Hitting the road for a quick one night trip to STL, testing out the Pacsafe Metrosafe 350, a smallish daypack with all the usual Pacsafe security features; it’ll be featured in a review later this week or early next week. This trip will also give me a chance to use my BlackBerry Tour as a [...]
About 15 years ago I was settling in for the evening in my hotel room in Manchester, England, when I was startled by the ringing of the phone. On my first trip to Europe and having spoken to my wife a bit earlier, I wondered, “Who could possibly be calling me?” It was my wife, who said Chase had just called, and they were a teensy weensy bit curious as to why charges from the UK were suddenly showing up on my credit card. I of course was blissfully unaware of the fact that I should have advised them that I’d be out of the country, and when I called them, cleared the matter up in a few moments.
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A couple of months ago I posted about the 60+ RSS feeds I use to stay up to date, thinking that you might find some of the related sites of interest. There’s a simpler tool I use which features many of the same feeds: My Alltop.
Most of you will remember that Alltop is a feed [...]
If you don’t have a smartphone or iPod Touch to assist with currency conversions – or don’t feel like bothering with your gadgets – there’s a solution that’s free and which couldn’t be much simpler.
Visit Oanda – I’ll provide a link in a moment – to create a simple currency conversion table that you can [...]
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If you’re a member of multiple frequent flyer, rental car, and hotel rewards programs, staying on top of your miles and awards programs can be a real hassle. Mileage Manager not only makes it easy, but the program also facilitates finding award tickets, identifying when miles will expire, letting you easily determine how to achieve elite status, and much more – all in one place.
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I’ve stayed at a few hotels where the carpeting was grimy, the TV didn’t work, or I ran out of hot water while showering, but NOTHING I’ve ever experienced at a hotel comes close to the experiences TripAdvisor members have had at the gems on this list!!
If nothing but for the sheer entertainment value of it all, you really ought to check out TripAdvisor’s Top 10 list of the dirtiest, nastiest hotels the nation has to offer.
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