When visiting New York City, you’re often dependent on a combination of ride-sharing services and public transportation to get around. Google Maps makes navigating the combination of trains, subways and …
travel tips
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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
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Tips and Tricks
A Real Life Post About Dealing With Jet Lag (AKA: Who Are These People Writing About How To Beat It?)
by joehegby joehegBecause of the increasing interest in international travel, sites are putting up articles about dealing with jet lag. Even drug stores are sharing tips, like this email I received with …
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When traveling, there are times when you don’t want to lug your bags around all day. You might have checked out of your hotel or rental, or you could have …
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Tips and Tricks
Airlines Lose Bags All the Time. Here’s an Easy Way to Ensure it’s Not Your Fault
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIt’s an unfortunate fact of life that if you check a bag, there’s a chance it could go missing. The U.S. Dept of State said in their Full Year Air …
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I guess CLEAR hasn’t jumped the shark at airports just yet. They are hustlin’. And if you thought the TSA and CLEAR were buddying up before, you ain’t seen nothin’ …
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Once you’ve been paying attention to points and miles for a while, it becomes inevitable that you’ll end up with a stack of membership cards from various programs. Airline programs. …
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It can be hard to keep track of all the little changes airlines make to their rules and prices. Even if you try to stay up to date, sometimes you …
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Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)
Uber Reserve Review: Is it Worth the Extra Cost?
by joehegby joehegI dislike many aspects of early morning flights. Firstly, I dislike waking up early. Additionally, determining the ideal time to leave for the airport is a challenge. In the past, …
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Hotels
Exploring Room Configurations: How Two Rooms in the Same Hotel Can Be So Different
by joehegby joehegIt’s become commonplace for people to book their hotel reservations online. Regardless of whether you’re booking through the hotel’s website, a travel portal, or an online travel agency like Expedia, …
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Airlines
“Hack” For Free Airline Tickets Isn’t a Hack; It’s a Real Thing. Maybe.
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegThe term “hacking” has traveled, to quote the Beatles, the long and winding road. “Hackers” have been around since the 1950s and 1960s, when MIT students used the word as …