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Rule # 12: dress for airport temperatures

Rule # 12: dress for airport temperatures

Whether it is summer or winter, you have to dress in layers and be sure to pack warm clothing in your carry-on.  Some airports use air-conditioning when it is not necessary, don’t use air-conditioning when it is necessary or they don’t use heating when it is needed.  This could result in some discomfort if you [...]

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Sleeping in the airport can be comfortable

If you’ve ever thought that finding comfort in the airport is uncomfortable….just watch the guys from Life Nomadic show us how comfortable it can be.  Be sure to check out the Life Nomadic blog and youtube channel. They’ve got some great videos that may inspire you to quit your job and go experience the world. [...]

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Airport Spotlight: Winnipeg

Let’s recap a few reasons why people sleep in an airport: Save money on a hotel room. Sometimes a $200 room isn’t worth the expense and time required shuttling back and forth and checking-in/out for just a few hours. Flight delay/missed connection Early morning flight and no public transportation available Now with this review we [...]

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Tips for not getting robbed in your sleep

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Create your own airport entertainment

Ok, so not every airport is a Singapore Changi or Hong Kong with their free movie theaters, massage chairs, free internet kiosks, WIFI, and spa facilities.   Whether you are in transit or overnighting, if rest and comfort are difficult,  one option would be to read a book or sit there staring at the ceiling while [...]

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Policing the airport sleepers

Policing the airport sleepers

Another photo from Belgium Med, who wasn’t actually arrested…..I’m just being silly. At some airports, if you are staying overnight, security will check your passport and flight documentation and they may even sign you up on their “sleeper” log (as shown above). I remember when I was in Geneva, two security guards attempted to ask [...]

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