Not flying? Try Amtrak’s $299 Rail Pass

It’s like the Eurail Pass, but for the U.S. If you’re not quite ready to get on a plane, perhaps you’re up for an adventure by train. Amtrak’s USA Rail Pass, which allows 10 ride segments in 30 days, is on sale through June 22 for $299. That’s $200 off the regular price of $499 […]

Yes, Southwest Airlines will check your pool noodle.

The world – and a young woman named Sydney Fowls – now knows that Southwest Airlines stands by its promise to allow passengers to check two bags for free. Even if one of those bags happens to be a pool noodle. Fowles recently traveled from Ohio to Tampa for a vacation. And, budgets being tight, […]