When Groupon first came out, my friends and I went really crazy buying Groupons each day. Â Then we ran into a problem. We kept having to rush out to use our Groupons on the day they expired. Â As time went on, we got less and less organized and our Groupons …
Read More »Why You Should Always Boot Your Apps Before Leaving for Your Trip
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. Â I brought my iPad with me and booted up my favorite apps. And whoops. It appears that May …
Read More »What Are the Rules for Checking Alcohol and Do You Need a Receipt for Your Items?
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 …
Read More »Find Out When the Flight You Want Drops in Price
We’ve highlighted some easy tools for flight booking, including Google Flights. Google Flights lets you easily search for dates by scrolling through flights, search for whatever is cheapest in a general date range, and search for only whatever airlines or alliances you want. Â It was built for frequent travelers and …
Read More »The Best Way to Find Cheap (Good) Drinks
When I’m traveling around, I always love a good cocktail.  But when looking at the stretch of restaurants and bars before me, how do I know what option is the best? I use Happy Hour Anywhere. Available on both Droid and Apple This App uses your GPS location to identify exactly where you …
Read More »When to Use Miles and When to Buy a Ticket
I was talking to Might Travels, after linking to them yesterday, and they mentioned a tool they have that I was unaware of. It is basically a tool that will let you know how many miles a trip will take, and when to use the miles rather than purchase the …
Read More »Find Beauty Services When Traveling
Yesterday, I joked about how I (actually do) neglect eating vegetables when I’m traveling. Â I also used to find it really difficult to keep up with different beauty services I like to use when I was on the road. Then I changed the way I thought about beauty services. Â Instead …
Read More »Things You Forget to Do When Traveling
My #1 thing I forget to do? Eating my vegetables! To hold myself accountable, I’m making sure I tweet out the vegetables I’m eating each day. Â This post is holding me doubly-accountable. That way, I won’t go 3 7 14 days without eating vegetables again. Here are some of my …
Read More »What to Do When the Check Engine Light Comes on When Traveling
What to Do When Check Engine Light Comes On The check engine light can be nerve-racking.  It turns on and you have no idea why.  There are so many things that can be wrong with a car.  Is it going to fall apart?! When Keri and I took a road trip, her check …
Read More »Using the Free Las Vegas Tram System to Get Around
How to travel around the Las Vegas Tram system The monorail system in Las Vegas is expensive and really inconvenient. Â It connects through the back of the hotels on the East side of the strip. Â Some of those hotels, like MGM, are huge and you have to walk through the …
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