Travel Accessories

How Important is it to have a Kitchen in your Motel Room?

cooking in a motel kitchenHow important is having a kitchen in your motel? Well that depends where you are staying. If you are staying in America, you have lots of places to eat, and prices are reasonable. If Europe, well, if you are staying in Europe and you don’t have a kitchen in your motel or hotel room…

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Stay Connected in the Air

Internet on an AirplaneThere are those of us, probably most of us, that would love to stay connected in the air. Especially on those overseas trips. The Gogo is an inflight portal site that will allow all passengers, if signed up…

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Tips on Getting Around the Liquid and Gel Restrictions at Airports

airport luggage scannerThe rules state that you can’t bring any liquid on a plane that’s in a container more than 3 oz. That morning I went to the store and bought some bubbles liquid. The kind kids use to blow bubbles. I took it home and emptied the bottle and put my gel in it. The bottle was about 6 oz. in size. But looked small, so I figured they would let it through. ABSOLUTELY NOT. This is what I did….

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Cheap Extended Stay Motels and Flights

Cheap Extended Stay MotelsSave Big with Extended Stay Motels. View our constantly updated database of the best travel deals & discounts being offered by airlines, hotels, motels, lodging facilities of all types and car rental. Be sure to keep us bookmarked and check back often for the best deals. There’s something for every traveler…

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Travel Tip – Mattresses and Pillows

pillows and mattressYou would think when you pay $100 to $200 a night for a hotel room, you will get a nice comfortable bed with nice fluffy pillows. The type of bed that will allow you to dream the night away and awake with bluebirds singing all around you, just like in the commercials. Unfortunately I found …

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Cellphones and WorldWide Coverage

Cell phone not working at international destinationsSomething I took for granted when I first started traveling was that my cellphone would work no matter where I went, and that I would simply have to pay roaming charges. That couldn’t of been further from the truth, and neither will yours without…

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What is a Passport or Visa? How do you obtain them?

visa and passportA passport is usually a small book almost as detailed as the money we have today. Encoded with varies colors and other patterns, layers, codes that are virtually impossible to forge. Once you obtain your passport you will notice about 10 or 11 empty pages, and (in the new passport books) you will also find an electronic sticker that …

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The Right Travel Luggage Can Make a World of Difference

man not having the right luggageI was sitting outside waiting for my ride to come pick me up, what I saw made me think one thing. The right travel luggage can make a world difference! I saw one man carrying a duffle bag with clothes hanging out while he was carrying is laptop in the other hand like a school boy carries his books. When he bent over to set his duffle bag down…

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