If you’ve never traveled internationally—or haven’t done it often—connection times can feel like a guessing game. Airlines will happily sell you itineraries with tight layovers, but that doesn’t mean they’re realistic. This is especially true if you’re connecting through a large international hub. I learned this the hard way. On an international trip, my departing […]

If you travel internationally long enough, eventually a checked bag won’t arrive when you do. It doesn’t mean you planned poorly — it means air travel is a chain of moving parts, and sometimes one link slips. That experience changed the way I pack forever. On one international trip, a delayed first flight turned an