U.S. Survey - Our Airlines Suck
Thursday, November 10th, 2005 Posted in General, Travel industry | Comments OffOK, the fine people at Zagat aren't going to say it that bluntly, but that's the unequivical conclusion of their recent travelers survey. U.S. airlines have reached a low point and, as I always advise people, given a choice you're ...
Responsible Tourism - Your Job Too
Monday, November 7th, 2005 Posted in Destination reports, Long-term travel, Travel industry | Comments OffAn article of mine on responsible tourism in Peru is in the Nov./Dec. issue of Transitions Abroad: Saving Machu Picchu: Responsible Tourism is a 3-Way Deal. I think it's quite good and the pics are cool. Go read it. As ...
(Relaxed) Travel Is Good for Your Health
Monday, October 31st, 2005 Posted in General, Long-term travel, Work/Life/Travel Balance | No Comments »"If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live." - Author Lin Yutang When we are toiling away at our jobs, trying to make a living and dealing with all ...
Charities Block Famine-Relief Savings
Wednesday, October 26th, 2005 Posted in General | No Comments »If you want to read something that will make smoke come out of your ears, pick up a 10/26 issue of the Wall Street Journal (not on line, but available in most libraries) and check out the first page story, ...
Do Your Homework Before You Travel
Monday, October 24th, 2005 Posted in General | No Comments »If you go to the Caribbean during hurricane season, should we still feel sorry for you? Here we go again. All weekend the U.S. news channels were showing stories about poor sunburnt vacations hunkered down in crowded government shelters in Cancun. ...
