Cairo, Egypt Stability and control: that's the role of an aircraft spoiler. As your jet prepares to land, the spoiler may rise to decrease lift, increasing the rate at which the aircraft descends or slowing the speed of the aircraft down. The Wright brothers would have been impressed. For the long-term traveler, however, the spoiler,...

As vagabonders, financial rejiggering might always be on the horizon -- or maybe you've done it already. As economic depression looms for many, the prospects of being footloose and not exactly fancy free are intimidating. As vagabonders by choice, we tend to be a little more conservative with spending than most, but what if you...