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Ned Levi explores the problems US travelers are having using their magnetic stripe technology based US credit cards in Europe, which uses “chip and pin” technology, and what plans, if any, Visa, Mastercard, and American Express have to mitigate their US cardholders’ problems who travel internationally.
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After having suffered from prolonged jet lag since returning recently from a trip to the Baltic Sea region of Europe, Ned Levi discusses jet lag; its causes and what can be done to mitigate its effects.
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Ned Levi has personally tested numerous iPhone travel apps, and used them during his own travel. In today’s column Ned discusses his top ten iPhone travel apps, which you might find useful for your own travel.
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Ned Levi examines the severe turbulence event which hit United flight 967 over Missouri, which injured 30 and caused the plane to land prematurely in Denver to treat the injured. For the event, Ned found four lessons all air travelers need to learn to improve their safety.
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For the business traveler, their communication capability, when away from home, is essential, whether on business or vacation. Ned Levi discusses whether or not the new iPhone 4 is a capable communication tool for the business traveler today.
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After you sign your rental car’s paperwork there is much more you should do before driving off the rental car company’s lot. Ned Levi has a checklist for you to follow which will minimize problems for you as you drive down the road.
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Dust spots on digital photographs are a bane of the travel photographer. In this follow up to his earlier column about cleaning DSLR sensors to eliminate those spots, Ned Levi discusses how to prevent dust accumulation on a DSLR camera’s sensor.
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A recent Virgin Atlantic flight from London to Newark was diverted to Bradley International and sat on the tarmac for almost 4 hours. Ned Levi looks at the problems of the flight and discusses applying the “3 hour tarmac limit” to international flights and carriers flying to and from the US which are currently not covered by the rule.
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Ned Levi invites us to his hometown, Philadelphia, for its Independence week, Welcome America celebration this week. He discusses the array of things to do and places to see in 21st century Philadelphia.
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