Confessions of a White-Knuckle Flier
Ten years ago, the first time I went to China, the return flight took something like twenty-four hours. Aside from one slightly-overdone hamburger at the Detroit airport, my journey [Read More…]
Ten years ago, the first time I went to China, the return flight took something like twenty-four hours. Aside from one slightly-overdone hamburger at the Detroit airport, my journey [Read More…]
My first glimpse of Iceland came through the airplane window: a stark brown edge of land in bas-relief against a clean gray ocean. It’s an appropriate introduction to the island. At [Read More…]
I’m not a big fan of the saying “Nice is nice.” It’s not nice. Your Aunt Mildred with three cats who brings you chicken soup when you’re sick is nice. [Read More…]
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There are few things [Read More…]
If you’ve ever been stranded at an airport for longer than a few hours, you know how miserable it can be. Maybe you missed your connecting flight, or the plane you were [Read More…]
The Wall Street Journal‘s Scott McCartney writes that when it comes to tricks and shortcuts at the airport or hotel, seasoned sportswriters have all the answers. Here are [Read More…]
Overseas travel can be stressful, but one passenger took his relaxation routine to the extreme this week when he refused to sit in his seat during meal service.
The passenger, 72-year-old Hyongtae Pae [Read More…]
I am going to Europe.
They want us to be terrorized. If Americans start to cower behind oceans and a wall, the bad guys win.
If they take away our freedom to travel, the [Read More…]
Medium blogger Your Fat Friend hates flying in airplanes. It’s not just the stress of researching ticket prices, deciding whether to pay more to check her bag or not, or the dread of standing in security lines. She [Read More…]