Peter Kinney articles

Valet parking is supposed to make life easier. You hand over the keys, get a little ticket, and trust that your car will come back exactly the way it left...until it’s returned with fresh scratches, a dent, curb rash, or damage that definitely was not there before. Here’s the good news: valet damage disputes are common, and there are clear steps you can take to build proof, push back, and get reimbursed.

Many well-intentioned Americans still make these mistakes when they are travelling overseas.

Ancient treasures have an odd habit of turning up where least expected. A former junkyard became the stage for an intriguing find. The implications reach far beyond a single site, touching on questions about how cities worked.

You finally arrive at your hotel after a long travel day but then the front desk drops the bomb: your room is gone. They say you checked in too late, the hotel is sold out, and there’s nothing they can do. Hotel guarantees are trickier than they sound, and what happens next depends on details most travelers never realize matter.

One of the biggest surprises people have when they start looking at retirement abroad is just how far their money can stretch outside the US or Western Europe. Using cost-of-living data and retiree reports, we've figured out the 20 countries that are most affordable for retirees.

Public transit in the United States is famously uneven. In many parts of the country, owning a car is practically mandatory, but these are the 20 states that actually got public transit right.

You picked the seat. You paid extra for it. Then you board the plane and you’re somewhere else entirely. The short answer is yes, airlines can move you—but whether they should refund you or compensate you is where things get interesting.

Archaeologists may have solved the mystery of Peru’s 5,200 ancient holes, revealing a sophisticated Andean trade and accounting system carved into the mountains centuries ago.

Working abroad sounds amazing in theory, getting to experience a new culture, new paycheck, new perspective. In practice, though, everything hinges on one thing: the work visa. Based on expat reports, immigration policy data, and factors like demand for foreign workers and processing timelines, here are 20 countries that make getting a work visa easy.