Collette and Scott Stohler

As a travel journalist and full-time adventurer, I’m out in Mother Nature a lot. While I love getting glam for the camera or for a night out on the town, I enjoy a natural look from my day-to-day. On the contrary, I like to look and feel like the best version of myself when I’m climbing mountains, hiking in National Parks, boondocking in a National Forest, or simply at home with my sweetheart. Natural to me means minimalist in every sense of the word: minimal time spent and minimal effort for a maximum return.

I chatted with my dear friend and neuropsychologist, Dr. Kate Cummins, about anxiety in travel. When you start feeling anxious or fearful about the travel itself or safety, create alternative perspectives internally about the positive outcomes of your trip. This creates opportunity to connect with the reasons you’re going on this vacation in the first place, resets your worries to exciting thoughts, and will decrease negative emotion getting in the way. Most individuals are overdue for a reset after the pandemic, so remind yourself that you are worthy of the time off.

For all of our brides and grooms out there trying to plan your weddings and honeymoons during these tumultuous times, we feel your pain. Rules are chaining by the day and it can be confusing and frustrating to try to plan a honeymoon in 2021. While many international destinations are off the table, we’ve compiled a list of our top picks for a domestic honeymoon in 2021:

There are new international travel requirements that went into effect on Tuesday, January 26 to prevent the spread of COVID-19. While some borders have been closed for months and others are reopening to Americans, these rules apply to absolutely everyone entering the US, per the CDC. If you’re traveling back into the United States – whether you’re a U. S. citizen or not, all travelers MUST take a COVID test (with negative results) prior to boarding the flight.