It's like the good book said: "Let there be light." Only this time, the book isn't the Bible; it's an article in Scientific American that's sugges...

Loose clothing, lots of water and a shot of Viagra? Hardcore travellers and frequent business fliers each have their own methods of fighting off je...

My passport had plenty of time on it for just my trip to Rwanda -- but I am going to Kenya after and by then, my passport would have had about four months left on it. I decided not to risk it and got my passport renewed (even paid a pretty penny to put a rush on it!). I thought "Now I'll be fine, right?" Wrong! When I showed up to the airport in Toronto, all ready to head off for my African adventure, I was not allowed to get on the plane...