{"id":42828,"date":"2024-09-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=42828"},"modified":"2024-09-23T16:10:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T23:10:11","slug":"triple-apple-charger-us-passport-changes-designer-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/triple-apple-charger-us-passport-changes-designer-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Triple Apple Charger\/US Passport Changes\/Designer Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A weekly newsletter with four quick bites, edited by Tim Leffel, author of\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/cbjyU?utm_campaign=Nomadico&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\" target=\"_blank\"><em>A Better Life for Half the Price<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The World\u2019s Cheapest Destinations<\/em>. See\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nomadico.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">past editions here,<\/a>\u00a0where your like-minded friends can subscribe and join you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Triple Travel Charger for Apple Devices<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re all-in on Apple products, you might like this 3-in-1 travel charger a reader recommended for your iPhone, watch, and Airpods. The folding magnetic charger is smaller than a phone but can charge up all three of these fast-fading devices every night so you can start fresh in the morning. Selling for $60 now&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/qIqbdMc\">at Amazon<\/a>. (Thanks to reader Jim from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/spanishandgo.com\/\">SpanishAndGo podcast<\/a>, which I recommend by the way if you\u2019re an intermediate learner.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Two U.S. Passport Developments<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Good news for U.S. passport holders this week. First of all, the State Department is leaping into the modern age and you can now&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelpulse.com\/news\/impacting-travel\/all-us-citizens-can-now-renew-passports-online-for-first-time-ever\">renew your passport online<\/a>&nbsp;after a successful beta text. Just don\u2019t expect it to be any faster, they warn. Also, Google announced that it\u2019s in beta tests to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2024\/09\/12\/google-wallet-to-test-a-feature-that-turns-your-us-passport-into-a-digital-id\/\">create a digital ID from your passport<\/a>&nbsp;that you\u2019ll be able to use at TSA checkpoints. They\u2019re also adding driver\u2019s licenses for many states and commuter cards for public transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>New UK Entry Fee<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019ll soon cost you the equivalent of a few pub pints to enter the UK\u2014unless you\u2019re Irish. Most countries will have to apply for and pay a fee of \u00a310. For most travelers that begins in November, but for Europeans it will roll out in the spring. You\u2019ll even have to cough up the fee for your lap baby as apparently this fee to fund enhanced security is required for them as well. This is separate from the upcoming ETIAS \u20ac7 fee to enter the EU, so you\u2019ll pay twice if you\u2019re going to both.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/10\/travel\/european-travelers-uk-entry-fee-eta\">See the details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Cities That Inspire Designers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Where do interior designers like to go when they\u2019re looking for inspiration?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.housebeautiful.com\/lifestyle\/a61843921\/most-inspiring-travel-destinations-according-to-designers\/\">This article from&nbsp;<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.housebeautiful.com\/lifestyle\/a61843921\/most-inspiring-travel-destinations-according-to-designers\/\">House Beautiful<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;runs down 12 places that the people picking out sofas and curtains called out when asked. Some are a bit puzzling to me, but I\u2019ve certainly seen hints of other named spots in Morocco, Colombia, Turkey, and Italy in restaurants and hotels in other places.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nomadico issue #123<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2385],"tags":[2386],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42828"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42828"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42829,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42828\/revisions\/42829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}