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United Airlines offers upgrades with free luggage check-ins

Budget master Clark Howard posted the following at his Web site today: If you don’t fly often enough to earn elite status with an airline, a new offer from United Airlines might be just your ticket. When you purchase a ticket online at United (or at check-in and later this year at airport kiosks), you will [...]

Fee or free? Spreadsheet makes checking airline info a snap

When looking for airline tickets, do you think about all the hidden fees or whether you’re allowed to sneak your super-sized “carry-on” onto the plane? Travel clothing seller Travelsmith has published a very handy spreadsheet online called “Carry-On/Check-In Luggage Guidelines.” You can get it in PDF form, which means you can easily view it on the [...]

A Great Little Gift Idea from a Reader

Susan U. had a great idea after she read my review of the Baggallini Teenee wallet purse: Loved the review of the Teenee Baggalini and am thinking what a nice little Christmas gift that would make—to get the Baggalini, and add the Moleskine notebook and Pilot mini pen.  I’m psyched!  I know several people who would [...]

Heavy Metal: Airport security and body piercing jewelry

Let’s talk about body piercings today. No no, don’t run away. If you don’t have any, read on with morbid curiosity. If you have them, please stay, because this affects you directly as it relates to going through airport security. Do you wear body jewelry in private places and you’re worried that you may set off [...]

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Travel Review: Trajan's Market & Imperial Forums Museum

Trajan's Market and the Imperial Forums have been open to the public since 2007 yet this Rome attraction is overlooked by guidebooks. And even more surprisingly, there are few traveler reviews of this ...

Travel Review: Kilmartin House Museum

Without a bit of knowledge, it's hard to grasp the significance of ancient stones. The small Kilmartin House Museum helps fill that gap. The 15-minute audiovisual is excellent as are the exhibits. The ...

Cinque Terre

The Cinque Terre - five fishing villages perched along a stretch of mountainous coast - is exalted by tourists from around the world.

Camel Market

The Camel Market in Bir Shalatein is one of the most memorable attractions on the Red Sea Coast.
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