Carry-on smarts save hassles and cash

This past week I was contacted about a photographer traveling on Delta Airlines from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, via both Salt Lake City International and JFK International. He had a roller carry-on bag filled with his expensive photographic...

How’s the iPhone 5 for travelers?

I’ve had an iPhone 5 for a short time now to test and review it with regard to its use by travelers. Here’s my initial assessment. While the iPhone 5 sets a new mark as a high quality, highly useful smartphone, there’s nothing revolutionary about it,...

Wildlife travel safety — follow the rules!

Last month, a 49-year-old San Diego, Calif., man, Richard White, was exploring Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, hiking alone in the Park. He came upon a large grizzly bear which attacked, mauled and killed him. His death was the first fatal bear mauling...