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Fifteen under $15: stocking stuffers for travelers

Air Travel, Convenience, Health, Luggage and Bags, Product/Service Reviews, Tech, Travel Advice, TSA

I bought these for myself and my traveler friends, too! Whew—this post took me a bit of time to put together! I combed through my travel stuff and picked fifteen of my favorites priced under $15…then bought them all as stocking stuffers for my traveler friends!...

Traveling with drugs: what to know

Airport Security/Customs, Safety/Health, Travel Advice, TSA

Taking prescription meds overseas? Here are ten suggestions on how to best travel with drugs (plus a bonus tip on weed). 1. Keep Medicines in Their Original BottlesWhile it’s unlikely you’ll face any sort of issue when you’re flying with meds, you may want to keep...

Ten gift swap ideas under $20 every traveler will want

Air Travel, Camping, Food/Drink, Health, Luggage and Bags, Product/Service Reviews, Tech, Travel Advice, TSA

White elephant travel-related gifts you may end up keeping for yourself. If you have a white elephant, Secret Santa, or other holiday gift exchange on your calendar this season, skip the joke present and instead buy one of these travel-related items that won’t break...

Snakes on the plane…

Pets/Service and Emotional Support Animals, Travel Advice, TSA

plus dogs, ponies, turkeys, ferrets, spiders, and pigs. Are US planes becoming Noah’s Arks of emotional support animals—some legitimate, some less so? Find out how the airlines and DOT are tightening the rules on critters in the cabin. A peacock found itself...

Three mini-things that make being out and about easier

Convenience, Product/Service Reviews, Travel Advice, TSA

A bag/coat hanger, foldable sunglasses, and a keychain multitool walked into a bar… …where I used the multitool  to close the door after I folded my sunglasses and dropped them into my jacket pocket. I sat at a table, where I balanced the hanger on the...

How I got my Kindle back from the TSA

Electronic Devices, Flights, Lost Luggage, Tech, Travel Advice, TSA

Left your Kindle (or anything else) at a TSA checkpoint? Here’s what you should do to maximize your chances of recovering it. Last year I arrived in Paris with time to kill before my connecting flight. I rummaged in my bag for my Kindle but couldn’t find it. After...
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