Why Zika Is a Concern Even If You’re Not Planning To Get Pregnant (Or a Dude)

July 25, 2016 Erica Ho 3 minute read

Real talk.

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An Ode to the Hotel Minibar (No Touching!)

May 11, 2016 Sam Wright Fairbanks Less than a minute to read

There are only so many five-dollar bags of chips and six-dollar cans of diet coke someone can consume before they ask, “What’s the point of it all?”

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Features Health Misc.

The Drinking Game Everyone Should Play at the Airport at Least Once

April 19, 2016 Erica Ho 1 minute read

NOTICE, there needs to be a lot of whiskey for this one.

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Culture & Science Flights Health Misc.

Is There a Reason Why We Get Emotional on Airplanes?

April 18, 2016 Karina Martinez-Carter 2 minute read

I’m a total sap when it comes to movies and books. If there’s any sort of tear-jerking scene, I’m going to end up crying.

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Empty Kitchen? These Tips Will Prevent You From Being Hangry After a Trip

April 12, 2016 Erica Ho 2 minute read

Nothing is worse than coming home to an empty fridge. The second worst thing? Being forced to eat greasy takeout.

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News Roundup: Virgin America for Sale, Ebola Risk Downgraded and More

April 1, 2016 Sam Wright Fairbanks 1 minute read

Updates on the EgyptAir hijacking, Virgin America up for grabs, Ebola no longer a worldwide threat and more—this week in travel news.

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News Roundup: Zika Updates, UberMOTO and Flights to Cuba

March 4, 2016 Sam Wright Fairbanks 1 minute read

Disney parks play with pricing, U.S. airlines sign up to fly to Cuba and a senator fights hidden fees—this week in travel news.

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Health Polls

Poll: Will the Zika Virus Change Your Travel Plans?

January 30, 2016 Sam Wright Fairbanks Less than a minute to read

Germaphobes represent!

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Airlines Flights Food

The Alcoholic’s Mixology Guide for Getting Trashed on a Flight

November 22, 2015 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

How do you think I survive the holidays? It’s all about pregaming.

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Food Hotels Lodging Trip Planning

Foodie Alert, These Are the Best Hotel Restaurants in the World

November 4, 2015 Karina Martinez-Carter 3 minute read

The hotel restaurant shouldn’t always be a last resort. In some cases—like these—it deserves to be first choice.

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Culture & Science Flights Health

Germs on a Plane! It Pays To Be a Hypochondriac

October 27, 2015 Karina Martinez-Carter 3 minute read

I think morphing into germaphobe is just something that comes with the territory… the territory of an airplane.

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Culture & Science Features Food Misc.

The Geographic Origins of the World’s Most Popular Cocktails

October 21, 2015 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

The best part about flying Singapore Airlines is that the flight attendants make you Singapore Slings so you can get crazy drunk and conk out for the rest of the flight.

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Food Gear Health Reviews Trip Planning

The Many Adventures of Traveling with the AeroPress

October 7, 2015 Erica Ho 5 minute read

The AeroPress needs no introduction. For years, its taunted me on Amazon as the best, “the best” coffee maker for brewing coffee. But it looked like it belonged in a science lab. Just give me a regular French Press, please.

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The Cooking Essentials for Traveling

August 27, 2015 Erica Ho 4 minute read

Because I am not food snob, I promise. Besides, the doctor told me to lighten up on the steak au poivre.

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Food Gear Reviews Travel Trip Planning

Consider the GoBites Duo If You’re a Traveling Foodie

April 21, 2015 Erica Ho 5 minute read

You could argue that spending money on a travel spork is either one of the most useful or useless things ever. I live to eat so I don’t care.

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Flights Health

The Quick Guide to In-Flight Exercises

April 16, 2015 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

I consider Karina the expert on this one but in case your eyes glaze over every time they see a block of text, here’s a concise guide.

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The Picky Eater’s Guide to Airline Food

April 9, 2015 Melissa Roskowski 2 minute read

It takes extra planning, constant ingredient checking and explaining that chicken is, in fact, meat when traveling as a vegetarian.

