The chip and pin dilemma

Chip and PIN, a security feature used on all European credit cards, as well as Mexico, Brazil, and Japan, continue to cause trouble for American travelers. No, not the chip and pin itself, but the lack of this technology on U.S. credit cards. As credit cards have been rolled out as the default payment method anywhere from grocery stores to automated kiosks, and carrying a credit card is safer than a roll o...

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Capturing silhouettes: A great travel photo technique

Coming away with good photos is always a challenge when traveling. After all, you can't really come back when the light is fantastic, not every time, and need to work with what nature provides. And if that is back lit, then silhouettes may be the answer. You've probably taken a few silhouettes either intentionally or by mistake, like when trying for a portrait with the sun in front of you rather than behind...

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7 ideas for avoiding checked baggage fees

In a time far far away, before the year 2000 or so, airlines used to let you bring checked baggage for free when patronizing their airline. That time is now well and truly gone and air travelers need to get used to paying high fees or learn to travel with less stuff. Or maybe use some of our 7 ideas for bringing your stuff fee-free. Ryanair and easyJet in Europe have been charging for checked baggage...

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How to protect your hotel room with a towel - video

Hotel rooms have fairly low security standards by anyone's reckoning. Most hotels won't even guarantee your in room...
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Top Twitter Travel Tips

I asked some Twitter friends yesterday to share their travel tips, here's what I got sent: @travelogged: Museums t...
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Spilled coffee makes map of the world

Stumbled over this photo manipulation today, and thought it worth sharing: Quite a travel-inspired and very well d...
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Get a car rental deal in Hawaii

Looking into a Hawaii trip, I asked around about car rental deals for it and got pinged the Hawaii Drive O car rent...
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Website review: Travelgrove

In my ongoing quest to find the best travel search engine, it's now time to review new-ish meta travel search engin...
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New York City: The Real Deal Fall

NYCGo.com, New York's official tourism website, just launched a massive package of nearly 150 discounts and deals...
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Zeev's map of Paris

Paris lovers should take a look at the amazing map of Paris that Zeev Ben-Nahum has created after realizing that in...
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ESTA explained

ESTA, or the Electronic System for Travel Authorization, is a new requirement from the United States government for...
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Museum Day 26 September 2009

If you're looking for something to do on September 26, the Museum Day sponsored by Smithsonian magazine is a great,...
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Where to buy goods confiscated by the TSA

The TSA doesn't just throw out the items confiscated at security checkpoints. Some are donated to non-profit organi...
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