For a Quick Hotel Room Upgrade, Ask for a Room Change
There’s no reason to pay more for a single bed than it does for two beds. That’s the single traveler tax in full effect! Recently, on an overnight vacation, I noticed the Hyatt I was staying at was...
View ArticleHow To Craft the Perfect Travel Photo Essay (from the Pros)
A picture is worth a thousand words, so imagine what a series of images can convey. Photographic storytelling—or what we know as photo essays—can say so much about a subject. It might be the visual...
View ArticleWhat To Do With Travel Photos on Your Phone or Hard Drive
Now that we’ve all had a good …seven months… to organize them,1 let’s figure out what to do with them, shall we? There has been a lot of time to ponder, reset, and indulge in hobbies that aren't, well,...
View ArticleFive Genius Ways For Stepping Up That Mobile Photography
There’s one thing I’ve noticed: The more pictures I take, the better they get. Sure, this is partially because I’ve upgraded iPhones, trading in my ‘antique’ iPhone 5S for an iPhone 8 Plus. This...
View ArticleCould You Board a Flight with an iPhone Soon?
First, there was paying for things with your phone. Now there's boarding a flight. (Never mind back in the day, you could even board with a Costco card!) Earlier this month at Apple's annual World...
View ArticleGet Three Months of Duolingo Plus Through T-Mobile
Did you enjoy the Bookings.com and Rentalcars.com deals through T-Mobile? T-Mobile Tuesdays is offering another really cool deal, especially for us folks that travel a lot. Through the following week,...
View ArticleHow To Use WhatsApp With the Phone Turned Off
It's bringing that WhatsApp addiction to the next level. For serious users, there are a few well-known quirks for the messaging service: It's possible to use the device even when you're far, far away...
View ArticleHow To Find Flights with the Lowest Carbon Emissions
It's the biggest paradoxical conundrum there is in travel: The more we see the planet, the more we need to protect it. Last week at Skift, Richard Holden of Google Travel revealed that there is a...
View ArticleLooking for an Extended Stay? Try These Vacation Rental Companies
As amazing as Airbnb is, it can be frustrating with so many property types and different levels of service — only to show up to a place that you weren't quite expecting to at all. This is the reason...
View ArticleLeave Through the Departure Terminal To Get Out of the Airport Quickly
Tis that season... again. Perhaps many of us have forgotten how to travel... but this one is worth the refresher. Never has avoiding crowds become so paramount. Instead of exiting the airport through...
View ArticleFor Faster Airline Customer Service, Try Calling the International Call Center
Never in my life have I waited more than nine hours trying to rebook a flight. Not only does it pay to have every airline on speed dial, it also pays to have the international call center on handy. If...
View ArticleHow To Guarantee A Seat on the Plane
Got yo' flight cancelled? Tired of waiting around for a flight? The best trick for guaranteeing a seat on the plane is to buy the flight out at the VERY last minute. Our close friend recently bought a...
View ArticleDon't Expect To Use AirPods Onboard the Plane
It's a techie's worst nightmare, though a great reason to stay old school. Think about it. AirPods rely on Bluetooth technology, and well, you've got to go into airplane mode. Not to mention, those...
View ArticleAre Remote Working Vacations Worth It?
Here’s a huge disclaimer: The remote working vacation is not a vacation. There’s three kind of trips: the vacation, the business trip and the remote working vacation these days. If anything, the remote...
View ArticleHow To Easily Remove Tourists from Photos (Using Google Pixel)
Here’s our guide to removing tourists with a Google Pixel in literally seconds. Google’s latest line of Pixels, starting with the 6 series and upwards, includes a photo tool called Magic Eraser that...
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