A cheat sheet for surviving airport layovers
A lot of us will be in an airport this holiday season: sitting through long layovers, awaiting never-ending delays or…
Tag: travel
Use Saturday’s passport day for that extra travel oomph
Saturday is national Passport Day, which means you can apply for a passport, get advice or anything else passport-related in…
Climb a tree: Flee the winter blues for less
Oh the new year. The first couple months get bullied and hated on for good reason. The best way to…
For nomads, a chance to wander to Egypt
With another blizzard rearing its head this week, why not spend your snow day dreaming of riding camels in the…
Ride out the winter blues with free Megabus tickets
Two things make the long post-Christmas winter blahs easier to handle: you can flee the city for a change of…
Go the distance on a working holiday visa
Back in June, my best friend Laurel and I were talking with a visiting friend about our many goals for…
Day trippin’ it: Great Adventure for a greater price
First thing you need to know about the amusement park in Jackson, NJ: It's called Great Adventure, not "Six Flags."…
A cutesy day-trip to the CT shore
We'd climbed nearby mountains, lit upstate cabin-fireplaces---we were ready for our next summer getaway from boom-boxes and sweaty subways. This…
Waiting for you: a summer home-swap in Paris
Back last summer, we did a little story on home-swapping---that unreal deal where you trade your simple Brooklyn abode for…
Why not to pay for passport rush services
If for some reason you find yourself needing a passport renewal in, say, a week's time, do not turn to…