Immigration cards on the plane
I'm fortunate that I can easily fall asleep on planes, but unfortunately this also means that I'm usually asleep when the flight attendants come around to »
Bring two locks when you travel
I've always been paranoid about leaving valuables in hotel rooms / AirBnB's. To ease my mind, I travel with two locks. One to keep my bag shut »
Signal jamming
Have you ever had trouble ordering an Uber from a hotel lobby or airport? It turns out you're not imagining things. Marriott has been blocking customers' »
Taking screenshots of itineraries
Having emails with my itinerary downloaded to my phone is usually enough to remember when I need to get to the airport. But, in countries with »
Folding clothes inside out
When traveling, I used to have a hard time keeping track of which clothes were clean and which clothes were dirty. Before, to stay organized, I'd »
Street address systems
It's hard to imagine that some countries still lack uniform street address systems. In Bali, locals use street names accompanied by relative landmarks to find their »
Traffic buffers
Fortunately, I can usually commute by foot or by bike, both of which are fairly immune to traffic. I'm accustomed to having realistic time estimates on »
Packing autopilot
Packing is something that you should be able to do on autopilot. An easy way to know that you have everything you need when you’re »
Legibility of different writing systems
I'm curious how legible street signs are when they're written in different writing systems. Arabic takes a similar amount of horizontal space as its English translation, »
Standing up when the plane lands
Why do people stand up so quickly when planes lands? Before the doors open there is nowhere to go. There isn't even room to remove bags »