Could flying get much worse and more uncomfortable in the future?
A couple of days back, MarketWatch wrote about “5 Horrifying Ways Airlines Are Making Flying Worse“.
After looking over the article, it did seem that if these things really did happen, flying would be getting a whole lot less comfortable. (I find it hard to believe that it could get much less comfortable than it already is…)
We all travel for a variety of reasons…
Some of you might travel to relax while others are busy exploring a place, getting a good feel for the destination.
BBC Travel wonders why people travel in a new “Quiz: Why Do You Love the World?”
I find it hard to answer why I love to travel but it’s probably my favorite thing to do. I love getting away, exploring & getting to know new places, trying new foods and then there’s the excitement of the unknown. Continue reading BBC Quiz- Why Do You Travel?
When it comes to packing for a trip the main decision I have is whether or not I’ll roll or fold, my clothes…
If I’m traveling with a backpack (I do on just about every trip), I always roll. When bringing along a suitcase, I tend to fold my things and place them in piles inside.
One packing hack that I learned from a Buzzfeed article was to place footwear in shower caps to “prevent the soles from touching your clothes“. Continue reading Odd (& Useful) Packing Tips from Smarter Travel
Last Friday, I headed to JFK Airport but it wasn’t for a flight. Kim and Lucas had their Global Entry interviews scheduled.
While I was expecting some sort of wait, the process went smoothly and we were in and out in very little time.
Due to some wise thinking by Kim, we didn’t only save some time, we also saved $16 during the process. Continue reading Global Entry Interviews For Kim & Lucas, Impressively Fast!
With Father’s Day less than a week away have you finished your gift shopping?
If the answer is no, then I’m here to help!
Maybe you don’t know what to get your Dad. A tie isn’t going to do it in 2015. Wait, does anyone really even get their father a tie as a gift? So you’re out of ideas and your dad is a travel junkie. What to do, what to do? Better yet, what to buy? 🙂 Continue reading Father’s Day Gift Ideas For The Traveling Dad
In January 2014 I wrote about what I’d consider to be an extremely useful tool for finding the best airport eats, Eater’s Airport Dining Guides.
Since coming across Eater’s guides, I’ve used them every time that I’ve passed through a domestic airport and was in need of a meal or maybe even a snack! 🙂
I’ve noticed that the guides were in need of an update and it looks like it’s here. Continue reading Find Out Where To Dine Before Your Flight: Eater’s Airport Dining Guides
When visiting a city or state there are certain sights that you’d expect just about every tourist to visit.
For example, I’d expect most visitors to New York to go to Times Square and visit the Statue of Liberty. In an even more obvious pick, I think we’d all agree that all visitors that go to Orlando will check out Disney World. It’s most likely the reason they are in the city…
While each state might have its share of famous and touristy sights what about sights worth seeing which might be considered underrated?
Thrillist took a look at The Most Underrated Tourist Attraction In All 50 States. Continue reading Most Underrated Tourist Attraction in Each State
One of the things in the U.S. that I’d most like to do is visit more of our National Parks.
To date I’ve only visited a handful of the main parks like Badlands in South Dakota, Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, the Everglades in Florida and the Virgin Islands snorkeling on St John. (I’ve also been to Grand Canyon West for the amazing Skywalk however it isn’t part of the NPS.)
I wouldn’t claim to be an expert when it comes to U.S. National Parks but was curious to see what I knew based on a quiz from Outside Magazine. Continue reading Quiz: How Well Do You Know US National Parks?
TripAdvisor has been coming out with their Traveler’s Choice picks for a variety of categories like Top Tourist Destinations and the Top Islands to Visit for 2015 in recent months.
The selections chosen for TripAdvisor’s Traveler’s Choice are “chosen by millions of travelers”. Other categories include hotels and beaches.
I was particularly interested in checking out the newest list, World Wonders 2015 featuring the 25 Top World Landmarks! Continue reading The 25 Top Landmarks in the World
It’s probably safe to say that many of us use our smart phones along with a variety of apps to help make travel easier. I might even consider using these apps as a kind of travel hack.
Some of my favorite travel-related apps picks probably won’t come as much of a surprise to you… Continue reading Make Travel Easier With These Apps
