Ok, so nobody goes through like a pro anymore. The ever changing rules are made to make it as awkward and silly as possible. But since I can still get through quickly if not easily, I thought I’d share some tips. First off, if you are checking a bag, check everything except your book and […]
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I travel a lot and one of my indispensable items is my Eagle Creek neck pillow. Lately I’ve been getting a lot of 6am flights (which means I wake up at 3:30am) but it means I have one more evening at home with the family. My neck pillow guarantees I’ll get another two hours of
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Can you name all 50 states in 10 minutes? Try this web challenge. Frank and I got 49! I won’t tell you which one we missed because it’s embarassing!Photo by Marxchivist.
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The New York Times has an article about easyCruises and they sound appealing, like what I think a cruise ship should be: transportation from one island to another. Their website says to think of them as a floating hotel. The cabins are cheap with no frills, not even room service. But you don’t spend much
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Anybody who has researched airfares on the web has experienced the frustration of not only trying to figure out if they have found the cheapest fare or not, but also of deciding whether there’s any chance the fare will get cheaper or not. Farecast tries to solve this problem. When you research fares on Farecast,
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You should always put your entire trip on one itinerary. Here are two reasons why along with some real life pain caused by multiple itineraries. You should put all your flights on one itinerary because if anything goes wrong, the airlines will help you get to your final destination. If you are on multiple itineraries
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I’m always looking for better sites to find cheap airfares. I get really frustrated that the airlines can charge not just different fares for different days but different fares for the same seats on the same airplane! I found this site, ITA Software, yesterday and it’s great! It even has an option "search within this
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I’ve been dreaming of sailing in the British Virgin Islands for a while now. I even posted on how to plan a sailing vacation. Well, I’m not just dreaming anymore – we decided to go ahead and do it. The question is just which month and exactly how much are we going to spend on
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Some very cool underwater pictures. I especially like the one of the turtle. Flickr: The This Is Why We Dive Pool. I have been really, really wanting to go back to the British Virgin Islands. We haven’t found another family with kids to go with though. I want to get a catamaran and go snorkeling
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Ever looked at a magazine cover of a beautiful white sailboat surrounded by gorgeous turquoise water and wondered how in the world do people plan a vacation like that? Well, I’ve been dreaming about sailing lately, and since I’m not planning on taking my three month old sailing any time soon (they won’t let
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