It is usually a bad sign when an airline's lounge is permanently closed. However, ever since AA closed its lounge at PHL and used British Airways lounge instead, this has become one of the best lounges in the system. The atmosphere, design and the amenities are simply amazing. The BA Galaries, located in Terminal A, is divided into 2 wings, one exclusively for BA guests and the others are for both AA and BA (excuse the horrible picture quality taken by my ...

After cancelling all the tickets booked under the 25.000¥ promotion and (still) blaming the anti-fraud system, Alitalia has just decided to honor tickets that cost at least 0.01€ or more: 

Dear fans of Alitalia,

Thank you all for the enthusiasm with which you have joined the global offer of Alitalia on Facebook. We were the first airline to create a global event of this kind to the Internet population, Alitalia's largest promotion ever.

The ...

While racial discrimination is illegal in 21st century, the color of your passport(s) still has a lot to do with how you get treated at immigration and customs. For me, I have a passport from a 2nd (or 3rd) world country so I deal a lot with immigration agents and immigration laws. Human brains like to take the shortest routes, which means we generalize and profile people; so do immigration agents. While it is unfortunate, you can use it as your advantage instead of letting it beat you. Here ...

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Now that you get the world phone your have your phone unlocked, how do you actually stay connected while on the road? Imagine coming back from a 2 week vacation abroad, your mailbox is flooded with voicemails and missed calls and you probably get more stressed after the vacation. So how do you keep connected at a low cost?

Google Voice: The King of  Personal "VoIP"

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