My BlaBlaCar Ridesharing Review – Croatia to Greece
Originally founded in 2006, BlaBlaCar is a ridesharing website that allows drivers to post where they are driving to and accept riders to help reduce the cost to get there. I’ve never heard of...
Author: Cory
Pittsburgh to Medellin, Colombia from $388 Round-Trip
Note: If this post is more than a few days old, it is probably expired. With the recent great deals from East Coast cities to Colombia, I decided to take a look and see...
How Daylight Savings Time Can Be Delayed
With daylight savings time officially occurring in Pittsburgh and across the country (except Arizona, Hawaii, and other US Territories), this occurrence has odd implications across the rest of the world. Below is my recollection...
Why You Should Never Check a Bag [opinion]
In the past year or so, I’ve traveled for weeks at a time without ever having checked a bag underneath an airplane. This was a conscious decision not only to save money, but for...
Rethinking the Airline Boarding Pass
Pre-Requisite: Read Peter Smart’s Rethink The Airline Boarding Pass This post has been sitting in the ‘Draft’ column for far to long, so, here we go. I don’t want to entirely rip off Peter...
Finding a Place to Stay While Traveling
Finding a place to stay in a foreign country might seem overwhelming and you might think your only option is a ritzy hotel. However, I’m writing this post to show you how I usually find...
Tips for Working Remotely with a Team
Below are some tips that I’ve learned and shared with other software engineers at Jazz.co while working remotely for approximately 1 week out of a month. Have any tips or recommendations, leave them below in...
The Adventure in Buying Toothpaste Abroad
Packing for my first ever trip abroad, I remember cruising the aisle of the local Wal-mart looking for travel sized toiletries to pass thru the TSA checkpoint before departing the USA. Crest toothpaste. Check....
Camping at Penn State RV Lots for Homecoming Weekend
Being out of college for a few years now makes it more and more difficult to visit State College, PA without breaking the bank. Hotel rooms are generally over $300 a night on football...
Review of Flying Pig Coffeehouse – Oak Island, NC
Friendly Little Coffee Shop for Working Remotely While on vacation, I had to work remotely a couple days in order to stay on top of everything. I would show up to The Flying Pig Coffeehouse...
