A lot of us will be in an airport this holiday season: sitting through long layovers, awaiting never-ending delays or just picking […]

Saturday is national Passport Day, which means you can apply for a passport, get advice or anything else passport-related in person without […]

Oh the new year. The first couple months get bullied and hated on for good reason. The best way to escape the […]

With another blizzard rearing its head this week, why not spend your snow day dreaming of riding camels in the hot desert […]

Two things make the long post-Christmas winter blahs easier to handle: you can flee the city for a change of scenery or […]

Back in June, my best friend Laurel and I were talking with a visiting friend about our many goals for 2011. Among […]

First thing you need to know about the amusement park in Jackson, NJ: It’s called Great Adventure, not “Six Flags.” This regional […]

We’d climbed nearby mountains, lit upstate cabin-fireplaces—we were ready for our next summer getaway from boom-boxes and sweaty subways. This time, we […]

Back last summer, we did a little story on home-swapping—that unreal deal where you trade your simple Brooklyn abode for a glitzy […]

If for some reason you find yourself needing a passport renewal in, say, a week’s time, do not turn to costly expediters for help–you can save the money and get your passport yourself in an equally short time.