I guess you want to know who Erica Ho is.

Erica Ho is a former reporter for TIME in Hong Kong and former geek at Gizmodo and Lifehacker. Her work has appeared in CNN, Yahoo!, MSN, Mashable, Travel + Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler and Quartz to name a few places.

Travel

Fitting a Carry On Into the Overhead Bin on a Regional Jet

December 10, 2018 Erica Ho 1 minute read

Here’s some simple magic in accomplishing all of this, provided the suitcase makes it past the pearly white gates.

Travel

Smart Receipts Is the Best Business Expensing Smartphone App So Far.

December 5, 2018 Erica Ho 2 minute read

Consider this required as part of the business travel arsenal. There’s is no greater gift in this universe than billing someone else.

Travel

Amtrak’s Social Media Residency May Be the Coolest Way to Travel

November 28, 2018 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

Got some free time to criss-cross the country?

Connectivity Culture & Science Misc. Technology

Slowly Is the Pen-Pal App That We all Need In Our Lives. Period.

November 21, 2018 Erica Ho 1 minute read

Do you remember that feeling of excitement when you got a piece of mail, and it wasn’t a bill?

Adventure Ground Transit

Caveman Basics: How To Use the Sun as a Navigational Guide

November 15, 2018 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

It’s often the simplest tips that are the most useful. It also helps that no matter where you are, the sun rises in the east, and sets in the west.

Connectivity Hotels Lodging Transit

The Guide To Hotels That Have Free Wi-Fi

November 13, 2018 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

Long gone are the days where an arm and leg had to be paid for Wi-Fi.

Cars Ground Transit Uber

Uber Launches Ride Pass for Discounted Rides

November 12, 2018 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

Hot off the heels of Lyft, Uber has launched a “subscription” pass called Ride Pass. It differs a little bit from Lyft’s model in that it’s a subscription for discounts, not rides.

Ground Public Transport Transit

How To Bike Around an Unfamiliar Place

November 7, 2018 Erica Ho 4 minute read

Bike riding is one of those activities that a lot of people have a mental block on doing on their own, though there is no discernible reason on why it should be avoided in the first place.

Culture & Science Ground Lyft News Transit Uber

Vote! Lyft and Uber Are Offering Heavily Discounted Rides on Election Day

November 6, 2018 Erica Ho 1 minute read

It is always important to vote.

Food Hotels Lodging

The Quickest Way To Deal With a Hotel Room That Has No Microwave

November 5, 2018 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

No, there’s no stupid “steam the veggies in the shower” trick here.

Culture & Science Flights Transit

The Most Annoying Travel Behavior Is Not Talking and Never Shutting Up.

November 1, 2018 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

Color us surprised to discover that most people don’t think talking incessantly is the worst one of all time.

Business Culture & Science Hacks Transit

Repurposing Those Weird Travel Amenities (Like the Shower Cap)

October 31, 2018 Erica Ho 1 minute read

After awhile, all those little oddities and ends add up. I can’t remember the last my shoes were shined, but trust me, I have a shoe brush if the going gets rough.

Flights Packing Transit Trip Planning

How To Travel (and Pack Everything) With a Personal Item Only

October 30, 2018 Erica Ho 4 minute read

I almost dumped a guy once upon discovering that he loved to check in luggage.¹

Business Ground Lyft Money Taxis Technology Transit

Lyft Unveils a National Monthly Subscription Pass

October 29, 2018 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

Urban city dwellers! Lyft recently unveiled a national monthly subscription pass that allows riders to take up 30 rides in a single month for $299.

Business Culture & Science Misc.

Notes From the Road: I Left My Phone Charger at Home.

October 25, 2018 Erica Ho 1 minute read

Dear Adam,

Sorry, I know you literally heard from me 20 seconds ago because we WhatsApp like 900 million times a day, but you know how I barely made it out of the apartment alive? Well, guess what, I was so tired that I ended up leaving my PHONE CHARGER at home.

Culture & Science Documentation Features Visa

The Neat Foreign Status of Embassies and Countries Around the World

October 22, 2018 Erica Ho 2 minute read

It’s the one lie I always believed about consulates and embassies: These properties essentially acted as foreign soil of their respective countries.

Culture & Science Technology Tools

Newsflash, Google Maps Proves That the Earth Isn’t Flat

October 16, 2018 Erica Ho 1 minute read

Let’s forget for a minute that Columbus Day hasn’t just passed.

Culture & Science Packing

Four Games To Improve Those Obi-Wan Packing Skills

October 11, 2018 Erica Ho 2 minute read

There must be a reason why I’m a master at packing. It’s because I like Tetris.

Adventure Budget Flights Money Transit

How To Survive and Fly Basic Economy (With No Carry On)

October 9, 2018 Erica Ho 2 minute read

Dial those expectations back. Set them back at “paying for water,” and that will leave you in a good position to be pleasantly surprised, for instance, if you don’t have to pay for water.