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Health Language Trip Planning

Say It Right: “Where Is the Pharmacy?”

March 17, 2015 Sydney Johnson Less than a minute to read

Filling a prescription while traveling is a daunting task and it seems like knowing where to find meds is half the battle.

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Health Trip Planning

What to Do If You Need a Doc Abroad

February 10, 2015 Karina Martinez-Carter 3 minute read

This piece has nothing to do with ebola.

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Bringing the Comforts of Home Along on a Trip

January 14, 2015 Erica Ho 3 minute read

The most common complaint I ever hear from people traveling is that they miss the comforts of home. I have solved this problem for you because I am just as lazy at home as when I’m traveling.

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The Guide to Carrying on Holiday Foods and Goodies

November 25, 2014 Karina Martinez-Carter 2 minute read

Thanksgiving and the holidays: It’s peak travel time, peak chow time, and, if you’re like me and wanting to cling for a taste from home, peak traveling with chow time.

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Food Packing Travel Trip Planning

How To Bring a Pumpkin Pie on the Plane

November 24, 2014 Erica Ho 2 minute read

Nothing says adulthood like learning to make a pumpkin pie from scratch. I’ve already started baking pumpkin and salty honey pies in prep for a real gutfest.

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Flights Health

How To Stop Feeling Like a Human Blob In Your Seat

November 10, 2014 Karina Martinez-Carter 3 minute read

*Alternate title: The Best Stretches and Workout Moves During a Flight

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Health Packing Trip Planning

Don’t Forget These Pills When You’re Packing

October 15, 2014 Karina Martinez-Carter 2 minute read

Traveling is synonymous with pushing past the boundaries of one’s comfort zone. But I find the comfort zone that ends up getting pushed the most is that of my physical body.

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Health Packing Trip Planning

The Best Travel Workout Routines for the Road

October 13, 2014 Karina Martinez-Carter 4 minute read

I am of the thought that vacation should really be treated as a vacation — sleep until you want, do what you want, eat what you want, etc. But I’m also one of those people who can only go so long without working out before I go stir crazy.

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Health Travel Trip Planning

How To Cope With a Travel Hangover Post-Trip

October 1, 2014 Erica Ho 2 minute read

So after I wrapped my latest two-week excursion in New York and Portland, I may have been dealing with a few different types of hangover.

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Adventure Health Misc. Trip Planning

This Diagram Shows Where It’s Safe To Drink the Water

September 23, 2014 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

This infographic gets down and dirty about where the water is drinkable, lest Montezuma’s Revenge make a visit upon you.

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Food Health Packing Travel Trip Planning

The Best Snacks for Traveling

September 9, 2014 Erica Ho 4 minute read

“You have hollandaise sauce on your performance fleece,” my eating companion muttered to me last week. And this was just at a stationary dining table. Throw in travel and we now have a recipe for disaster.

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This Travel Spice Rack is Perfect for Vacation Rentals

April 24, 2014 Erica Ho 4 minute read

At first glance, the Mobile Foodie Survival Kit looks like another pretentious piece of Brooklyn hipster swag. Despite that, its actually a great spice rack if you’re going away for extended periods of time.

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Food Hotels Lodging Trip Planning

Put Your Junk in the Ice Bucket To Keep It Fresh

May 1, 2012 Amanda Tong Less than a minute to read

Luckily, there are no missing kidneys involved in this story. But the ice bucket is a great tool for, well, keeping things cooled overnight if there’s no fridge available.

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Food Packing Trip Planning

How Not To Pack Frozen Food on a Flight

April 25, 2012 Erica Ho 2 minute read

If you know Paris, then you know why I packed frozen food on a 23-hour flight. The question was whether or not it would actually get home – in edible condition.

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Flight Basics: Learn to Pack Your Own Food

March 19, 2012 Erica Ho 1 minute read

Who can even remember what airline food tastes like these days? I mean, it’s almost a blessing they’ve scrapped food on domestic flights entirely.