After airlines having lost my luggage multiple times and a ruined Christmas holiday, I became serious about traveling light and rarely check my luggage now. So much so, that friends are amazed when I travel for two weeks or more with a carry on. And when they see me wear fresh clothes every day, they […]
There are so many great sources of travel information available on the internet, from destination sites and travel provider sites, to travel writing and photo reporting. All of them can inspire you to travel and many can help you to make you trip happen. You will find a number of different posts on this site
Have you ever seen (or been?) the traveler in line at the airport or the taxi stand, struggling with a pile of airline itineraries, hotel confirmation emails, rental car reservations, trying to find the right piece of paper? You can save yourself a lot of trouble (and a tree or two!) by using a mobile
Every day you can read about the ever shrinking economy class on planes, passenger rage about seat recline and long delays of plane travel – enough trouble to make you want to stay at home? There is a much more pleasant alternative to travel around Europe – high speed trains and you should try them!
A friend of mine and her family had a long delay on their return from Amsterdam – and they got a refund from the airline of 3,000 Euro for the five of them! That was welcome compensation for the frustrating delay at the end of a wonderful vacation – and a nice contribution to the
The winners of the two United Premier Upgrades in the drawing announced here, raffled off among all the people who liked my Facebook page, followed me on Twitter or commented, have been determined: Dirk Regel Mark Gordon The United Global Premier Upgrades are valid through January 31, 2015, on any United flight operated on United
If you know me, you know my aversion to group tours. The sight of a group, herded by their guide with a little colored flag from the bus to the sight for 3.5 minutes of picture taking, all of the tourist ideally in matching t-shirts, usually sends me fleeing from the location! Small group adventure
So, you have found inspiration for a trip, but are not quite sure how to tackle it? Maybe a guide book is the right answer – or is that sooo last century, with all the free online help around? I think there are still good reasons to pay for some help in travel planning and
You probably just went back to work after the holidays, facing a lot of work at the beginning of the new year, lots of email, meetings to kick of the new year – and there is no vacation anytime soon? Well, how about a little virtual vacation with a guide to some new travel destinations
If your travel plans include flights in or out of Manila’s NAIA airport (MNL) between January 15 – 19, 2015, you should check your flights with the airline: The pope is visiting and authorities are severely restricting flights during that time. You thought President Obama’s is attracting large crowds and his travel is inconveniencing regular
A lot of digital ink is spilled every day on which payment card you just HAVE TO add to your wallet, arguing the available sign-up bonuses, valuable rewards or potential for manufacturing spend. The one thing usually missing from the discussion is security and peace of mind! I recommend to address that first, before worrying
If I was limited to using one travel web site or downloading one mobile travel application, I would make it Kayak! Why? Being able to search just one site for flights or hotels and reliably finding the lowest air fares or hotel rates around the world, makes this the first site I usually visit when