Flying With Fish The Blog for Those Who Fly & Those Who Want to Fly Smarter

File this reader mail under ‘you just can’t make this stuff up.’ Earlier this week I received an email from a Flying With Fish reader, Markus, asking if the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) had any regulations prohibiting  flying with a ham. After replying to Markus that I didn’t know of any regulations prohibiting flying with [...]

Traveling is the perfect environment for the burgeoning photographer. Breaking free from what is known and commonplace stokes a traveler’s sense of adventure and a desire to capture and record those moments is only natural. While I may find using my camera equipment second nature having spent my teenage years learning to be a photographer [...]

In case you missed it … Flying With Fish is giving away a free night stay at Hilton. Who doesn’t need a night away? I know I do … but of course I can’t enter my own contest … so one lucky person will walk away with a Hilton Be My Guest Certificate! Want to [...]

This travel essential is for iPhone and iPod touch users … and given that a quick look around almost any flight will reveal that there are more iPods/iPhones than screaming kids, frequent fliers and Federal Air Marshals … I figured I should add this info the Essentials List. As an iPhone users I do not [...]

Knowing the value of a Dollar (Pound, Euro, Dinar, Yen, etc) is an important lesson many of us learn as children. On the road knowing the value of your currency is equally important. When using a currency converter it is imperative that the tools be able to give you an accurate exchange rate as well [...]

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Ring lights are both fun and functional tool for photographers. Ring lights are great for macro work, creating even light when shooting still life images as well as producing flattering light (or really funky light) when shooting portraits. While many think of ring lights as a tool for nature and fashion photographers, I know countless [...]

Admit it, when you think of Valentine’s Day you think of Dallas Love Field before you think of hearts and romance. OK…maybe you think of hearts, flowers and romance before you think of Dallas Love Field…but Flying With Fish is about travel, airlines and airports…so for the purposes of Flying With Fish lets think of [...]

A few years ago I saw possibly the worst tourist slogan t-shirt of all time, “London Is For Lovers.” Now granted I love London, but it isn’t a city exactly known for its romance. Despite London’s lack of romantic sense, it seems that a mere 211 miles to the northwest, Manchester may be a better [...]

Its that time of year again, the cold winter chill has lost its charm, the sun is setting later and later allowing you to see the black ice on the road for an extra few minutes at night … and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) has released its list of the top (and bottom) [...]