Facebook has a new plan for increasing its customer base.  They are going to deliver internet directly to them via solar powered drones.  The drones, named Aquila, could bring connectivity to areas of the world whose infrastructure has made it near impossible to get wired internet.  They have the wingspan …

Yesterday, an American Airlines plane had to make an emergency landing after taking off from Dallas-Forth Worth Airport, originally destined for Seattle.  What happened next caused a bit of a stir on the ground. According to the CBS local affiliate in the Dallas-Forth worth area, people across North Texas began …

Just a reminder that this meetup is coming up in August!   Meet fellow local travelers (and the not-so-local ones coming out for this event) Ed and I will also be there to field any travel related questions you have for us.  Hope to see you there! —————————— There is …

Poor service is highlighted in the news so much more than good service.   But these types of stories make me so happy. A mother had a rough day.  She was at the hospital with her baby getting tests done.  Afterwards, she decided to grab some food at Olive Garden. …

Earier today, I wrote about how Google Photos is a great tool for travelers.  Most of my travel photos from before I had Google Photos (well, the ones I didn’t lose) are on Facebook. Since I wanted all my photos in one place, I decided to move my Facebook photos into …

We’ve all done it.  Taken a thousand vacation photos and then stored them on an SD card or in a folder (we later forget).  Then when we want to look at them later, we can’t find them. Like this one. (Sorry, Economy Class & Beyond.  But we do make a …

Our friends over at Travel Update are running a contest, and the prizes are really good–especially if you are a frequent traveler! They are: • Apple Watch Sport • iPad Air 2 • Bose QuietComfort 35 Headphones • Kindle Paperwhite • Blue Point 7800 mAh 2 in 1 Power Bank …

Sometimes when we are booking flights, we don’t just want to know what the cheapest flight is.  We also want to know what flights might be upgradable with miles or a RDU/other certificate. This isn’t immediately apparent, so you’ll need to research the fare class and other factors. Luckily, there’s …

This is totally not the Onion and is so New York City. There’s a prophetic/creepy line in the movie Collateral that begins and ends the movie.  It’s not about NYC (it’s about LA), but it touched on the anonymity of city life and how cold it can be there. 17 …

Friday night, my puppy started acting a little strange.  She kept wandering off to go sit in a corner by herself.  This is from a dog with huge separation anxiety. Immediately after, she started getting violently sick.  Violently. I took her to the ER wrapped in her favorite blanket with …