How Two People Traveling Together Can Save on Baggage

February 13, 2019 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

It pays to be a couple (or two people traveling together). No one is discriminating against single people, but there are certain perks people traveling together can employ on the road.

Bags Featured Gear Reviews

Review: Going Everywhere with Away’s Everywhere Bag For Almost a Year

February 8, 2019 Erica Ho 11 minute read

Last March, Away debuted with a whole set of new products to accessorize that #jetsetter lifestyle, rolling out a duffel with a luggage strap, garment bag, and more accessories than we can really and truly keep up with. Here’s how the Everywhere Bag performed for nearly a year.

Ground Lyft Technology Tools Transit

T-Mobile Tuesdays Is Offering $10 Off the Next Lyft Ride

February 5, 2019 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

Our favorite carrier of choice for traveling, T-Mobile, is offering $10 off Lyft rides for all users.

Guides Itinerary Tools Trip Planning

How To Use Atlas Obscura To Plan a Trip

February 4, 2019 Erica Ho 2 minute read

Looking for something a bit kooky to visit? Here’s how to navigate Atlas Obscura for the next trip, short of building a master adventure map.

Gear Housekeeping

SHOP: These No Mas Coach! Buttons Might Score You a Flight Upgrade

January 29, 2019 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

These buttons are so cool that we KNOW you want one.

Money Technology Tools

Few People Know Google Trips Offers Discounts Inside the App.

January 22, 2019 Erica Ho 1 minute read

It seems for a while now that Google Trips has offered travel discounts for, well, virtually doing nothing.

Flights Hacks Technology Transit

The Rules of Hidden City Ticketing in 2019 (Time Flies!)

January 10, 2019 Erica Ho 3 minute read

Remember that company that got sued a few years ago? Hidden city ticketing is still alive and well, apparently.

Technology Tools

How To Manually Update an Amazon Kindle

January 8, 2019 Erica Ho 1 minute read

My first Kindle lasted six years! and I don’t think I ever realized it could update. Here’s a quick guide to ensure the latest Amazon Kindle firmware is installed.

Customs Documentation Trip Planning

Forget About Applying for Global Entry During the Government Shutdown

January 4, 2019 Erica Ho 1 minute read

It is the 14th day of the government shutdown, so read up, if you haven’t been paying attention over the holiday season.

Culture & Science Features Photography

The Travel Photographer of the Year Award Photos Are Stunning

December 18, 2018 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

In our minds, a good travel photo captures the place, the people and not just a random stranger walking down a lonely, deserted, oversaturated road.

Bags Gear Packing Trip Planning

The Key Difference Between Polycarbonate and Aluminum Suitcases

December 11, 2018 Erica Ho 5 minute read

Perhaps all the fuss around aluminum suitcases really comes down to is this: How much into status symbols are you?

Business Money Technology Tools

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.

Bags Gear Reviews Sponsored

Review: Away’s Daypack Is the Picture Perfect Consultant Bag. (Giveaway!)

November 26, 2018 Sponsored Post 4 minute read

This sponsored post is brought to you by Away.

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?

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.

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.

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.