Dear vacation-deprived American–are you nuts?!
Wednesday, May 24th, 2006 Posted in Travel industry, Work/Life/Travel Balance | No Comments »Once again, Expedia has released its survey on vacation deprivation and once again it's a depressing read. My fellow countrymen and women easily get the distinction of being the most vacation-deprived people in the developed world. Another dubious "win." Yee-ha! ...
Things to remember: a volcano is a live mountain
Wednesday, May 24th, 2006 Posted in Destination reports, General | No Comments »The photo at the left is a 1994 shot of my wife being led down from the summit of Mount Merapi by our patient local guide. Merapi is on the island of Java, in Indonesia, close to Yogyakarta and the ...
Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006 Posted in Destination reports, General, Travel bargains | No Comments »Last week I spent some time trekking through the strange landscapes of southern Utah and saw some things I have never seen before. I've circled the globe three times, but there are parts of the U.S. that are definitely unique ...
The outdoors in St. George, Utah
Monday, May 22nd, 2006 Posted in Destination reports | No Comments »Last week was kind of quiet on here because I was enjoying a bit of the wild west, USA, for the first time. I spent a few days in St. George, Utah, a great place for outdoor activities and fiery ...
“Budget” is a bad word for advertisers
Sunday, May 21st, 2006 Posted in General, Travel bargains, Travel industry | 2 Comments »Folio Magazine - Home I reported a while back that the magazine Budget Living had folded. I noted that this probably had something to do with the fact that advertisers want to reach the aspirational, free-spending, debt-to-their-eyeballs folks, not people who ...