Adventure Culture & Science Itinerary Technology Trip Planning

The Adventure Map You Should Have Been Building All Along

October 8, 2018 Erica Ho 2 minute read

The sense of wonder often starts young. I remember digging through stories of archaeology, history and Indiana Jones until I realized it would most likely require an encounter with a bug at some point.

Connectivity Culture & Science Technology

You Don’t Even Need To Be in the Same Country as the Phone To Use WhatsApp

October 4, 2018 Erica Ho 1 minute read

It most likely won’t be long until advertisements start popping up, but until then, let’s concentrate on one interesting, unintentional privacy hiccup that we found by accident: It’s not hard at all for someone to read your messages.

Gear Packing Trip Planning

This Is Exactly How Much You Can Fit in a Packing Cube.

October 2, 2018 Erica Ho 2 minute read

If you’ve ever tossed a bag of dirty laundry in a suitcase, this is the post for you. (There was no time to organize.)

Culture & Science Photography Technology Tools

The Best Method for Sharing Photos to a Group of People

September 26, 2018 Erica Ho 1 minute read

Long gone are the days where emailing and texting people other photos is the best way to share.¹ In the name of efficiency and technology!

Flights Packing Technology Tools Transit

KAYAK Tool Figures Out If Can You Stuff That Bag in the Overhead Bin (iOS)

September 24, 2018 Erica Ho 1 minute read

Suffice it to say, if a suitcase isn’t manufactured to fit into the overhead bin these days, that’s a failure.

Cars Ground Technology Transit

Google Maps Functionality Comes to Apple CarPlay in iOS 12

September 19, 2018 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

Could have used this last week, but suppose late is better than never!

Culture & Science Hotels Lodging Safety

Preventing Hotel Robberies and Theft

September 18, 2018 Erica Ho 3 minute read

Is the likelihood of getting a hotel room robbed higher than being robbed on the street? Unfortunately, no one really knows.

Cars Ground Technology Transit

How To Connect Android Auto To a Car Display

September 12, 2018 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

Easier said than done. 😛

emergency Hacks Trip Planning

Here’s an Example of the Flat Tire Rule in Action

September 11, 2018 Erica Ho 2 minute read

Better take advantage of the few customer-friendly airline policies that remain.

Documentation Flights Transit

Everyone Will Need a REAL ID in Order To Fly Domestically by 2020

September 6, 2018 Erica Ho 1 minute read

Renewing a driver license? Better make sure it is a REAL ID, or expect boarding a plane to become a hassle in two years.

Connectivity Flights Hacks Technology Transit Trip Planning

Here’s How To Get Unlimited In-Flight Wi-Fi for Suuuper Cheap

August 28, 2018 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

Anyone remember that insane iPass deal for unlimited inflight Wi-Fi for just $10 per month that no one can get anymore?

Cars Ground Tools Transit Trip Planning

These Calculators Will Figure Out the Cost of Gas for Road Trips

August 23, 2018 Erica Ho 1 minute read

Cheaper to fly? Cheaper to drive? Probably should figure out how much gas is actually going to cost.

Gear Reviews Technology

The UE Wonderboom May Be Our Favorite Non-Travel Gadget for the Road

August 22, 2018 Erica Ho 4 minute read

There are travel gadgets, and then there are gadgets that are… gadgets. But are great for making being on the road feel slightly less lonely.

emergency Money

How To Deal With Getting Ticketed or Fined as a Tourist

August 21, 2018 Erica Ho 2 minute read

Okay, people aren’t perfect.

Budget Flights Money Transit Trip Planning

The Basic Rules of Buying Airline Mistake Fares

August 20, 2018 Erica Ho 2 minute read

Because if you can’t get with the program, don’t even bother.

Flights Money Technology Tools Transit Trip Planning

Here’s How To Filter Out Basic Economy Fares in Google Flights

August 16, 2018 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

Here’s how to beat the jerks at their own game. Basic economy, take that!

Culture & Science Health Ladies Transit

How To Keep Skin From Looking Like the Wicked Witch of the East

August 15, 2018 Erica Ho 2 minute read

Men! This is for you too. There is no discrimination here, equal opportunity for everyone.

Budget Features Gear Money Trip Planning

The Best Places To Pick Up Cute, Quality Travel Gear at a Bargain Price

August 14, 2018 Erica Ho 3 minute read

For the record, all the pictured items above cost $23.86 in total.

Cars Ground Hacks Transit

Renting a Car at the Airport with a Debit Card

August 13, 2018 Erica Ho 1 minute read

It’s best to stick to a credit card for car rentals, but in the few instances where you want to put it on a debit card, there are a few things to keep in mind.

Airports Culture & Science Flights Transit Videos

Did You Know That Ghost Flights Exist?

August 9, 2018 Erica Ho 1 minute read

Not the other kind of disappearing flight. Or the Casper kind.

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