Airport Security Makes Good Comedy
Monday, October 16th, 2006 Posted in General, Travel industry | 3 Comments »There was a great sketch on Saturday night live that enacted a sample meeting of TSA workers and their bosses. It's not on the official NBC site yet, but for the moment you can find it here.After being told that ...
Rating Happiness Around the World
Friday, October 13th, 2006 Posted in Destination reports, General, International living/working | 1 Comment »A new study out this week says that the Danes are the happiest people on Earth. Other rich European countries also scored highly, while the U.S. came in at a respectable #23. Money may not buy happiness, but it certainly ...
The Real Deal in Oaxaca
Friday, October 13th, 2006 Posted in Destination reports, General | 4 Comments »Boris and the CatrinaOriginally uploaded by planeta. Things are a little dicey in Oaxaca, Mexico, but do some digging to find out what's happening at ground level. I just had a phone conversation with Ron Mader, who runs the responsible travel site ...
How NOT to be a Jerk While Traveling
Thursday, October 12th, 2006 Posted in General | No Comments »obnoxious and annoying. Originally uploaded by justbadpot. This article from Budget Travel is a good one on how to avoid being an "ugly American" while traveling. But though my countrymen may be ...
Vineyard Investing in Argentina
Thursday, October 12th, 2006 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, Destination reports, International living/working, Leffel projects, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 2 Comments »Cafayate_wineman Originally uploaded by Globetrots. I imagine most people reading this blog don't have so much money lying around that they would put a pile of it into buying a vineyard in Argentina. But if you know someone with dreams of owning ...
