General Travel

Forget a Klondike Bar, what would you do for an iPhone 7? Apparently, people will do a lot.  Including changing their name to something ridiculous. Travel Gadget Reviews has the whole story. It’d take a lot more than an iPhone to get me to change my name.  (Plus, I’m a …

Recently, there was a DDoS attack on a company called Dyn.  What this attack does (simplified) is overload the servers of a company so they can no longer provide the regular services they usually provide. The company, Dyn, is a company that connects the URL you type in (such as …

I haven’t ever had to be hospitalized in another country, though I had troubling experiences while in the air. But what happens if you are hospitalized in another country–or even worse, hospitalized while in transit to your final destination? Muslim Travel Girl tells her story of being hospitalized in Dubai …

Google Photos has a great feature.  It reminds you what happened a year ago. (You can find my guide to how Google Photos helps travelers here). Well, usually a great feature.  Yesterday, Google Photos reminded me that the greatest moment of my life happened one year ago. When my butt …

Did you know there are freebie benefits for Chase card holders at Epcot?  Ed from Pizza in Motion writes about getting a prime spot for the fireworks.   He also reminds us (which I had forgotten!) that there is a Chase Lounge (not to be confused with a chaise lounge) …

Mobile passes were one of the great deals on Gogo.  You paid half price for a pass in exchange for only being able to use your cell phone in flight.  Especially since I’ve learned to do more things on my phone (including blogging – – sorry for the autocorrects),  I’ve …

I’m a big fan of UberX and use it pretty frequently.  It’s a ride sharing program that lets you connect with drivers in minutes.  UberPool is Uber for extroverts.  It’s when you share your ride sharing.  That is,  multiple people take rides at the same time.  The Uber software has …

Did you know there’s a way to try the Etihad A380 first class product without going broke? Travel Update has a trick for getting a ticket in first for “cheap”.  I put cheap in quotations because spending over a thousand dollars (gbp)  on a ticket is still really expensive, but …

You probably don’t actually want to read this.  I’ve warned you.  I’m still warning you.  Okay.  You asked for it. My step-grandmother got me a UV-flashlight since I travel so much.  She wanted me to be able to check whether or not the bed sheets were changed before I used …

Really Cheap Flights There have been a lot of great deals going on lately.  If you scroll through the Flight Deal’s website, you can find trips to Asia for $400, or trips to Europe for a few hundred dollars. View from the Wing analyzes the situation and explains why he …