The ULTIMATE Travel Destination?
I travel very frequently but it is a rare destination that would be called exotic. Some are pretty exciting, but at least by my definition, calling a location…
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Battery is Charged, Camera is Ready to . . . Uh, Maybe Not
Three flights await me today as I head back home to Florida from Norway. On my similar trip home last month, I was upgraded to United First. Enjoying…
Is Your Travel Reading Dinosaur or Digital?
It was with some pain and agony when I finally switched from paper books to a digital e-Reader. Maybe old habits die hard but dinosaur-ish as it sounds,…
Gadgets from CES 2013
Every January, hundreds of thousands flock to Las Vegas for the annual Consumer Electronics Show to see the newest gadgets and future technologies (hopefully) coming to a store…
App Review: WorldMate for their Tips and Currency Tools
Two things I do a lot of when traveling are 1) calculating tips at restaurants and in taxis, and 2) calculating currency conversions. There are apps to do…
LoJack for Laptop Winner!
We have a winner! Congratulations to Kay Dougherty for being the winner of the Pearls of Travel Wisdom LoJack giveaway! Kay was randomly selected from all the great…
“Boarding is About to Begin”- My Push Notification Wish List
Notification on my phone that my flight is boarding? Sign me up! I am often sitting in the lounge trying to get a few last emails sent and…
Final Hours! LoJack for Laptop Contest (and lots of great travel safety tips!)
Have you entered the LoJack for Laptop contest? If not, there are only hours left to do so! Enter here: http://pearlsoftravelwisdom.boardingarea.com/2012/07/pearls-of-travel-wisdom-giveaway-lojack-for-laptops. And while you’re there, readers have posted…
2012 Business Travel Innovation Awards
Last year, I brought you a rundown of the Global Business Travel Associations‘ Business Travel Innovation Award nominees, including the overall winner Hipmunk. It’s that time of year again, and…
Favorite Features of Airline Apps
Check-in, mobile boarding passes, gate info, checking your mileage balance – these are basic features that you’d expect an airline app to have. Usage of these features is…
