Say cheese!

Documents, Passport/Visa, Travel Advice

Here’s how to take your own passport photo. After paying $17 for photo taken in front of a pull-down white shade in a Walgreens aisle and $79 for a “photo shoot” under lights and another pull-down white shade in a camera store, only to have both sets of photos...

More time to get real!

Flights, Travel Advice, TSA

The Real ID requirement for domestic flights is delayed again. If you’ve traveled through a U.S. airport the last few years, you may have noticed signs near the security checkpoint reminding passengers about changes to photo ID requirements as part of the Real ID Act....

No more 3-1-1?

Flights, Travel Advice, TSA

Travelers will no longer be restricted when packing liquids in carry-ons, thanks to this new technology. When going through TSA security, taking large electronics out of your bag and keeping liquids in containers to less than 3.4 fluid ounces is the rule. That rule...

No boarding pass needed

Flights, Travel Advice, TSA

TSA expands new airport screening systems. Don’t be surprised on your next trip if you arrive at your local Transportation Security Administration checkpoint and are told no boarding pass is required. At a rapidly expanding number of airports, the TSA staff is...

What, me join the AARP?

Discounts, Money, Travel Advice

You can join no matter your age, and it’s worth it for the travel benefits. When the AARP—the 38-million-strong organization for people over 50—started contacting me about becoming a member, my first reaction was, “I’m not that old!” But after looking over the pitch...
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