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Want to use your phone overseas for cheap?

Product/Service Reviews, Tech, Travel Advice

This app lets you avoid big roaming fees and physical SIM cards. Smartphones help streamline our travels, giving us instant access to everything from rideshare apps to online bank transfers, restaurant reservations to maps, hotel bookings to DIY tours. But for all...

Planning a trip but don’t want to pay for it all at once?

Product/Service Reviews, Safety/Health, Tech, Travel Advice

These 15 airlines and three online travel agencies allow you to book flights now and pay later. If you think that vacation is out of your reach, think again. Airlines and travel agencies have launched services that will allow you to book your getaway now and pay for...

Hello, anybody there?

Product/Service Reviews, Safety/Health, Tech, Travel Advice

Apple’s emergency satellite service is coming to six more countries—here’s how to use it. If something goes wrong on your summer vacation to Europe, getting help will soon be just a tap away on Apple’s latest devices. The tech giant is rolling out its safety-focused...

My latest travel-gadget finds

Air Travel, Health, Product/Service Reviews, Safety, Tech, Travel Advice

These four things make it easier to detect hidden cameras in your Airbnb, watch movies in-flight, disinfect your airline seat, and soothe achy muscles. 1. Hidden camera detector ($79) This shouldn’t be necessary, but unfortunately it is. I’m not saying there’s a...

If you’re looking for an escape, how about a drive through a foreign city listening to local radio?

Fun/Games, Itinerary, Product/Service Reviews, Tech, Things to Do, Travel Advice

This free app takes you on a virtual car ride through cities around the world. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to enjoy driving or riding in a car through another city, taking in the sights and the sounds while listening to local radio. If you miss it as...

Photography etiquette

Photography, Product/Service Reviews, Safety/Health, Tech, Travel Advice

Ten tips on how to take the snap you want without breaking local law or customs. Photo etiquette depends on who the subject is (a street musician, a child playing in the park, a panhandler, a policeman) as well as where the subject is. (In Spain, for example, you’re...
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