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These Postal Services Will Check Your (Snail) Mail While You're Gone
Become reeeeeally good friends with your roommate. Or work those blood-related connections (and change all those addresses to their home). But paying for a service is also an option. It turns out there...
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How Google Voice's Newest Update Compares Against WhatsApp
It's about time Google Voice rolled out group messaging and MMS support. Hopefully it doesn't take five more years for the next update, because for the time being it still might be the best...
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TransferWise's Facebook Messenger Bot Isn't Great for Sending Money
Please support more than seven currencies versus the 38 supported on the website (does USD count?). And no, you cannot tweet at your friend like a retard. Everything you really need to know in three...
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Review: How Does TransferWise Stack Up for International Money Transfers?
There's a couple of ways to move cash around the world. Some of it involves brokerage accounts, some of it involves carrying drug-dealer levels of money onto a plane. TransferWise is a London-based...
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The Step-By-Step Guide to Itinerary and Budget Planning
The hardest part is booking the flight (now you're committed), but the best part is yet to come. Practically, it's time to figure out the details of the trip, figure out the route to take, and consider...
View ArticleGoogle Finally Integrates Custom Maps Into the Mobile App
Do you know how you can make your own Google custom map? After what feels like forever, Google has finally integrated it into their own mobile apps. I'm actually not sure when it happened but for the...
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T-Mobile's Flight Messaging Includes WhatsApp, Messenger and More
If there wasn't another reason to switch over. T-Mo's in-flight messaging now supports six of the most popular messaging services including Facebook Messenger, iMessage and WhatsApp. I was totally...
View ArticleSetting Up T-Mobile's APN for International Data Roaming
It just doesn't *turn* on. (Sometimes it does, but sometimes it doesn't.) Even when it does turn on, it can take some time for a phone to register on a roaming network to register before it starts...
View ArticleNever, Ever Buy International Wi-Fi on a Plane
There's never full access on the entire flight going across the ocean. Because remember this? On a recent international United flight from San Francisco to Beijing, though, [reader Matt Schrader's]...
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The Only Reason To Consistently Take Uber and Lyft Over Taxis
Comes down to the fact that it's just soooo much easier to track down a lost phone or item. Thanks, ride history! Okay, you still have to do stupid things like take a picture of a taxi receipt if...
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A Woof! Over Your Head: Travel and Tails Lets You Pet Sit for a Free Night
Things I like: vacations and pets. Things I don't like: paying for stuff. What to do? I have plenty of experiences with dogs, like those that can benefit from articles such as spot and tango...
View ArticleIs It Better To Pay for United's In-Flight Wi-Fi With Miles?
Last November, United made the decision to switch from Gogo to a more unified payment system. Meaning, those flight passes no longer work! United now offers a wide variety of options for paying...
View ArticleSwipe Right on the Tourlina App To Meet Like-Minded Female Travelers
The post is brought to you by Tourlina. Is CouchSurfing old school? Tourlina is a mobile app looking to revamp how us ladies connect with each other on the road, because, sometimes it's better to have...
View ArticleLyft Introduces Business Profiles for, Surprise, Business Travelers
In the constant, neverending arms race between Uber and Lyft, Lyft is finally launching business profiles for riders today. Though picking between Uber and Lyft is still like choosing between Honey Nut...
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Empty Kitchen? These Tips Will Prevent You From Being Hangry After a Trip
Nothing is worse than coming home to an empty fridge. The second worst thing? Being forced to eat greasy takeout. Some travel routines are sacred—like the car ride home. But there are other things I'm...
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