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Thirty minutes can become an hour, which can become five hours. How do you make the most of such a stressful situation?</p> <p>In today’s episode of Tour & Explore, we speak with travel concierge Joanna Stark to get her layover survival guide. She gives some helpful – and even fun! – tips with the airport waiting game.</p> <p>A shorter layover allows time to enjoy airport amenities, which have improved in recent years. For instance, in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501889-san_francisco_vacations-i" target="_blank">San Francisco’s</a> airport, a leader in flight delays, you can retreat to a yoga studio. Other airports have massages available in the terminal.</p> <p>And if you have to wait five hours, why wait in the airport? Stark suggests enjoying the local sights, such as <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-474361-manhattan_beach_vacations-i" target="_blank">Manhattan Beach</a> in Los Angeles or Graceland in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191502010-memphis_vacations-i" target="_blank">Memphis</a>. Also, if you’re caught in a long layover between flights, you might consider taking advantage of an airport club for a refreshing shower, as Starks did.</p> <p>(<strong>See also</strong>: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191502010-memphis_vacations-i" target="_blank">The </a></p> <a href="/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/tourandexplore/layovers-extraordinary-235019992.html#more-id" class="read-more" rel="nofollow" title="read the full post: Layovers extraordinary">Read More »<span class="visually-hidden">from Layovers extraordinary</span></a> </div></div></li><li class="entry"><div class="yom-mod yom-art-hd" id="mediablogindex"><div class="bd"><h2 class="headline"><a href="/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/tourandexplore/traveling-alone-never-fun-015554833.html">Traveling alone has never been so fun</a></h2><cite class="byline vcard"><div class="yom-art-author"><div class="bd"><div class="profile hidden"><div class="info clearfix"><p class="author-name">By <span class="fn"><a href="/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/author/ereka-vetrini/" rel="author">Ereka Vetrini</a></span></p></div><div class="links"><ul class="clearfix"><li class="first last"><a href="/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/author/ereka-vetrini/">Posts</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div>By <span class="fn"><a href="/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/author/ereka-vetrini/" rel="author">Ereka Vetrini</a></span> | <span class="provider org"><a href="/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/tourandexplore/">Tour & Explore</a></span> – <abbr title="2013-06-18T01:55:54Z">Mon, Jun 17, 2013 9:55 PM EDT</abbr></cite></div></div><div class="yom-mod social-buttons" id="mediablogindex"><div class="bd"><div id="ymsb-13727732650805-2" class="ymsb ymsb-mail ymsb-facebook ymsb-retweet ymsb-print"><div class="yui3-ymsb"><ul class="yui3-ymsb-content"><li class="ymsb-module ymsb-mail-module"> <a href="#" title="Email" class="ymsb-mail-btn" rel="nofollow"> <span>Email</span></a> <a href="#" class="mail-count-right hidden"><span class="mail-count">0</span></a></li><li class="ymsb-module fb-btn"><div class="fb-static"><span class="fb-icon"></span><span class="fb-text">Recommend</span></div><div class="static-count hidden"><span class="count">0</span><span class="count-right"></span></div></li><li class="ymsb-module twttr-static-module"><div class="twttr-static"><span class="twttr-icon"></span><span class="twttr-text">Tweet</span></div><div class="static-count hidden"><span class="count">0</span><span class="count-right"></span></div></li><li class="ymsb-module ymsb-print-module"> <a href="#" title="Print" class="ymsb-print-btn" role="button"><span>Print</span></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div><div class="yom-mod yom-art-content " id="mediablogindex"><div class="bd"> <div class="video-wrap" style="background-color:#414141;width:634px;height:495px;"></div> <p class="first">If you’ve thought about taking a solo trip but aren’t sure how to go about it, we have the perfect interview for you in today’s Tour & Explore. Writer Christine Maxfield took an entire year to travel the world by herself, visiting 19 countries and volunteering in 12. She gives us some essential tips on how to travel alone in a way that’s smart, safe and fun.</p> <p>Maxfield’s advice is especially helpful for solo women, who are likelier to get friendly treatment in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501616-cambodia_vacations-i" target="_blank">Cambodia</a> than they are in the Middle East. This is no reason to avoid the latter, however. Maxfield lists some simple precautions to help women avoid unwanted attention.