How To Change Your Device’s Country on the App Store

August 14, 2019 Erica Ho 1 minute read

It may surprise you but your phone does have its own nationality.

Google Flights Is Offering a Limited Time Price Guarantee

August 9, 2019 Erica Ho 1 minute read

In time for shoulder season, Google Flights will be offering a price guarantee for a limited time, giving customers a refund for any price drops.

Hacks Money Technology Travel

How To Skip the Credit Card Signature Abroad

June 25, 2019 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

Verified: June 25, 2019This hack has been verified by our editors. Please note things may change.

Chip cards are so 2009. (By the way, that was ten years ago.)

Culture & Science Hacks Leisure Money

Prayers Answered? How To Gain Free Admission to Religious Sites

June 19, 2019 Erica Ho 1 minute read

Verified: June 19, 2019This hack has been verified by our editors. Please note things may change.

It is one of those intuitive things that make a lot of sense in retrospect.

Hacks Technology

The MacBook Has Its Own (Travel) Adapter System

June 6, 2019 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

God save all the hipsters before you have to go out and buy a new power adapter for the laptop.

Customs Documentation Flights Hacks Money Transit

The Simplest, Cheapest Methods for Showing Proof of Onward Travel

June 3, 2019 Erica Ho 3 minute read

Much as I’d like to think I could freewheel it around in the UK, getting sent back to the country I just flew from doesn’t top my list of “having a good time.”

Flights Hacks Money Technology

How To Get Free Flight Cancellation for Flights Outside the U.S.

May 30, 2019 Erica Ho 2 minute read

Verified: June 4, 2019This hack has been verified by our editors. Please note things may change.

Most travelers know it is possible to cancel a flight for free within 24 hours inside the U.S., but most don’t know it is also possible to do for flights departing outside the U.S.

Hacks Money Packing Trip Planning

The Most Effective Trick for Quickly Maximizing Carry-On Luggage

May 22, 2019 Erica Ho 1 minute read

Onboard a plane, everyone gets two items: a carry-on bag and a personal item. Here’s how to get three bags for the road, without checking in anything extra.

Airlines emergency Technology

Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian To Offer Customer Service Through Messenger

May 8, 2019 Erica Ho 1 minute read

Finally, a little bit of tech-forwardness. Twitter customer service is so dead.

Customs Documentation Hacks Money Technology

How To Get Around Paying $15 for the Mobile Passport Plus App

May 6, 2019 Erica Ho 2 minute read

It’s always good to enjoy a good thing while it lasts.

Hacks Photography Technology

How To Take Killer Food Photos In a Dark Restaurant

April 11, 2019 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

If you eat at a three-star Michelin star restaurant, and didn’t take pics, did it really happen?

Hacks Health Hotels

The Hotel Gym May Be The Best Source for Free Bottled Water

April 1, 2019 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

The hotel gym. You know, that place no one uses.

Gear Photography Technology

The Beginner’s Guide to Drone Photography

March 20, 2019 Erica Ho 3 minute read

This is part 1 in The Beginner's Guide to Drone Photography series.

There’s something that people who don’t have drones don’t know about them: They’re pretty much the coolest adult toy you’ll ever have.

Adventure Gear Photography Technology

Bring a Backup Phone Battery for the Extreme Cold or Heat

March 7, 2019 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

If you want to capture those memories, check the weather not just for the clothes, but for the gear.

Flights Loyalty Technology Transit

Star Alliance’s Flight Search Engine Just Became Usable

February 14, 2019 Erica Ho Less than a minute to read

Finding flights is one thing, booking things are another, though one might think these things should naturally and intuitively go together.

Hacks Packing Trip Planning

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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!

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.

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?

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.

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!

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.