Passport stamps are disappearing fast. Since April 10, 2026, Schengen countries no longer stamp the passports of non-EU visitors and record each entry and exit digitally instead. On October 1, 2026, U.S. Customs and Border…
Is TSA PreCheck worth it? For most people who fly for work, yes. A five-year TSA PreCheck membership costs between $79.75 and $85.00 depending on the enrollment provider, which works out to about $16 to…
One visitor booked non-refundable flights and a hotel around a published Saturday fixture. Five weeks before the trip, the match moved to Sunday evening for TV. He paid about £300 in change fees and lost…
Fried siopao, eaten standing on Ongpin Street while it is still too hot to hold. A fresh lumpia that costs less than a cup of coffee in Makati. A dumpling counter that stopped serving dine-in…
Picture a city of castles built from blocks of river ice, lit from inside in pink, green and electric blue, at minus 20 degrees. That is the Harbin Ice Festival, and it is as unreal…
Most visitors leave the capital thinking Panama is the Canal and not much else. A morning’s drive toward the Caribbean changes that. From Panama City, travelers can explore Colón’s rich Afro-Caribbean heritage, Portobelo’s Spanish colonial…
¥7,800. That is what a full day on the lifts at Nozawa Onsen costs this coming season, about PHP 3,140, or less than a lot of us spend on a weekend of malling and milk…
The road from Panama City climbs through hills, then drops into a broad green bowl ringed by high walls of forest. Above the town, a ridge lies in the outline of a woman resting on…
Arrive in Bávaro in July after a heavy week and you may see a brown line of seaweed along the tide mark, with more floating offshore. Arrive in January and the same beach is usually…
Most people assume a Punta Cana resort means a Punta Cana flight. It doesn’t. Plenty of our guests land in Santo Domingo because the flight is cheaper, better timed, or simply available when Punta Cana’s…