Travel Tips

Global Entry is a travel game-changer. It not only expedites your re-entry into the United States but also grants you TSA Pre-check. The Global Entry and TSA Pre-check application fee is $100, and first-time Global Entry applicants typically are able to schedule an interview appointment within a week or two …

The key to flying Spirit Airlines has always been understanding the baggage fees. In fact, we’ve had a post titled, “The Number One Thing You Need to Know When Flying Spirit. ” We cheated and listed three things. Spoiler, they were all “Baggage fees.” (For a complete guide to flying …

Spirit Airlines is a low-cost carrier that can cost you a lot if you don’t avoid the fees.  Read this guide to make sure you avoid paying more than you have to when flying Spirit Airlines, and make sure you know all your rights with these Spirit Airline tips and …

Technology is awesome.  When traveling, we can stay connected to the ones we love more than ever. When traveling, we can stay connected to the ones we love more than ever. We can easily send them pictures, communicate with them, and stay connected to our lives back at home.  We …

Spring has arrived in Vegas which means the pools and beach clubs are opening. This is a quick primer on what the beach clubs are and how to get access to them–and even get a free drink or two! What is a Las Vegas Beach Club? The beach club scene …

This is the first ten of a series of 100 tips I have found for Las Vegas. First, we’re starting with street smarts.  This guide has 10 survival skills I’ve collected from blogs across the web.  (Can you go across the web?  I suppose it doesn’t have a temporal space…) Anyway, …

Previously, I wrote about the time I was pickpocketed.  Since then, I’ve kept a running checklist in my mind of things to pay attention to while out.  I think this has helped me not get pickpocketed, especially in a situation where I was juggling a lot of things.   So …

I seem to enjoy living in tourist destinations.  I grew up in New York and I now live just outside Washington, D.C. (and used to live in it). I just did a few “tourist days” with my niece and as part of that, booked a bus tour. Turns out, locals …

How do you handle sudden flight cancellations? A few years back when I regularly flew US Airways ( RIP US Airways 😭 ), a strange situation occurred.  How strange?  A truck hit my airplane while we sat on the tarmac.  I wanted to get to a work-related event in Las Vegas …

When you book an Uber driver, you may get a phone call from the driver stating there’s a problem with the app and the driver cannot see your destination. The driver may ask you what your destination is.  And then state that the app still isn’t working, and ask that …