Holiday Tip #12: Find the Best Seat on the Plane
Today's travel holiday tip is on getting the best seats on the plane.
Holiday Tip #11: Better Photos in the Snow
Photographing in the snow or other white, wintry conditions can certainly be a challenge. One reason for this is that your camera evaluates the whole scene and tries to give the shot an overall "middle gray" average (I went into a little more details about this a few weeks ago in one of our weekly photo tips.
Holiday Tip #10: How to Spot a Fake
If you travel through Asia or to big international cities like New York or Los Angeles, you'll probably run into someone trying to sell you fake designer handbags, watches, clothes, sunglasses, shoes... you name it. Here are a few ways to spot a fake...
Holiday Tip #9: Our Favorite Language Translator
In The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy, by Douglass Adams, intergalactic travelers could understand any language in the galaxy by squishing a slimy little fish -- aptly named the Babelfish -- into their ear. Sounds pretty handy, though a little gross. Luckily, you can enjoy a similar language translation experience (minus the slime) right in [...]
Holiday Tip #8: Make the Most of Your Air Miles
It's all about the frequent flyer miles, these days. Free tickets, upgrades, perks... but if you fly with whichever airline company is offering you the best deal, your air miles may be dispersed over a number of companies. It doesn't have to be confusing. In fact, you can actually manage, trade, grow, and consolidate your [...]
Holiday Tip #7: Dress Up Your Luggage
Today's holiday travel tip is about finding your luggage when it doesn't make it on or off your flight.
Holiday Tip #6: Always Find the Cheapest Gas
Most Americans traveling to see family will go by car this holiday season. If you plan to hit the road with the rest of them, check out Gasbuddy.com before you fill up your tank.
Holiday Tip #5: Check Ticket Prices Just Like You Do the Weather
Airplane ticket prices can fluctuate by hundreds of dollars day to day, and with Farecast.com, you can see a graph of which days will be your cheapest bet over a 30-day period.
Holiday Tip #4: Tiny Clothes Dryers In Your Kitchen
On long trips, washing and drying your clothes in your hotel room can save you a day at the Laundromat and a few extra bucks. Like many savvy travelers, I always grab some detergent and string when I pack. And I either hang my clothes over the shower curtain in the bathroom or I use [...]
Holiday Tip #3: An Old Spy Trick...
Today's holiday tip is an old spy trick I picked up from freelance travel writer, Jennifer Stevens... Most travel writers depend on their trusty notebooks to remember specific details for their stories. But sometimes notebooks aren't an option (like when you're snorkeling or when you're traveling with kids and you need even more hands than [...]
Holiday Travel Tip #2: A Writing Tool in Your Pocket
Saburo's Sushi House in Sellwood, Oregon, is known for its colossal portions. Their California rolls are three inches across... and fresh salmon sashimi is a whopping four inches long, per piece. Bonnie, the newest member of our Travel Division team, wasn't carrying a ruler last time she ate there. But she did have a dollar [...]
Holiday Tip #1: How to Shave Your Legs with Paper
You'll get past airport security a lot faster if you shave with paper. Paper shaving cream, that is. We all know that you have to carry your liquids in a quart-size Ziploc bag in order to get through airport security these days. But did you know that there are companies out there now turning traditional [...]
Photo Tip: Unleash Your Inner Photo Genius
Artists of every persuasion -- painter, writer, sculptor, photographer or any other creative type -- all ride the roller coaster up and down when it comes to creativity. And photographers, just like other artists, go through more- and less-productive periods. It's those less-productive times I want to talk about today. Let's call it "photographer's block." [...]
Three Things I Didn't Know I Didn't Know
From Santa Fe's Ultimate Photography Workshop Attendees When I read through the list of things each attendee sent me from Santa Fe, I found a few themes visited again and again. With those in mind, I've pulled out just a few comments here and included my advice for shooting for a magazine as well as [...]
Four Key Writing Tips from an Airline Magazine Editor
Writing for airline in-flight magazines is not only fun and rather glamorous (I mean, you should see the look on people's faces when you tell them you write for these magazines -- they're genuinely impressed)... But it can be really lucrative, too... Here are four tips I gleaned from Ann Silva, editor of ExpressLane Magazine [...]
