Sitting in the food court at Logan airport, I noticed a man stand up, buckle his kid into a stroller, and walk away. Behind him was a big, fresh, seemingly untouched salad still sitting on the table he just vacated. A fork stood standing straight up from the center of a cucumber as a monument [...]
Airports
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Leaving Sosua Going to Santiago Airport
SOSUA, Dominican Republic- We said a lot of goodbyes as we left Sosua, the place in the north of th Dominican Republic that my family had made our home for the past six weeks. “I really hate saying goodbye,” my wife spoke just before leaving our room behind. But the number of goodbyes you say [...]
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How to Pack a Knife in Your Checked Baggage when Flying
A good knife is a core piece of travel gear — but just how do you fly with one?
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Arriving at an Airport at Night Travel Tip
I pushed the purchase button to confirm that I wanted to buy an air ticket from Portland, Maine to Santiago, Dominican Republic via JFK. I looked at the final destination arrival time and shrugged: 2:45 AM I have arrived in many cities in the middle of the night before, and this time, even with a [...]
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How to Travel from an Airport to a City Cheaply
While sitting in the departures terminal of JFK airport I began coming up with a plan for getting into the city of Santiago of the Dominican Republic from the airport (STI). As I browsed through the travel forums it seemed as if there were no public buses that serviced this airport and that a taxi [...]
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Cheaper Transport from STI Airport to Santiago Dominican Republic
Introduction When preparing to travel into the city of Santiago in the Dominican Republic from the airport (STI) you are presented with a handful of transportation options. The first is a tour bus, which provide connections to the beach resort towns of the Dominican Republic to the Santiago airport, an airport taxi which charges around [...]
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How to not forget items in airport security
Going through airport security can be hectic – it is easy to misplace things, yourself, and go vertigo until you make it out the other side of the tunnel: You have people in front of you, people behind, you are taking off your shoes, being searched, TSA officials asking questions – “is this bag yours?” [...]
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Do I Need a Visa to Transfer Flights?
Can I connect flights in China from the USA to Thailand? Do I need a transit visa? — Hello Russ, I apologize that I am answering this so late — I put the travel help portion of vagabond journey.com on hold while I was working on archaeology projects in Arizona — but, if you did [...]
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Cheaper Transport from JFK to NYC
Cheaper Transport from JFK Airport to New York City IntroductionThis is a travel tip to get from almost anywhere in New York City to JFK airport for no more than $4. How to get from JFK to New York City Cheaply I always find myself annoyed when being nickled and dimed for petty services while [...]
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