian Jewel, Norwegian Pearl, and my recent cruise from Philadelphia to Bermuda and Halifax.
Visiting the Grange Fair in Pennsylvania: Draft Horses, Clydesdales & a One-of-a-Kind Fair Tradition If you want to experience a Pennsylvania fair […]
Visiting Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania by Train in the Fall There is something different about arriving in a town by train instead of […]
Greater Than a Tourist at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania Written by Lisa Rusczyk Knoebels Amusement Resort is one of those […]
Are you preparing for an Eastern Caribbean cruise visiting St. Maarten, St. Thomas, and Perfect Day at CocoCay? Packing for a cruise […]
… v Prepare for your Norwegian Jewel cruise with this colorful, organized 4-page printable packing list designed for the 7-day round-trip itinerary […]
Planning a cruise port day sounds easy until you realize how little time you actually have. Your ship may be in port […]
Compare the top 10 best travel guidebook series for planning a better trip, including Lonely Planet, Rick Steves, Fodor’s, DK Eyewitness, Frommer’s, Moon, Rough Guides, Bradt, Greater Than a Tourist, and Eat Like a Local. Learn the pros and cons of each guidebook series, what type of traveler each one is best for, and how to choose the right travel guidebook for your next vacation. Compare the best travel guidebooks for 2026, including Lonely Planet, Rick Steves, DK Eyewitness, Greater Than a Tourist & Eat Like a Local. Find the right guide for your travel style.