Travel Tips

I’ve written about how I’m a huge fan of the FancyHands personal assistant service–especially for travel related items. Read this for an overview of the service. Recently, they added an option where you can text requests that need to be done immediately to them.  Through that, they charge a task …

I randomly stumbled across this service, which has been great. I tend to get most my news from Twitter which can be dangerous.  It means I’m getting the most trendy news out there only. theSkimm is a quick, daily newsletter (aside from weekends) that gives you a rundown of all the …

The first time I found this out, I was so surprised that I assumed it had to have been a temporary thing–but I was wrong. When I was in college, I’d visit my boyfriend who went to college in Boston (I chose Philly).  And we racked up a lot of …

Nope, I’m not pregnant. One of my favorite things to do when traveling is to try all the different cuisines and cocktails at my destination. And take photos of everything, of course. Mmmm…. But I’ve been dealing with some autoimmune issues lately.  In my last appointment with my doctor, he …

I’m a creature of habit and when my habits are broken, I’m not always the best at coping. When I’m taking medicine, I keep myself in a habit so I actually remember to take the pills. It’s actually really, really difficult for me.  So once I get into a groove, it’s …

I ran into a bit of a problem when shutting down my computer on a flight once. (Dramatic reenactment) I didn’t know what else to do, so I closed the lid.  Royally messing up the updates. Every time I shutdown after that, the updates froze.  I ended up having to …

When Groupon first came out, my friends and I went really crazy buying Groupons each day.  Then we ran into a problem. We kept having to rush out to use our Groupons on the day they expired.  As time went on, we got less and less organized and our Groupons …

Recently,  a passenger went on a crime spree on an airplane, stealing the flight attendant’s carry-on and a passenger’s passport and credit cards. This story got passed around a lot.  I saw it showing up on my Facebook feed pretty often, with friends warning everyone to keep a better eye …

A friend and I were just out to drinks and confessed we always try to snag happy hour at our favorite restaurants. This made me think about my favorite app.  Happy Hour by GoTime. Available on both Droid and Apple The app will look around you and tell you where all the cheap drinks …

I have a large collection of apps I love to use in the air–both ones that require wi-fi and those that don’t. I ran into an interesting problem on a flight yesterday.  I brought my iPad with me and booted up my favorite apps. And whoops. It appears that May …