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Category Archives: How to travel smart
Why travel can be the best learning experience you’ll ever have
For me, the next best high after travel is when I’m asked to play tour guide. Or offer travel help A few weeks ago, two people who might as well be from different planets asked me for the same favor. … Continue reading
Getting your workout in at the airport
I never really thought about exercising at the airport because the act of traveling always seemed to be exercise enough. All that futzing with baggage in security. And schlepping to the gate. In the name of making my airport sprints … Continue reading
Posted in General Travel, Health & Wellness, How to travel smart
Tagged Airports, exercise, health and wellness, Jon Kabat-Zinn, meditation, Minneapolis, San Francisco, travel, yoga
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Unexpected cost of some frequent flier miles
Did you get frequent flier miles for opening a checking or savings account? It may cost you. Here’s why.
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Tagged American Airlines, Citibank, Frequent-flier miles
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Travel suggestions: Off the beaten path
I’m going to be out of commission for a couple days. Having minor eye surgery. Meanwhile, here are some great travel suggestions if you’d like to try something new and different this year. Courtesy the intrepid Joe Yogerst, a former … Continue reading
TSA finds ‘Cupcakegate’ hard to swallow
Planning on bringing treats — homemade or otherwise — through airport security? The TSA may have something to say about it, depending on how it’s packaged. This incident was dubbed Cupcakegate. I’ve transported Yodels and Ring Dings care packages to … Continue reading
Posted in At the airport, Family, General Travel, How to travel smart, My sista
Tagged airport security, Drake's, TSA, Yodels
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Some good-to-know flight tips while I recuperate
Under the weather today without an umbrella. Sick as a dog. A dog with a very stuffed-up snout. Achy, and just plain crummy. I suspect it was from the plane during my Thanksgiving travels, but who knows? Working to bring … Continue reading
Moral of frequent-flier story: Save that boarding pass
I said I’d follow up with the results of a query to US Airways. It had to do with some potential frequent-flier miles from my recent round-the-world trip. The miles in question were flown from on Qatar Airways from South … Continue reading
Don’t get tripped up by huge wireless charges abroad
This is the kind of info I found out about minutes before I started my round-the-world trip. I’m not kidding. I was on the phone with AT&T at the gate at JFK, checking on the options for my wireless phone … Continue reading
Learned my travel lesson the hard way: Book early
You’d think a fairly frequent flier like me would know better. I confess, my M.O. had usually been to wait ’til the last moment to book a trip. Or anything: even a hair appointment. My hat was always off to … Continue reading
More tips on how to travel smart
Kudos to USA TODAY for this. Some of it I’ve reported in the past, and some is new. All good. Very smart. One thing I’d like to add to the airline-saving tips. If I’m on a flight that’s looking crowded … Continue reading
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