Travel

Air travel is a hard, stressful, boring, and nerve-racking ordeal. If you are a skateboard enthusiast, you’re probably wondering can I bring a skateboard on a plane? In short, yes! While you can’t bring your skateboard in the cabin, and it might be subject to certain fees and regulations depending …

Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH is what BMW stands for, and this roughly translates into the Bavarian Engine Works Company. The company takes its name from the state of Bavaria in Germany, where it originated. Additionally, it refers to the company’s original product line: engines for various applications. Founded in 1913 …

We know that, in general, you cannot use electronic devices while flying. But then you also start to see things such as electronic devices while flying, but not during taking off or landing.  However, you also hear some devices must be turned off at all times, while some do not. …

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 …