Today the TSA announced that they would allow some knives in carry ons. Yet you still can’t have more than three ounces of mouthwash. Well you can. Just not in the same bottle. You can technically have 333 ounces of mouthwash, so long as they are in 111 3oz containers, but I digress. Continue reading “The TSA Is Stupid.” »
A recent essay I published brought back to me how much and how quickly travel is changing. And how quickly history is forgotten. Unless you’re watching an old movie (wow! people went to baseball games in 3-piece suits?) or looking at old pictures, technology and time can sneak up on you–and you realize that fond memory of yours sounds like complete gibberish to someone of a younger generation. Continue reading “Travel – Then and Now” »
After two weeks of skiing over weeds and rocks and logs and small dead wood varmints I have decided to move the holidays to the end of January. With global weirding really heating up, it doesn’t make sense for Christmas to stay where it is. Especially if you are dreaming of a white one. Continue reading “It’s Time To Move Christmas” »
I was attending a conference last year, and one of the speakers, when asked by an owner of a deluxe hotel in the middle of the mountains of Mexico if there was any way he could get away with not providing access to the internet, gave this response: “Taking the internet away from people or not providing it is going to give them withdrawal. It’s no different than a hard drug, in terms of its effects on the brain.” Continue reading “Digital Detox” »
Someone told me that the word travel comes from the French word travail, which, according to dictionary.com, means “pain, anguish or suffering resulting from mental or physical hardship.” Continue reading “I like to Travail” »
I currently do not have access to the Internet. When I have the Internet it distracts me and I complain about it. If only I didn’t have the Internet, I tell myself, I could get so much done. Well, here I am without it, and I’m annoyed I don’t have it. So there’s no winning with me. Continue reading “Staying Connected On The Road Isn’t Easy” »
Today I flew a brand new airplane operated by Delta. I paid the extra money to sit in what they are calling “Economy Comfort.” I’ve flown it once before on an overseas flight–but I had an exit row seat, so I couldn’t tell how much “extra” legroom they give you. Well, I can now say none. Continue reading “Rise of the Air Zombie” »
So I just got back from Europe. And, man, what they do to blue jeans over there should be criminalized. Continue reading “Terrible Things Happen To Jeans When They Go To Europe” »
I’ve traveled to many of the worlds most famous places. And each and every time I’m disappointed. The Great Pyramids of Giza were notable mostly for how hard I had to work to not ride a camel. (That, and holy crap! It’s the Pyramids!) Continue reading “Having Fun Yet?” »