If you’re someone who likes to wander like I do, there’s nothing like the thrill of stumbling upon some great random sight in a new city. However, I often wonder what else I might be missing out on if I choose to go down one street versus another. That’s where my favorite travel app, Field […]
I recently spent a few weeks in Europe. Judging by how far behind I am on posts, I’ll have more in that in a few months, but in the meantime I’d like to share a travel tip I learned along the way. I began my trip in Tromsø, Norway, north of the Arctic Circle and […]
If you’re like many travelers, you’ve stood at baggage claim looking for your bag, thought you spotted it, then realized it was someone else’s since it looked exactly like yours. This is especially common if you have black suitcases. Although they look better when they get worn and dirty, when everyone has them, they don’t […]
Yes, this is one of the odder travel tips I’ve written about, but given the number of articles I’ve read about this particular practice lately, take warning (if this was something you were considering doing…) Authorities in Bangladesh have recently been catching people a flood of people arriving with special cargo – large amounts of […]
Every couple of weeks or so, there’s a story about a major bus crash somewhere in the world. While many of these crashes happen due to poorly maintained roads, bad weather, or bad drivers, there’s one thing they generally have in common: far fewer people would have been injured or killed if they had been […]
Previously, I suggested that you throw an extra pair of headphones in your travel bag for when you’re on the go. Here’s another good tip: throw a pair of earplugs into your bag for whenever you’re traveling as well. Ear plugs are light and take up almost no space at all. You never know when […]
If you’re like me, every now and then you’ll take off on a trip, only to realize you forgot to bring your headphones or earbuds. If you’re also like me, you’ve likely received a new pair of earbuds with every cell phone you’ve ever bought and you’ve acquired even more of them from airplane flights where […]
Yesterday’s fire onboard British Airways flight BA2276 reminded me of why I always leave my shoes on until the plane is safely in the air (if I choose to take them off at all). Here’s video of the emergency evacuation in Las Vegas. While the fire department arrived at the scene to put the fire […]
In my last post, I wrote about Virgin America’s clever new ad campaign calling out boring airlines. Their aircraft feature personal video screens that give access to Dish Network, as well as a variety of on-demand entertainment options. Having entertainment options like these is great, except for one small issue: The need to touch the […]
