Five Common New Orleans Scams to Avoid
The hustles are really a part of the charm of New Orleans unless you’re the one who gets charmed out money. Here are a few New Orleans scams to avoid.
Travel and Security
6 Things to Remember Before Traveling Abroad
While you may be a pro-traveler when it comes to roaming the U.S., traveling abroad is a different experience.
6 Safety Tips for the Solo Traveler
By Kayla Matthews Bad travel experiences range from minor inconveniences to terrible situations. Missing your flight or spending too much money is a minor inconvenience. Being kidnapped, robbed or jailed in a foreign country? Way more serious. Basic safety precautions can help you eliminate yourself as an easy target. Preparation can reduce the chance of…
DIY Self-Defense for Travelers. Tips from a Survival-Savvy Green Beret.
Multi-purpose items for travelers are like peanut butter is to jelly. Things so common they’re often overlooked and just “assumed”. A black skirt that can be worn casually during the day but dressed up for evening-wear; a suitcase doubling into a wine carrier; a purse that turns into a scarf; the list goes on. We…
13 Tips to Help You Avoid Hotel Room Thefts
Ever been locked out of your hotel room, poked your head into the room next door where housekeeping was cleaning and asked them to let you into your room? I have and guess what, they let me into my room. I was beyond happy to not have to spend 10 minutes going back down to…
16 Online Safety Tips When Traveling
This list of 16 online safety tips for traveling will help you ensure your data and online privacy is safe when you’re on the road.
10 Travel Safety Tips For Kids
A lot of the basic safety rules we teach kids apply when traveling but I sat down with a child safety expert to get a few more Travel Safety Tips For Kids.
Vacation Home Security: New Rules in Today’s Digital World
According to the FBI the summer months of July and August have the highest rates of burglaries, usually about a 10 percent increase over other times of the year. Why? Simple, summer vacation. However, with the increased usage of social medi and sharing our whereabouts all day, every day – including our travel schedules – we…