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Guest Post: Tips to Make Your Air Travel a Better Experience

Tips to Make Your Air Travel a Better Experience

The Internet has brought a revolution in our life as it has captured the whole world into a small screen. Use this extensive network of World Wide Web for the finding the cheapest airfares for your holiday destination. If we talk about last two decades, travel has emerged as the most rewarding business resulting into the establishment of several travel agencies. The biggest reason behind the growing number of these agencies is that modern travel...

Guest Post: Wedding Destination Resorts in Hawaii

Want a romantic backdrop for your wedding, how about the beaches, mountains, oceans

or the flowers as some of the choices. If you dream of a quintessential wedding destination

that offers the perfect blend of natural beauty and exotic luxury, then the island of Hawaii

is surely what you may be looking for. Another great aspect about Hawaii is the presence

of truly luxurious accommodations and splendid resorts that are set against the backdrop of

natural beauty and offer a myriad of activities incl...

Thanksgiving Special Treat! A new Airport Time Waster!

To celebrate the busiest travel week of the year, here is a brand new airport time waster to try out should your flight be delayed. And be sure to check out our brand new book:
AT LEAST THERE ARE NO SHARKS IN THE TERMINAL – A Clever Book of Airport Time Wasters (That Will Save Your Life).

Available now at Amazon.com!

Turkey Thumb Wars
REQUIRED: Pen, Paper, Thumbs

DELAY TIME: 1 – 2 Hours

For anyone who attended kindergarten, you will recall that Thanksgiving week was spent making pictures of turkeys...

GUEST POST: Eat, Stay, Play and Have Fun in Las Vegas

Guest Post from one of our travel friends…

If you crave on adrenaline rush and are looking for a holiday that is extravagant and vibrant in every way, then the city of Las Vegas is an irresistible destination for you in all aspects. Rising from the desert haze of Nevada in US, Las Vegas is aptly termed as the entertainment capital of the world offering the best of gambling, hotels, nightlife, adventure tours and much more to spur your interest. Figure this, the city is home to more than 2000 g...

A Quick Lesson in Responsibility: In response to woman fired due to Facebook comments

This morning I listened to a story on the radio about a 56-year old woman who was fired from her teaching job of 30 years after posting some comments she shouldn’t have on Facebook. Now she’s had to dip into her retirement fund to pay her rent.At first, I felt bad for her. How awful.

Then she goes on to say how unfair it was that she was fired. She had no idea that her comments were not private, because Facebook changed their privacy setting. She was posting things on only her friend’s pages....

Top 10 General Petraeus Pickup Lines Used on Paula Broadwell

Occasionallynews is just too juicy to not make a top ten list…

10. Yup, the medals are real.

9. You know we have boats too.

8. What’s your husband do for work? Oh, that’s cute.

7. Hey baby. You wanna meet Osama…, I mean Obama?

6. These four stars aren’t for being good at spelling.

5. Care to see my gun collection? (Points to U.S. Air Force)

4. So can I get your number? Actually, that’s just a formality. Had your phone tapped the minute I saw you.

3. Pick a country. Any country… gone.

2. You.. me… Blac...

Is Charging to Sit In an Emergency Exit Row Ethical?

As we all know, in the past few years airlines have instituted a healthy menu of fees that aren’t likely to go away anytime soon. While they may originally have been a well-meaning attempt to avoid bankruptcy when oil prices skyrocketed, they remained in full effect after prices returned to normal levels. In fact, they expanded to encompass the entire spectrum of an airline’s offering. From fees to board the plane first, to fees to print a boarding pass, air travel has become an a la carte op...

New Airport Game @ Washington Dulles International

Caught this pretty sweet life-sized game of Memory while on a stopover at Washington Dulles International Airport. Didn’t get a chance to play, but fairly certain I would’ve missed my connecting flight had I been swept up in the excitement of trying to best the top score. I’m a sucker for awesome Apps… especially ones that are six feet wide.

Who gets the armrest?

Recently I came across a travel blog with a spirited discussion taking place on arm rests on airplanes, and who gets them. Someone even claimed there is an unspoken rule that the person in the middle seat gets both. I have never heard of such a thing, and I’ve spent the last four years learning pretty much everything there is to know about air travel.

I had no idea this was such a hot topic. This is definitely an oversight that will be sure to make the next edition of Please Hug Me–I’ve Been D...

Best Budget Travel Tips That You Can Use Anywhere

Guest Post:

Planning your budget when travelling is crucial especially if you have limited sources, a simple

miscalculation can ruin your dream holiday or spoil the plans that you made with your family.

So, whether you’re on a tight budget or simply budget conscious, you might want to consider

these few tips before taking off to that much-awaited holiday. Of course, if you get a cheap

flight to your destination, helps a lot to begin with.

Always use cards that offer bundle discounts.

Some countries...