{"id":47040,"date":"2026-10-08T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=47040"},"modified":"2026-10-02T07:36:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T14:36:46","slug":"multi-day-hikes-debit-card-back-ups-worst-airport-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/multi-day-hikes-debit-card-back-ups-worst-airport-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-day Hikes\/Debit Card Back-ups\/Worst Airport Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Best Multi-day Hikes on Multiple Continents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This article has a flawed title since it\u2019s missing some of the longest and best-known treks, but this list of 28 of the best multi-day hikes in the world<\/a> deserves kudos for one big reason: she\u2019s done them all. From the Inca Trail and Chile\u2019s W Trek to Everest Base Camp and the Routeburn Trek in New Zealand, there are a lot of tempting trips on here to plan around if you love the outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enhance Your Rental Apartment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

What do an extension cord, a corkscrew, a French press, an ice tray, and a large drinking glass have in common? They\u2019re all items I\u2019ve bought and left behind when the furnished apartment I rented while traveling was lacking what I needed. Yeah, I could have made a request with the owner, and have done that when the kitchen was truly barren, but I\u2019ve learned that \u201cDon\u2019t sweat the small stuff\u201d is a good short-term apartment rule of thumb. Most items I bought in some kind of discount store or the local market, always an added adventure. The coffee press came from a Malaysian IKEA ($8), another interesting cross-cultural experience. One friend who used to be nomadic would even buy an air fryer and leave it if he was in a place for two or three months, but I\u2019m not sure I would go that far\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Money Back-ups<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My ATM card never came back out of the machine when I used it in Tashkent, two years after an airport ATM ate a version of the same card in the Republic of Georgia. The second instance had a happy ending thanks to a phone call from my tour guide and a trip to the bank\u2019s HQ. I was never really sweating it though because I had backups. I have three cards that don\u2019t charge an ATM fee and reimburse the local fee as well (to a point with the last one). They\u2019re tied to cash accounts at Fidelity<\/a>, Schwab<\/a>, and my biz bank Novo<\/a>. I generally keep at least one in a separate place\/bag from the others. Plus a PayPal card, a Wise one (don\u2019t love it<\/a>), and whatever my wife is carrying. Overkill? Maybe, but I never pay a fee to get my money this way and I know I\u2019ll always have access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Airports Where Connections Are a Pain<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While you see lots of lists for best airports (we highlighted one for the USA last week) and worst airports, this article Kevin Kelly sent me that originally ran in the Washington Post focuses on one aspect: long and confusing connections<\/a>. A few frequent travelers I know are quoted in it and I can say that all four airports I try hard to avoid for connections are featured: Miami, JFK, Heathrow, and Paris. Two of them mentioned, Frankfurt and Denver, have been 50\/50 for me. I hate a lot of things about Istanbul\u2019s airport, but getting to your gate is fairly straightforward there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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