I Went On 27 Trips In Last Year. Here Are My 10 Best Travel Tips

"One doesn't take the A train to Mecca." - Anthony Bourdain

The Madrid Airport, Spain — Photo by a kind stranger.

Last year, I went on 27 different trips.

I went to Europe 3 times and all across the United States.

Sometimes, I was traveling for work and had my expenses covered for me. Other times, I was paying out of my own pocket to sightsee — for some reason no one wanted to pay for me to see the Amalfi Coast exc…