Travel Tips

TripIt was highly recommended to me by some of my friends. It keeps tabs on your travels and alerts you if it doesn’t think you’ll make a connection. The pro-version even pulls up alternative flights. I went all in on the pro-version. After using it for some time, I’m definitely not …

When I was a teenager, I was taking a flight out of the country when my parents weren’t home.  They arranged for a car to pick me up and take me to the airport. When the car showed up, the man driving got out of the car quickly and exclaimed …

I’ve written in the past about how you can use Twitter to get instant access to new deals from the Flight Deal, a website that curates amazing deals.  (See also, the Fare Deal). It has actually gotten increasingly easier.  Rather than use text notifications, you can have the tweets pop …

In a few weeks, we’re heading to Ireland. As part of this visit, we’re visiting some family members who still live over there. We were brainstorming ideas of Texas-themed gifts we could bring (hot sauce, jalapeno jelly, etc) and we thought about bringing Tito’s vodka. Then the question came up, …

Every traveler should sign up for Google Voice, especially if they use in-flight internet. Have you ever been mid-flight and decided to check Twitter?  When you try to login, it alerts you that it doesn’t recognize where you are logging in from.  Then it texts you a verification code. Texts. …

I purchased some alcohol while traveling recently and was surprised when I was told by a TSA agent that I needed a receipt for all of my alcoholic purchases in order to check my bag.  I asked him who looked at the receipt and whether it needed to be on my …

There’s a graphic going around that “will surprise you”.  It’s a screen shot someone took as proof that searching for travel in incognito mode saves a significant amount of money. Here’s the picture: (click to make larger) It’s from Reddit, and while the photo is getting passed around and upvoted in …

Sometimes websites can have weird glitches.  This specific glitch caused my husband to be in possession of a stolen vehicle. I was booking a 9-day rental for us in Dallas.  I was booking it in Bill’s name because he has really good status with National. I price compared first, and …

Being one of the largest data providers gives Google an advantage–they get a lot of data in return. Google used its Google Maps product to determine which days and times seemed to have the worst traffic during Thanksgiving week.  They also analyzed what types of activities people do when traveling …

One of the things I get asked often is, “Isn’t it unsafe to travel by yourself, as a young woman?” I’m taking a solo trip to Europe next month and I don’t speak the language of the countries I’m going to.  I’ve been asked so many times if I think …