Ground Transportation (Bus, Lyft, Subway, Taxi, Train, Uber, etc.)

It’s been a long goodbye for the MetroCard. Since 1996, the bright yellow card has been the way to pay for buses and subways run by the MTA throughout New…

The first international trip Joe and I ever took together was to London and Paris, back in the Spring of 1996. We weren’t even a couple yet; just close friends…

There are plenty of driving apps out there. Regardless of which one you use, the most important setting to know is the one telling the app to avoid tolls. On…

If you travel via public transportation in the United States, chances are you’ll encounter 2 types of seats – either a hard plastic sort of material or a padded seat…

When I was getting ready to go on a business trip to New York a while back, I noticed on my paperwork that I should use a taxi for transportation.…

Travel by train isn’t a huge thing here in the U.S. When we want to go from Point A to Point B, we usually drive. Or if it’s a further…

Before COVID (B.C. for short), both Uber and Lyft offered shared rides as a cheaper option. Uber’s was called Uber Pool and Lyft offered Lyft Line. They were sort of…

When you fly, the general rule of thumb is to get direct flights whenever you can. They’re easier to plan. You don’t have to worry about missing your connection. And,…

We’ve written before about the various scams Uber, Lyft and other ridesharing drivers have thought up: Vomit fraud Taking a longer route to get to the destination, which made for…

On our first several trips to London, we purchased a single trip or a return (round-trip) ticket every time we rode on the London Underground (or tube). This paper ticket…