Travel long enough and the likelihood that you’ll misplace or lose some of your valuables is almost guaranteed. I like... Read More
Universal Studios in Orlando ©ThornMonkey Just about everyone who has ever lived has been embarrassed by their father’s wardrobe at... Read More
If you’ve missed the ongoing debate between the TSA’s “enhanced pat-down techniques” and livid travelers, this brief video sums it... Read More
A new device for airport security has been pioneered by Israel (Israel Tours) to eliminate the need to take shoes... Read More
TSA has very slowly been moving toward Israeli-style behavior profiling since at least March. … the agency has finally launched... Read More
Confetti ©Andy Graulund Observant teenagers made the surprising discovery that some of the confetti that rained down festively during the... Read More
© Alexander Baxevanis A friend of mine left the bar he had enjoyed a few drinks at to walk back... Read More
© oxyeon A humourous t-shirt induced fear among passengers of a recent Qantas flight to the point where cabin crew... Read More
This is lovely. Loopholes in ‘Do Not Board’ list let infected travelers fly.... Read More
© Ciaran McGuiggan Using Your Debit Card on the Road Using your debit card is one of the best ways... Read More
How … HOW … could we have possibly missed this story? The Reuters headline for this story””keeping in mind that... Read More
© The hills are alive (Caroline) Today we’ll address getting and carrying cash safely and securely while you’re actively traveling... Read More
Foreign travelers coming into the US have grown accustomed to the additional scrutiny at airports. Now, a proposal by the... Read More
How creepy this story gets depends on how long you keep reading. Facial recognition software is already pretty much here... Read More
The Senate voted 98-0 to make it a felony for anyone to misuse those images, by copying them, collecting them... Read More
From Chuck Thompson’s excellent To Hellholes and Back: Bribes, Lies, and the Art of Extreme Tourism: If there’s one lesson... Read More
Sometimes I wonder: if aliens landed on Earth tomorrow to find us doing this sort of thing, what would they... Read More
BoingBoing points us to the TSA Rights Cheat Sheet: … a handy single-sheet list of all your rights at a... Read More
BoingBoing points us to a rather alarming statistic regarding the new full-body X-ray scanners now favored by the TSA. In... Read More
Woman Who Protested TSA Pat-Downs At OKC Airport Banned From Flying (again).... Read More