Flying always leaves me looking worse for wear. Here are 9 beauty essentials I pack to keep me refreshed on a long-haul flight.

I've lived in Jacksonville, Florida, for over 30 years. The city is mainly known for its beaches and sports teams.

I was raised in Italy and now live in Rome — every day, I see numerous tourists making mistakes during their trips here.

Traveling to faraway destinations is a dream. Getting there is not. 

I've been on 110 cruises in the past few decades, and I've learned some of the best ways to get a great deal before and during a trip.

I was waiting in my hotel lobby for an Uber to take me to the annual Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio when I met Dina Brewer and Rina Nicholas, 67, who came all the way from California. Like me, it was also their first year attending the event, and none of us realized the difficulties of getting a rideshare in suburban Ohio.

Last month I took a sleeper train for the first time.

During my six years working for two different cruise lines, I learned how much a cruiser's cabin can affect their onboard experience.

I felt an instant pang of regret on my most recent Target shopping spree. 

I've been traveling to Disney World in Orlando, Florida, for almost 30 years. In that time, the parks and resorts have changed dramatically.

My husband and I are from Barbados but we visit family in the US a few times a year. Living in Barbados, it's often difficult and expensive to find specialty food and ingredients, so we rely on our Trader Joe's trips to Miami to grab the items we can't find in our hometown.

I'm an American originally from New York City. But for almost 10 years, I've been living in Italy. I also gave birth to my daughter here, almost five years ago. My daughter is bilingual and fully immersed in Italian ways of life.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Morgan Duram, a full-time content creator who moved from Michigan to Madrid. It has been edited for length and clarity.