If you’re headed to a country where the electricity runs at a different voltage (i.e. if you’re in the US and going to Europe) you probably know that you need a plug adapter in order to plug your laptop or other device in for power. If you have a few devices that need power and [...]
With the ever-increasing chance that you’ll have to pay extra to check your bag the next time you fly, you may take a shot at flying with only a carry-on bag and not checking any luggage. More and more people are doing so, and there entire websites, such as www.onebag.com, devoted to the art of [...]
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AirTran, American Airlines, Delta Airlines and Virgin America have started offering WiFi internet on select flights through Gogo Inflight Internet. According to this thread on SlickDeals.net, you can try it out for free if you’re on a flight where it’s offered by following these instructions:
On the flight, connect to the ‘gogoinflight’ wireless [...]
While a rural Australian town may be the first to ban the sale of bottled water, whichever side of the great bottled water debate you fall on, there is an undeniable fact about drinking bottled water when traveling in developing countries: your empty bottles are almost certainly not being recycled, and instead destroying the beauty [...]
Pickpockets can often be a concern when traveling, and some major cities have even started posting “beware of pickpockets” signs in heavily touristed areas because it’s such a frequent problem. You can safe-guard your cash and passport by using a money belt, but they aren’t always practical – or even necessary. Here are a few [...]
I caught two people working this scam while in Boston near the convention center. They watch for a group heading toward the revolving doors. One person gets ahead of you and the other right behind you. As you approach the door, the person in front slows down and, on going through the door, his packages or his [...]
The scam works like this: A nice looking girl or some other innocent looking person walks up to you at the airport or train station and points out that you have mustard on your clothing. They get you some napkins and try to help you get the mustard off your clothes. While you’re busy wiping away the mustard, their [...]