</p> <p>(<strong>See also</strong>: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/tourandexplore/unplugged-vacation-011055200.html" target="_blank">How to take an unplugged vacation</a>)</p> <p>Click on the video above for more about these tips on extended solo travel:</p> <br><ul> <li>Enhancing the experience with work and volunteerism.</li> <li>Planning ahead but also staying flexible if any surprises come up (such as the Arab Spring uprising, in Maxfield’s case).</li> <li>How to collect souvenirs as you go (hint: you’ll want to send that tribal </li> </ul> <a href="/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/tourandexplore/traveling-alone-never-fun-015554833.html#more-id" class="read-more" rel="nofollow" title="read the full post: Traveling alone has never been so fun">Read More »<span class="visually-hidden">from Traveling alone has never been so fun</span></a> </div></div></li><li class="entry"><div class="yom-mod yom-art-hd" id="mediablogindex"><div class="bd"><h2 class="headline"><a href="/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/tourandexplore/gadgetwise-traveler-004236649.html">The gadget-wise traveler</a></h2><cite class="byline vcard"><div class="yom-art-author"><div class="bd"><div class="profile hidden"><div class="info clearfix"><p class="author-name">By <span class="fn"><a href="/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/author/ereka-vetrini/" rel="author">Ereka Vetrini</a></span></p></div><div class="links"><ul class="clearfix"><li class="first last"><a href="/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/author/ereka-vetrini/">Posts</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div>By <span class="fn"><a href="/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/author/ereka-vetrini/" rel="author">Ereka Vetrini</a></span> | <span class="provider org"><a href="/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/tourandexplore/">Tour & Explore</a></span> – <abbr title="2013-06-11T00:42:36Z">Mon, Jun 10, 2013 8:42 PM EDT</abbr></cite></div></div><div class="yom-mod social-buttons" id="mediablogindex"><div class="bd"><div id="ymsb-13727732650888-3" class="ymsb ymsb-mail ymsb-facebook ymsb-retweet ymsb-print"><div class="yui3-ymsb"><ul class="yui3-ymsb-content"><li class="ymsb-module ymsb-mail-module"> <a href="#" title="Email" class="ymsb-mail-btn" rel="nofollow"> <span>Email</span></a> <a href="#" class="mail-count-right hidden"><span class="mail-count">0</span></a></li><li class="ymsb-module fb-btn"><div class="fb-static"><span class="fb-icon"></span><span class="fb-text">Recommend</span></div><div class="static-count hidden"><span class="count">0</span><span class="count-right"></span></div></li><li class="ymsb-module twttr-static-module"><div class="twttr-static"><span class="twttr-icon"></span><span class="twttr-text">Tweet</span></div><div class="static-count hidden"><span class="count">0</span><span class="count-right"></span></div></li><li class="ymsb-module ymsb-print-module"> <a href="#" title="Print" class="ymsb-print-btn" role="button"><span>Print</span></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div><div class="yom-mod yom-art-content " id="mediablogindex"><div class="bd"> <div class="yom-video-player" style="height:504px" data-yom-embed-config="{width:630, height:354}" data-yom-embed-source="{media_playlist_id_1:4848e440-b67d-11e2-bfed-2e632c2f427f,media_id_1:f668ab22-740e-3eda-acc1-32e54d798b3b,media_path_1:/video/playlist/tourandexplore/gadget-wise-traveler-235211296.html?format=embed,media_playlist_alias_1:tourandexplore,media_alias_1:gadget-wise-traveler-235211296,media_autoplay_1:off}" id="yom-video-0f668ab22-740e-3eda-acc1-32e54d798b3b"><div class="video-wrap" style="background-color:#414141;width:630px;height:504px;"></div></div> <p class="first">Once we had to pack our <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130702135424/http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/suitcases-you-ll-want-to-use-forever-222055039.html">travel bag</a> with a camera, foreign phrase book, maps and a lot more. Nowadays, whether you travel for business or pleasure, smartphones are lightening that load with a wide array of digital tools.</p> <p>For this episode of Tour & Explore, we talk about these tools with Joanna Stern, technology editor at ABC News. Here are some of her favorites (click on the video above to hear about them in her words):</p> <p><strong>Waze</strong>: A great tool if you need to get someplace quickly, this map app has a social element. Users offers real-time updates on what's happening on the road, including traffic congestion.</p> <p><strong>iTranslate</strong>: You don't need to fumble through a language guide anymore. This app will repeat whatever you want to say in the language of your choosing.</p> <p><strong>Tripit</strong>: This app simplifies your itinerary-building. 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