Take five

Flights, Itinerary, Planning, Safety/Health, Travel Advice

These five apps will keep you up to date on Covid-19 travel rules. Do I need to wear a mask? Do I need to be vaccinated? Will I be able to go out to eat? It’s hard to keep up with frequently-changing COVID-19 travel restrictions that often vary wildly from location to...

Terminal snoozing

Safety/Health, Travel Advice

Catching ZZZs in the airport isn’t just for broke backpackers anymore; here’s how to do it right. ​I pulled a few overnights in airports when I was in my late teens and early twenties. A few were because of cancelled late-night flights, others were by choice the night...

It’s just plane safe

Safety/Health, Travel Advice

Do this as soon as you take your seat to make your flight safer. My pilot training brought home how important it is to move as quickly and surely as possible in the event of an evacuation. As a result, this is this first thing I do as soon as I take my seat: I count...

(For)got drugs?

Safety/Health, Travel Advice

What to do if you forget or lose your meds when traveling abroad. Medication is one of the most important things to remember to pack when you travel—it belongs on the essentials list: Passport? Credit card? Phone? Meds? If you forget something like toothpaste or a...