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United Airlines offers upgrades with free luggage check-ins

Budget master Clark Howard posted the following at his Web site today: If you don’t fly often enough to earn elite status with an airline, a new offer from United Airlines might be just your ticket. When you purchase a ticket online at United (or at check-in and later this year at airport kiosks), you will [...]

Fee or free? Spreadsheet makes checking airline info a snap

When looking for airline tickets, do you think about all the hidden fees or whether you’re allowed to sneak your super-sized “carry-on” onto the plane? Travel clothing seller Travelsmith has published a very handy spreadsheet online called “Carry-On/Check-In Luggage Guidelines.” You can get it in PDF form, which means you can easily view it on the [...]

A Great Little Gift Idea from a Reader

Susan U. had a great idea after she read my review of the Baggallini Teenee wallet purse: Loved the review of the Teenee Baggalini and am thinking what a nice little Christmas gift that would make—to get the Baggalini, and add the Moleskine notebook and Pilot mini pen.  I’m psyched!  I know several people who would [...]

Heavy Metal: Airport security and body piercing jewelry

Let’s talk about body piercings today. No no, don’t run away. If you don’t have any, read on with morbid curiosity. If you have them, please stay, because this affects you directly as it relates to going through airport security. Do you wear body jewelry in private places and you’re worried that you may set off [...]

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Minke Whale Facts

There are lots of fun facts about minke whales. Did you know that?The minke whale is a member of the rorqual family and kind of baleen whale. It is nicknamed the sharp-headed finner and little piked w ...

Crarae Gardens

A family tour of Crarae Gardens is nothing short of a trip to the Himalayas.

Isle of Mull

The Isle of Mull may not be a tropical paradise yet this island off the west coast of Scotland offers families endless days of discovery.

Inveraray Jail

A tour of this Scottish prison built in 1848 offers insight to life behind bars as well as 19th century justice.
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