I’m canoeing in Minnesota’s beautiful Boundary Waters Canoe Area! Posts will be a little slower this weekend. We’ll be back to regularly scheduled programming on Monday. Make sure to follow our travels on Instagram. Subscribe to our Newsletter,...
We were down for most of the day yesterday, but we’ve now resolved a majority of those issues. We grew too large for our old server (first world problem), and we’ve now migrated to new hosting at WP Engine. The new hosting...
As we covered last year, the National Park Service (NPS) turned 100 years old in 2016. Celebrate the start of the NPS’s second century by visiting a park in 2017. During 10 days of this year, all NPS sites that...
Qatar has been in the news a lot lately. On the positive side, Qatar’s national airline Qatar Airways, was named the #1 airline in the world. On the negative side, they are in diplomatic spat with their neighbors, which has...
On Wednesday, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) rolled out new security measures for carry-on baggage screening. The new rules will require travelers to place all electronics larger than a cell phone in bins for x-ray screening in standard screening lanes. The...
According to a recent report by The Points Guy, Norwegian Air Lines plans to offer free WiFi on all transatlantic routes by mid-2018. This includes the 787 Dreamliner and shorter routes on the 737 Max 8. This is an interesting...
After going full time with Thrifty Traveler, I’ve had a blast networking with other travel enthusiasts. Earlier this summer, I spoke at Frequent Traveler University (FTU) Minneapolis. I had a great time learning a few new tricks as well as meeting...
We warned you earlier this year and now the official date has been set. On August 28, 2017, the Lifetime US National Parks Senior Pass will go from $10 to $80! Are you or do you know a US Citizen who...
This morning, Qatar Airways announced the U.S. Government has rolled back the electronics ban on flights departing Hamad International (DOH) to destinations in the United States. This is right on the heels of the announcement that Emirates & Turkish Airlines...
On Wednesday, Norwegian announced it is launching new flights from Austin & Chicago to London’s Gatwick Airport in March 2018. Flights can be found for $174 one-way ($249 from Austin) and all routes fly the new Boeing 787-9 stretch Dreamliner. Norwegian...
