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Travel Tip of the Week: How to Put a Map of All World Heritage Sites in Your Pocket

4. June 2017PeterTravel TipsNo CommentsGoogle Maps, Travel, UNESCO World Heritage

Did youe ver wondered where all of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites are located? Me too, since I recently just stumbled over one without even knowing that the place was on the list. Of course, there is the only list...

Travel Tip of the Week: How to Avoid Long Security Lines & Using TSA Pre at Tom Bradley International Terminal – LAX

14. March 2017PeterAirport & Airlines, California, Los Angeles, Travel Tips, USANo CommentsAirport Security, California, Korean Air, Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Lufthansa, TSA, TSA Pre, USA

The Los Angeles International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the nation/world. A current modernisation project will bring even more gates to the International Terminal of LAX. During peak times, usually around 7 p.m. - 10 p.m., the security...

Travel Tip of the Week: Don’t Get Airline Vouchers, Get Miles/Points Instead

23. January 2017PeterAirport & Airlines, Travel, Travel TipsNo CommentsMiles & Points, Travel

If you just a couple of times and you are collecting miles, consider getting miles vouchers instead of travel coupons. There are numerous advantages of getting miles, which I just experienced myself. So I still have now a $100 dollar...

Log My Flight: The Newest and Best Flight Logger Site on the Web

19. December 2016PeterTravel, Travel Apps, Travel News, Travel TipsNo CommentsLogMyFlight.net, Travel, Travel Website

Do you log your flights? I do and I like the statistics such sites give you. See my post about openflights.org. Especially how much time you "wasted" in the air. I am using at the moment three websites to log...

Travel Tip of the Week: Mercedes Benz Hotel Partnership

26. November 2016PeterMobility, Travel, Travel Tips, USANo CommentsMercedes Benz

Did you know that you can get some exclusive extras and amenities in the country's finest hotels and resorts if you own a Mercedes Benz? If you own a Mercedes Benz, make sure you create a Mercedes Me account. You will need...

Escape the Black Friday Hassle with Free State Park Admission

23. November 2016PeterTravel News, Travel Tips, USANo CommentsBlack Friday, State Park, USA

If you are looking to get away from the craziness of Black Friday, why not visit a State Park. Many states give you free entrance to their state parks on the day after Thanksgiving, inspired by REI's #OptOutside movement. Bring...

Travel Tip of the Week: Opera VPN – Free VPN Service for Your Smartphone

10. September 2016PeterTravel, Travel Apps, Travel Tech, Travel TipsNo CommentsTravel App

As a traveler, you rely on Wi-Fi networks throughout the world, but can you trust all of them? Nowadays your smartphone carries your whole life, from banking, private information, contact details and much more. But how to protect your data?...

Travel Tip of the Week: Renew Your U.S. Passport from Home

25. August 2016PeterTravel Apps, Travel TipsNo CommentsPassport, Travel App, USA

Imagine you are getting ready for your next international trip. Suitcases are packed and you are getting ready to finish up the last details. One of them, your passport. Your trip is a couple of days away and you still have...

Travel Tip of the Week: travelmath.com

17. August 2016PeterTravel TipsNo CommentsTravel, Travel App, Travel Website

This week's travel tip is about a neat site which helps you calculating trip related information. The site can calculate flying and drive time and distance between different cities. This was also the reason why I found this page. I...

Travel Tip of the Week: The Hidden Ticket to Access AlaskaAir Board Rooms for Free

10. July 2016PeterTravel, Travel TipsNo CommentsAlaska Airlines, American Airlines, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Miami International Airport (MIA), New York John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)

As we all know, nothing in life is for free, but if you manage to hold a domestic First Class ticket on American Airlines going to Miami (MIA) or New York (JFK) you can access the Alaska Airlines Board Room...

Travel Tip of the Week: Project Visa

18. June 2016PeterTravel TipsNo CommentsTravel, Travel Website

Ever wondered what kind of visa or restrictions are in place in a country you would like to visit? Project Visa can help you with that and give you detailed information what kind of visas (if any) you need to...

Travel Tip of the Week: Get your free Tickets for Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day 2016

1. March 2016PeterTravel TipsNo CommentsMuseum, Museum Day, Smithsonian, USA

March 12th, 2016 is Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day Live where you can get free admission to one participating museum for you and one guest. In the spirit of the Smithsonian Museums, which offer free admission every day, Museum Day Live!...

Travel Tip of the Week: GCmap.com

20. December 2015PeterTravel Tips1 Travel Website

GCmap.com is a fantastic map if you want to plot your flight on a map. GC stands for Great Circle. The great circle path is the shortest path on the surface of a sphere. To be accurate, the term geodesic path...

Travel Tip of the Week: Get your free Tickets for Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day 2015

3. September 2015PeterTravel TipsNo CommentsMuseum, Museum Day, Smithsonian, USA

This event should give you a little bump to visit some of the museums throughout the country or right in your neighborhood. Smithsonian Magazine is offering free tickets to participating museums across the country on September 26, 2015. To get...

Travel Tip of the Week: See your US arrival and departing history online

18. August 2015PeterTravel TipsNo CommentsCustoms and Border Protection (CBP), Customs and Immigration, Travel

If you are a non-immigrant alien, you can check your arrival and departure history now online. This is very helpful in some situations where you have to list exactly all this dates. According to the website it doesn't work for...

Travel Tip of the Week: Where to credit your miles to

27. July 2015PeterTravel TipsNo CommentsAirline, Miles & Points

With flying you can usually earn miles, which you can then use for award flights. But sometimes you have to fly an airline, which you are usually not using or you want to see the best usage of your miles...

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