Mobile Passport App – Expedite Your Entry Process into the U.S.!
In case you haven’t heard, the Mobile Passport app enables you to breeze through U.S. customs and passport control! The app is available to U.S. citizens and also Canadian citizens who hold a B1 or B2 visa status. Mobile Passport is currently live at the Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, JFK, Newark, Orlando,… Read More »
US State Department To Stop Adding Additional Pages To Passports
We recently received a special bulletin from our partners at CIBT Visa Central that the US State Department will stop adding additional visa pages to passports beginning January 1, 2016. According to the Bureau of Consular Affairs, requests for additional visa pages may only be submitted until December 31, 2015.… Read More »
Can Travel Keep You Young?
Travel can be stressful, think flight delays, expense, figuring out how to function in a different culture. But it turns out that travel can also keep you young, decrease cardiac issues, and help your brain grow and become healthier. Dr. Paul Nussbaum from the Brain Health Center Inc. said in… Read More »
Minute Suites: The Traveler’s Retreat
Here’s the problem—It’s been a long travel day. You’re tired, or need to work, and stuck in the airport for a few hours waiting for your next flight. Minute Suites: The Traveler’s Retreat has the solution. Minute Suites offer travelers a private retreat within the terminal to nap, relax, or… Read More »
Delta Pet Trackers Ease Minds
Do you love traveling with your dog, but are worried about the conditions in the airport or the belly of the airplane? Delta pet trackers ease the minds of people flying with their best (canine) friend. On April 1, Delta Airlines started issuing GPS Pet Trackers to passengers flying with their pups.… Read More »
What’s That? A Successful Travel Insurance Claim Story?
For those of you who travel regularly, purchasing travel insurance is probably often one of the top priorities on your to-do list. Now, most of us can admit that any type of insurance can be intimidating. Often the coverage can be confusing – what, when, where, how, and who does the policy cover? And… Read More »
The Yotel in the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
I’ve written before about my favorite airport around the world being the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. I’m writing this on my way back from India having been shooting there for the past eight weeks. Having a 9 hour layover in Amsterdam inspired my wife to look into a mini-hotel known… Read More »
A Mixed Bag of Photo Techniques, Climate Change and Damn Tired
Sometimes to get inspired to write I just have to let things flow. That’s what the first part (the top) of this blog is all about. The good stuff is towards the middle and below. Skip to that if you don’t care for my period of warming up. There’s a… Read More »
You Can’t Get Bored at the Amsterdam Airport
One of my favorite places to check for camera gear is a really great electronics store in Amsterdam. They have a good selection of top name camera products from Nikon, Canon, Panasonic, Olympus, and others. They stock bodies and lenses as well as other digital requirements such as Sandisk cards,… Read More »
Svalbard Photo Equipment List
July 18, 2011 Yesterday I received a note on Facebook from a friend of mine in South Africa. He saw the picture I posted of Tanya with all our bags and asked if there was any camera gear inside. We’ve traveled together so his comment was just a friendly poke.… Read More »