Traveling Tips and Tidbits

For the road warriors and ex pat wanderlust out there:

If you are on a budget, check out www.couchsurfing.com
Introduces you to locals who give tips on restaurants and cafes etc...

Mr Blass. strongly urges travelers to avoid Heathrow airport in London at all costs. Instead fly to Stansted, Gatwick or Amsterdam to avoid the mess.

Chismillionare likes Frankfurt from Boston on Lufthansa. Gets you centrally located to the continent.

Arthur Bergman says not to trust the airlines with flight updates. Instead, go to www.flightaware.com to get an up to the minute status of all aircraft in the sky and allows you to check for delays. If it tells you your plane is late try rebooking immediately before everyone else is doing the same.