At 6’2″/189cm the leg room offered in economy class is rarely impressive, not even on newer airplanes. Add to this the fact that some of your fellow passengers have a tendency to ignore or not be aware of the basic principle of only reclining their seats after the meal-tray has been removed by the cabin… Read More »
A sweet and neat travel hint now when vacation times are approaching is the use of packing cubes. I use several packing cubes when traveling as a smart and efficient way to stay organized. For instance using one cube for each family member, unpacking in the hotel room simply means placing each cube in a… Read More »
A great way to kill time on longhauls is to enjoy a good movie, TV show or by listening to music or an interesting podcast. A decent set of headphones will help you enjoy this and the latest trend here are headphones with noise cancelling technology. This works by having the headphones inverting the incoming… Read More »
Roaming data traffic with your cellphone or device (tablet/iPad) in another country can be very expensive. Prices of €12 per started Mb are not uncommon. A week’s surfing on a phone or tablet will land somewhere near 100 Mb. You do the math. At the same time, it’s when you are traveling that you need… Read More »
The Big Mac index is an index that was published for the first time in the magazine The Economist on September 6th, 1986 and gives an indication of the price level in a country. The index is built around the fact that a McDonald’s Big Mac hamburger is a product that is available all over… Read More »
The art of properly managing a short trip lies in packing. Packing smart is everything. Lasting only one or two days, the shorthaul is when you try to avoid checking your luggage. Think carry-on. Airline allowances for domestic US flights are two carry-ons per person while in EU it’s only one (and yes, your briefcase… Read More »
A longhaul flight is when you travel across continents, which at least in the normal case means that you are gone for 4-5 days or more. While there are still people to be found who will consider packing for such a trip in a carry-on, most people realize that the implications of that (such as… Read More »
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