Northwest Airlines (NWA) has started a promotion called WorldPerks University. There are four “classes” available in which you briefly review basic information about the WorldPerks program and then answer three multiple-choice questions about the information just presented. Each class takes only a minute or two to complete and rewards you […]
Credit cards can be a great asset when traveling because they save you from having to carry large amounts of cash. The catch is that not all credit cards are equal when it comes to paying by plastic while traveling in foreign countries. When you make a credit card purchase […]
If you’re on a budget or just want to travel light, Book-bot.com has a collection of over 14,000 books which you can read online at their website. All the books listed are over 75 years old and no longer under US copyright, so they are now considered “public domain” and […]
Using actual flight info from a single August day in 2008, Artist Aaron Kolbin created images which have now been merged with a Google Map and featured in Wired.com. Have a look, and note that as with any Google Map, you can double click to zoom in on a particular […]
When it comes down to it, there are only three things you need to travel to another country: your passport, money and clothes for the flight (even though security these days makes you wonder if it would be easier to just travel nude). While it may seem crazy to get […]
We’ve all met the fate of dead or dying batteries, whether in a simple remote control or a high-end digital camera. If you find yourself regularly replacing batteries in your electronic devices, then perhaps it’s time you moved up to rechargeable batteries. Not only can you stop throwing disposable batteries […]