Waste Not Want Not in Portland
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in Destination reports, Family travel | 4 Comments »Anyone who likes to lump a whole country together under one set of stereotypes needs to spend some time in Portland, Oregon. So many of the tendencies that people equate with the U.S. and Americans go out the window ...
Cheap Travel, Quality Time, and Me
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 Posted in Leffel projects, Perceptive Travel, Travel books, Work/Life/Travel Balance | 2 Comments »A few thousand new visitors have come by to check out this blog in the past week. So because of that combined with the fact I am on vacation with my family now, pile of work be damned, here is ...
Monday Travel News Roundup- Suckubus Edition
Monday, June 9th, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »I am kicking back in the home of an old college friend in Portland for a few days, enjoying some fine microbrews in a U.S. city where you can get around without an automobile. Here's a roundup of notable travel ...
More Thrills for the Dollar at Regional Amusement Parks
Friday, June 6th, 2008 Posted in Family travel, MSNBC - Tripso columns, Travel bargains | No Comments »I do a lot of international traveling, but I do have a little princess in the house, so sometimes the travels are right down the road for some roller coasters and splashing in a water park. Since it's about the ...
Best Airline Ad Ever!
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Travel funnies, Travel industry, Vacation deals | 33 Comments »This ran as part of a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal yesterday. Pure brilliance. Underneath what's pictured above were these sentences: No 1st or 2nd Checked Bag Fees No Change Fees No Fuel Surcharges No Snack Fees No Aisle or Window Seat Fees No Curbside ...



