Top 20 tips on how to prepare for airport security
Updated July 28, 2024 Are your trips through airport security angst-free and uneventful? Do you factor screening into your packing regimen? If the answer is “yes” to both of these questions, it sounds like you know how to navigate airport security like a pro. If...
Find a travel companion from your past
Updated April 7, 2024 Recurring themes in travel groups are the inability to find a travel companion and reluctance to travel alone. Finding a ‘stranger buddy’ online is always a risk, and being paired with another traveller by a tour company doesn’t...
Travel in the 1970s: What’s better? Then or now?
Updated May 1, 2023 During the pandemic when travel as we knew it felt like a remnant of the past, I found myself reflecting on my early international travel experiences. Musing involved three questions. What was it like to travel in the 1970s? What’s better?...
How to apply for a NEXUS card
Updated March 30, 2022 Think of a NEXUS card as a traveller’s speed pass. Answer a few questions at a kiosk when crossing the border. Whizz through airport screening using the fast lane. Join the NEXUS lane at land crossings and cross the border faster....
A comprehensive travel partner compatibility questionnaire
Selecting a compatible travel partner is serious business. It’s not enough that you’re best friends or members of the same family. Or that you both enjoy travel, want to visit the same place, and need a travelling companion to cut costs. A travel partner...About
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