Travel Essentials

Having the right gear is essential.

The Total Excursion has organized some of the very best products and travel tools to make every destination experience the very best it can be!

We advise our clients on a comprehensive range of travel-related needs. We start with expert destination recommendations to perfectly accommodate everyone from couples to families, seniors and multi-generational groups and even special needs.

And we do much, much more! Our favorite gear can be found here, including travel-related books and maps.

To simplify planning, check out this handy time zone visualizer, Google's language translator and our Money and Currency page which includes a real-time currency converter.

We provide clients with essential information regarding the latest in healthy and safety protocols for their destinations and insight into high-tech digital solutions including Trip-it for tracking itineraries on mobile devices.  Check out Staying Connected, our comprehensive guide to affordable voice and data while abroad! We even include recommendations for using Electronic Cigarettes in our No Smoking guide to assist clients with selecting an acceptable alternative that won't offend your fellow travelers.

Our Blog is loaded with information we continually glean from our own travel, and features Tom Dowling, a pro photographer whose insight will help to ensure even novices can bring home perfect memories!

When preparing to travel, we advise you to consult Sherpa, the CDC Traveler's Health and register with the State Department Travel Enrollment site. And of course, we included some important packing advice and a handy downloadable list.

Finally, when you return, we ask that you complete a brief Travel Client Satisfaction Survey, which enables us to learn even more from our greatest asset - you!

We continually strive to provide our clients with the most comprehensive travel planning in the world. After all, we are The Total Excursion!

Feel free to contact us if we can be of assistance planning your next Total Excursion! Until then, we wish you fair winds and following seas!