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Jun 6, 2025

Good To Know: Different Types of USB Cables

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Nothing ruins a travel day quite like a dead phone battery and the wrong charging cable. In our hyper-connected world, understanding USB cables isn't just tech knowledge—it's essential travel survival skills

Travel Tips: Don't Leave Your Money Behind When Traveling

Tips for Keeping Money Safe at the Airport

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An estimated $58 million in loose change is left behind annually on airplanes.

18 Dumbest Things Smart Travelers Waste Money On

Don't Waste Your Money On These When Traveling

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💸 1. Currency exchange at the airport

Biggest rookie move. The rates are terrible and they tack on hidden fees.

Instead:

New Travel Pass For Ease Of Travel During and After Pandemic

IATA's New Travel Pass App

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the trade association for the world’s airlines, representing some 290 airlines or 82% of total air traffic. They are currently working on and about to release a new travel app called IATA Travel Pass for Travelers. It is due in app stores in March.

Back To Travel One Step at a Time

Back To Travel Back To Life

Slowly but surely some travel restrictions are being lifted or updated. The pandemic hit the travel industry hard and it will take years to recover. It is unlikely that it will be the same as it was before COVID. I think that the industry and the world would move forward changed for the better hopefully. With this in mind below are some helpful resources to help you determine and plan your travels.

Travel Accessory Of The Month - Silica Gel Packets & They Are Free

Travel Accessory Of The Month -
Silica Gel Packets & They Are Free

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Silica gel packets come inside boxes of many deliveries, especially of electronic devices, gadgets, and...
They are given to you for free. Most throw these out with the box. We started to keep and collect them.

Video Casting Fail While Traveling And What I Learned

Video Casting Fail Using WiFi
And What You Can Do Instead

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During our recent trip to Peddlers Village, we had the idea to spend half of one of the days lounging around in the hotel room watching holiday content. To set this up, we brought with us a laptop and a Google Chromecast.

How To Travel Safe & Stay Healthy During Virus Outbreaks

How To Travel Safe &
Stay Healthy During Virus Outbreaks

Just 6 months ago, we were dealing with the measles outbreak (How To Travel Safe During Measles Outbreak) and now in the new year, we have a new virus, Coronavirus, that is threatening the health of thousands of people. And the effects of these breakouts are definitely felt in the travel industry.

How to Download Amazon Videos for Offline When Traveling

How to Download Amazon Videos for Travel

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Netflix and Amazon have quite a few original shows and movies that they produce. And that catalog is getting bigger with some exciting shows coming out in various genres. What is great about this is that you can stream these just about everywhere you are. Better yet, for travel, you can download shows and movies to watch offline on your portable device. Below is how you can download videos from Amazon on your smartphone (this would work similarly on iPad as well).

Don't Leave Money Behind When Going Through Security

Don't Leave Money Behind With TSA When Going Through Security

Did you know that people leave nearly $1 million in loose change in TSA bins every year?

The checkpoint is a busy and confusing place - it only takes a second for a thief to grab a wallet or a cell phone out of a bin. Grab your stuff and grab your hard-earned cash as you get through the checkpoint and closer to your destination.

Best Travel Gadgets To Bring on A Miami Getaway

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Miami’s premier industry is tourism and this Florida city generates more than 24 billion dollars in tourist revenue yearly. If you’re planning a trip to this hot American tourist destination, you should know that bringing the right high-tech gadgets along will help you to enjoy a holiday that goes off without a hitch. The latest travel gadgets make it so easy to get the most out of Miami vacations. Here are some gadgets that you may want to get your hands on before you touch down in this beautiful and sunny city, which boasts some amazing tourist attractions, including Miami Beach, the Art Deco Historic District and Everglades National Park.

How To Travel Safe During Measles Outbreak

Measles Outbreak And Travel

Number of measles cases over 1,000 in the US for the first time since its eradication

This is what some of the headlines read in the news lately:
    "Travel-Associated Measles Outbreaks On the Rise in US"
    "Number of measles cases over 1,000 in US for the first time since its eradication"
    "Spread of Measles in Europe and Implications for US Travelers"
    "American Academy of Pediatrics report urges travelers get MMR vaccine"

There are even ads on the train that say that measles are spreading:

You Can Go To Jail For Bringing These Items To Some Countries

You Can Go To Jail for bringing these items to some countries

More than ever, the world is becoming a smaller place to live. Global travel is more common in this century than ever before. We are able to get from one country to another in a matter of hours instead of days. Crossing these borders opens up a lot of opportunities to experience new cultures, sights, and people. Though with ease of movement, you still need to be cognitive that cultures and rules are different from country to country. Before you venture across the ocean, sea, or large chunk of land, check on some of the country-specific regulations. Below, are a few such tips that are related to the travel gadgets that would keep you out of jail or at least on the right side of the law.

Best Way To Carry Money While Traveling

10 Smart Ways to Carry Money While Traveling

Divide and Concur
When out and about, split up your money stash between different areas. You can
- divide between multiple travelers in your party
- and between different areas such as pants' pockets, the fifth pocket of your jeans, inside bag pockets, or hidden jacket pockets
- and the gadgets and accessories below

Cybercriminals Want To Be the Grinch This Holiday Season How To Thwart Them

Who is a Cybercriminal?

How To Stop Them:

How To Read A Map When GPS Is Not Working And Not Get Lost

How To Not Get Lost Even If Your Nav Stops Working

Tour Guide: “The Cu Chi Tunnels were so long and intricate, we don’t know where they all lead to an end, even now”
Tourist: “Did they not have GPS?”

SIM Cards That Tie You Down Are Going Away

New SIM Cards and Phone Let You Travel Freeer(click to tweet)

That is freer between different countries and also different cell service carriers.

When traveling, your top go-to travel gadget is the smartphone. To make it usable and functioning when you are traveling internationally all of the travel experts and expats would tell you to get a SIM (subscriber identity module) card at your destination. It is a great travel tip as the cards at location tend to be cheaper and also are a lot more likely to work with the local cell service providers.

Not for long.