Travel

In general, anyone with a felony will have to apply for an exception to the regular passport policy from their office of National Passport Services. The good news is that the NPS is required by law to review all applications on a case-by-case basis. The bad news is that they …

If you’ve been driving for a while, you’ve likely had to use your spare tire at least once. Maybe it was a flat tire or something more serious that led to the need for an emergency tire change. You need to get back on the road as quickly as possible, …

Diesel engines and gasoline/petrol engines are both internal combustion engines, which means that they convert energy from the burning of a fuel into mechanical action to drive the vehicle. But their ignition systems are different. Where gasoline/petrol engines use spark plugs to ignite the fuel, diesel engines rely on the …

Americans have a legal drinking age of 21, but the locals are a few years younger. Mexico has a legal drinking age of 18. It is perhaps for this reason that Mexico is on the top of every traveler’s list.  You can enjoy yourself out in the town in Mexico …

The transmission fluid is dark red in color. Several fluids in vehicles, including transmission fluid, have been dyed for ease of identification. New transmission fluid is translucent, but over time it becomes even darker as it is used. A vehicle’s transmission is one of its most important parts. It transmits …

Turn signals that blink fast are usually a sign that one of the bulbs is burned out or about to burn out. This could also indicate a problem with the switch itself, the socket itself, or bad connections. Although this is less likely. Usually, blinking is pretty inconsistent, or it …

Alaska is one of those interesting places where it is part of the United States. Still, it is somehow more connected geographically to other countries, such as Canada or Russia. That is because Alaska is closer to these countries. How far is Russia from Alaska? From mainland Russia to mainland …

Most of the residents of the Chicago metropolitan area receive their water from Lake Michigan, yet little is thought about the salt content of that water. Herbert Swenson from the U.S. Geological Survey says that the amount of solid matter dissolved in the ocean, which he estimates to be 50 …

The distance between Florida and Puerto Rico is a straight line distance, so the actual travel distance may vary, but Puerto Rico is 2,655 miles or 2,307 nautical miles away from Florida. What Is The Best Way To Go To Puerto Rico? Puerto Rico is the Commonwealth of the United …

We all know US citizens have the freedom to travel anywhere in the country without needing a passport. However, what about territories that are not a full US state? For example, Guam, American Samoa, or Puerto Rico? Do you require a passport to enter Puerto Rico? If you are a …