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Terminal snoozing

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...

If you’re going overseas, you can’t come home without one of these

Airport Security/Customs, Safety/Health, Travel Advice

Here are two convenient and low-hassle ways to satisfy the U.S. re-entry Covid test requirement. Although some destinations around the world are relaxing entry requirements for fully-vaccinated visitors, the United States still requires a negative Covid-19 test for...

(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...

Let’s talk about…cankles

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

Compression socks not your thing? Here are two alternatives. Traveling involves a lot of sitting—planes, trains, buses, taxis, Ubers, rental cars. No matter how much water I drink or what position I sit in, my ankles always swell up. It gets worse if it’s a hot day,...

Sock it to me

Clothing/Laundry, Product/Service Reviews, Safety/Health, Travel Advice

The eight best compression socks for travel. I usually switch out my shoes for a pair of spa slippers on long flights. But sometimes my feet swell so much I can barely get my shoes back on at the end of the flight. Solution? Cool it on the salty foods in-flight and...

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Terminal snoozing

It’s just plane safe

If you’re going overseas, you can’t come home without one of these

(For)got drugs?

Let’s talk about…cankles

Sock it to me

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