I’ve mentioned Travelzoo in the past – for example, in my Ultimate List of Top Travel Sites – but I don’t believe I’ve mentioned their weekly Top 20 List. The concept is simple: every Wednesday, the publisher of travel and entertainment deals emails a list of twenty of the most outstanding offers at the moment. [...]
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From Mint.com, a handy infographic which covers the custom of tipping for a number of nations around the world; see the full size original by visiting: Tipping Etiquette Around the World
If you’ve gotten a new or replacement U.S. passport since August, 2007, you are in fact carrying an e-passport; your passport includes an RFID (Radio-Frequency Identification) chip which contains: The same data visually displayed on the data page of the passport; A biometric identifier in the form of a digital image of the passport photograph, [...]
Next time you’ll be staying at an IHG property – Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Candlewood Suites, Staybridge Suites, Crowne Plaza, or Intercontinental Hotels and Resorts – spend 3 to 4 minutes on your computer beforehand, and you can score up to 30,000 extra Priority Club points. Doing so takes advantage of two factors: IHG/Priority [...]
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If you’re attempting to use an iPad as a replacement for a work-related laptop or netbook and frequently use MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) files, definitely check out the QuickOffice HD app. QuickOffice HD enables you to create, edit, and otherwise work with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2003 files. PowerPoint 2007 files can be viewed, [...]
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If you’ve read articles about the controversy surrounding the practice of buying dollar coins from the U.S. Mint with a frequent flyer miles credit card, you’ve probably heard of Mr. Pickles. Mr. Pickles reportedly earned 800,000 miles by buying coins from the mint. In other words, this is a veteran traveler who’s nuts about earning [...]
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Harry Shearer of Spinal Tap and The Simpsons has some fun with the TSA in this video. If you’re easily offended, move along, there’s nothing to see here: Simpsons fans will hear a lot of Flanders in this clip, by the way. Happy weekend!
