Category: Travel tools

• Travel Security: How to Safeguard Your Privacy While Using Free Wi-Fi

  Many of us love to use free Wi-Fi while we’re traveling. But, as Stephanie Rosenbloom notes, this may put our public information at risk. Ms. Rosenbloom offers four rules for staying reasonably safe while connected on the road: 1) Make sure that any site you visit has ‘HTTPS’ in front of the URL which means…

  kimsswidler

  December 2, 2014

  Tips, travel security, Travel tips, Travel tools

• Google Maps vs. Apple Maps: Which is Better?

  Using a smartphone as your own personal GPS has made traveling so much easier. But of the two major competitors, Google Maps and Apple Maps, which one do you like better? I’ve been told by a rep from AT&T that Apple’s navigation system uses up less data, but Molly Wood of the New York Times…

  kimsswidler

  November 18, 2014

  Tips, Travel apps, Travel tips, Travel tools

• Great travel tips from the experts

  Check out the great article written by Stephanie Rosenbloom of the New York Times entitled, “How the Tough Get Going.” Ms. Rosenbloom lists many many tips provided by travel experts about important concerns including: Designing Your Trip, Packing, Hacking the Airport, and Staying Healthy.   Click here for the whole story…

  kimsswidler

  July 16, 2012

  General, Stories, Tips, travel and guides, Travel Health, Travel tools, Travel workouts

• Great Ideas From The New York Times Travel Show

  Last Saturday I traveled down to Manhattan’s  Javits Center to attend the annual New York Times Travel Show. Located primarily on this convention center’s main floor, this show provided information for over 500 destinations from around the world, and it was divided into various sections including the Caribbean, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Africa, the United…

  kimsswidler

  March 4, 2012

  Educational travel, Family Travel, Florida travel, General, Hudson Valley Region, I Love New York, Ireland Travel, London Travel, Maine Travel, Maryland travel, Massachussetts Travel, New York, New York City, New York Travel, Stories, Travel deals, travel savings, Travel tools

• Campaign Reporters’ Insider Travel Tips

  Ashley Parker of the New York Times reports on all of the travel advice that she’s learned as a campaign reporter. Among the tips that Parker provides: Limit Yourself to a Carry-on Have a Packing Strategy Sign Up For Rewards Know Airport Do’s and Don’t’s Trail Miscellany such as the fact that she likes to…

  kimsswidler

  January 4, 2012

  Airplane stories, packing tips, Stories, Tips, Travel tools