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Being pick-pocketed is a risk at home and when you are a tourist you become an even bigger target. There are plenty of precautions you can take when traveling to lower the…

Backup batteries are one of my favorite gadgets. Without them flights would be a little less entertaining and rural hostels with limited electricity couldn’t power my gadgets through the weekend. Recently, I…

Racking up miles on airlines isn’t hard and some make it a lot easier than others. However, if they are too easy to earn it may be because they are a lot…

Keeping costs down is important when traveling or on vacation. I am always looking for ways to do things for less including lodging, eating, and seeing sites. However, there are times when…

When I travel a couple of the things are most important things to me are security and portability and just traveling light in general. This is why I don’t ever carry a…

I am always trying to improve on my spanish skills but improving can take time and money. I have Rosetta Stone in just about every language and it’s fun to use every…

Most subway stops, train stations and railways are dingy, dark and allow little circulation. No matter where you are in the world you have probably experienced something similar. Not all public transportation…