Fourteen states plus Puerto Rico let you load your license into Apple Wallet, and your passport works in all 50. Before anything leaves your phone, you see exactly what the bouncer is asking for and tap yes or no. The TSA line moves faster. The traffic cop? Still wants the plastic, friend.
Holiday flights and gift lists are being priced right now, friend, and the sites doing it know your town even with Location Services off. Your IP does that. Six minutes fixes most of it.
A laptop caught fire midair last month, the 56th battery incident on a plane this year. Three rules keep your gadgets from grounding a flight, friend, and rule number one starts with your checked bag.
Vesuvius buried a library in 79 A.D. and turned 1,800 books into charcoal. Open one, and it crumbles. This June, friend, scientists read an entire scroll without touching it. A 21-year-old found the first word.
Live translation quietly arrived in phones, earbuds and glasses. Talk to almost anyone, in almost any language. Here’s how to set it up before your next trip.
More than a third of summer travelers still haven’t bought their tickets. Good news: Google Flights’ hidden features can land you a deal. Here’s how to use them.
Airfare’s climbing, but Europe is quietly the cheap seat right now. Here’s the 10-minute setup that lets the deals come to you.
Show ChatGPT photos of your clothes and let it build trip outfits before your suitcase becomes a fabric crime scene. You’ll get mix-and-match looks, smart cuts, weather checks and fewer “why did I bring this?” moments.
TSA’s facial recognition rollout hit 65 airports nationwide, and 99% of travelers have no idea they can refuse. Here are the three words that get you through security with your biometrics intact.
There’s a red button on the ceiling of your car. Right up there, between the sun visors, probably under a little cover so you don’t hit it by accident. That button can call 911, send your GPS coordinates to emergency services and keep the line open even if you’re unconscious or unable to speak. But […]
You land at JFK after a fabulous two-week trip seeing all of the crowned heads of Europe. You’re tired, jet-lagged and happy to be home. A customs officer pulls you aside, asks for your phone and starts scrolling through your photos, your texts, your emails. No warrant. No stated reason. No suspicion of any crime. […]
From a village with 400 dolls to a desert landing pad for space travelers, here’s what Google’s cameras found when nobody was watching.
A woman paid $3,556 through Zelle for a family cruise. Five years later, banned for life. The “consultant” used a stolen credit card. Right now is the cheapest window to book spring break flights, but scammers are circling. I’ll show you when to book, how to save and what to never, ever do.
It’s not your imagination, airports are packed. AAA says 122.4 million Americans are expected to travel this holiday season. That’s an all-time record, and it means longer lines, bigger crowds and more frustration at security. Let’s start at the airport. ⏰ Reserve a TSA time Some major airports let you book a time slot for […]
You need to know these pro travel tips, especially the one about how to see if your plane is on time.
Flying soon? Listen up. At 40 of the country’s busiest airports, flights coming and going will be reduced by 10% this week. That means thousands of flights canceled, or in other words, 200,000 fewer seats and butts in the air per day. Blame it on a record‑long government shutdown. Major hubs will be the hardest hit: […]
Imagine boarding a plane, looking toward the cockpit … and no one’s there. No captain, no copilot. Just empty seats and a glowing dashboard. Sounds like sci-fi, right? Nope, it’s real, and it’s already flying. A company called Reliable Robotics (paywall link) just pulled it off with a Cessna 208B Caravan. This is a rugged, […]
I love looking through the stamps in my passport. It’s proof that yes, I really did spend three hours at Charles de Gaulle waiting for my lost luggage. Sad news. Europe’s pulling the plug on those little inked-up souvenirs and going high-tech. Starting Oct. 12, 2025, when you enter the Schengen Area, you’ll face the […]
When I was a kid, my kindergarten teacher called my mom and said, “We think Kim might have a problem. She’s convinced she went to Paris last weekend.” My mom laughed and said, “Oh no, we did go to Paris.” See, my dad worked for United Airlines, so I grew up in the air. Flying […]
Want to globe-trot like a baller but on a budget? Enter home swapping: the Airbnb alternative that doesn’t cost a mortgage payment per night. It’s just what it sounds like. You stay in someone’s house, they stay in yours, like Freaky Friday with better Wi-Fi. There are entire Facebook groups dedicated to this, from “Women […]
