Here are some tips make your overseas journey easier. (courtesy of Travel & Leisure) Hotel business cards. Take a business card from the front desk when you check in, that way, if you ever get lost, you have the name and address of the hotel in the local language. Having something in a local language that can be shown to locals and taxi drivers is an extra bit of insurance. The six-month passport rule. The U.S. lets you use your [...]
What you need to know and how you can prepare for the laptop travel ban - Please note - THIS IS NOT IN EFFECT YET- Here is the fact sheet for Dept. of Homeland Security. https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/03/21/fact-sheet-aviation-security-enhancements-select-last-point-departure-airports (Courtesy: WendyPerrin.com http://www.wendyperrin.com/how-you-can-prepare-for-the-laptop-travel-ban/) The (DHS) is expected to expand the laptop ban to include flights coming into the U.S. from Europe. Less than two months after the first ban required that fliers arriving from several Middle East countries pack their laptops, tablets, game consoles, digital [...]
“There’s an APP for that”!! Best travel apps that you’ll actually use. (courtesy of The Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2017/feb/06/top-10-useful-travel-apps These days, there’s an App for everything, but it’s sometimes confusing and difficult to know if you’re using the best app for something. Traveling abroad can be overwhelming especially if you are dealing with foreign language, currency, traffic, schedules etc. The Guardian has put together a list of the best Travel Apps that you’ll actually use ! In addition, we do have [...]