Short and sweet, here is a roundup of this week’s links to news and resources to help enhance your travels: Productivity Many of us live on Google and use the search methods that we’ve become familiar with. There are so many ways to search within Google to have the results zoom in on exactly what…
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One Simple Tip for Your Next Taxi Ride
If you leave an item behind on an airplane, you have your flight number to refer back to. If you leave an item in a rental car, you have your rental agreement number to refer back to. If you leave an item in a taxi, you have the … hmmm, what do you have? You…
Working Too Late in your Hotel Room? Ask for a Shut-Down Call
If you have ever stayed in a hotel room, chances are you have asked for a wake-up call at some point. But have you ever asked for a shut-down call? When I suggest this to busy business travelers, their first reaction is, “Huh?” Their second reaction, upon learning more, is, “What a great idea!” So…
Hipmunk’s Top Features for Searching Airfares
Booking travel can be daunting. There are so many flight, hotel, and car rental sites out there that promise the best deals with the best companies. To stand out from the competition, a site has to develop a unique way to easily book the best trip for you. Hipmunk succeeds with several really useful features. We’ve…
In My Bag This Week: Tom’s of Maine Toothpaste, AlternaVites and Homemade Moisturizer
New items are traveling with me this week – items you may want to toss into your luggage on your next trip: Tom’s of Maine; finally, a toothpaste tube that will last more than just a few days! Tom’s natural toothpaste comes in a TSA-friendly 3 ounce size, so much larger than the typical .75…
Why You May Want to Twitter Chat
Want a fun way to learn and share travel tips? How about learn of travel deals? Better yet, have a chance to win great prizes! How? Twitter chats! Chats on Twitter are a fun way to feel connected with fellow travelers, share advice and stories about travel, hear about some great deals, and maybe be…
Presence – A Pretty Neat Smartphone App for Travelers, But …
Some apps are great for travelers so when I discovered Presence, I just had to try it out. It is a free app for all Apple mobile devices (iPhone/iPad/iPod) that creates a remote camera with many potential uses. It requires two Apple products, one to act as the remote monitor and the other to be…
Inflight Tips, Tricks and Confessions: Business Traveler Edition (Infographic)
Recently, I was asked by Air New Zealand to take part in an in-flight focus group. Our #NoLagToLondon group set out to tackle Jet Lag on long haul flights, but also managed to touch on a wide array of topics from pre-flight rituals to packing your carry-on. Read my rundown of the full trip over at…
Words of Wisdom to an On-The-Fence Traveler?
Traveling to a country where you do not speak the language can range from exciting to somewhat uncomfortable to downright scary. When one of the Pearls of Travel Wisdom newsletter readers emailed me about her desire to go to Paris, but shared her fear of not speaking French, I put a few tips together for…
WhatsApp for International Travel
I travel internationally a lot and having the tools to communicate back home, without having an enormous bill at the end of the trip, is important. With FaceTime and Skype, the phone conversations are easy and no-cost, but the text messaging has been getting out of hand. With my Verizon iPhone, there is a cost…
