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A Few Things Worth Knowing If You Don’t Stay In One Place

By Feral Travel
Aug 14, 2026
A Few Things Worth Knowing If You Don’t Stay In One Place

What Got My Attention This Week in Travel...

🤦 Let's hope there's enough backlash at the mere mention of this that it goes away before it is even implemented.

It's Happening! Airline to Start Charging for Use of Overhead Bins [Frommer's]

I'm in the 70%. I'm a big fan of a base for travel and then seeing what I can explore from there, especially on longer trips. I like picking my main destination because it has easy access to transportation for just this reason.

Why 70% Of Travelers Take Side Trips [Rome2Rio]

I'm currently citymaxxing, and enjoyed a landsnorkel today, but looking at noctourism or a calmcation for my next trip. Then again, with the heat perhaps a coolcation to end my alpine summer. Or you know.. maybe I'll just travel.

Travel Buzzwords Are Getting Out of Hand [Matador Network]

As someone who said fuck it and went to French Polynesia last year because I drank Tahiti Treat as a kid and made it my goal to see Tahiti, I'm not saying this is all advice to follow. But it did remind me that if I budget a bit more, I could travel longer or more often.

Budget Travel Tips: 20+ Recommendations for Low-Cost Travel [Going]

There's a useful tool buried in here.. NOAA has a Daily Sargassum Inundation Risk map. I haven't checked this before when traveling, but as a beach lover, I'll check the map and do a little more research before booking going forward.

Sargassum Is Stinking Up Popular Beaches. Here’s Where to Go Instead [Fodor's]

...And Things Around the Edges of Travel