Our Crowded Skies
Sunday, August 31st, 2008 Posted in Travel industry | No Comments »Some say that it wouldn't be such a bad thing for flight capacities to get cut way down and for half the population to stop flying for a while. I originally saw this cool photo above in Wired magazine and ...
Developed World’s Worst Airline Sinks Even Lower
Friday, August 29th, 2008 Posted in General | 1 Comment »Every time I think the first world's worst airline---US Airways---couldn't possibly get any worse, they do something unfathomably dumb that erodes whatever shred of good will anyone could possibly still have towards them. First, they cut everything that could possibly make ...
An Update on Romania
Thursday, August 28th, 2008 Posted in General | 3 Comments »Leif Pettersen makes me laugh, so after scanning loads of blogs for information that's useful but blah, I always read his Killing Batteries one for information that's useful yes, but hilarious. Check out this post for superlatives from his recent ...
Where the Travel Dollar Stays Stable
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in Cheap Latin America Travel, International living/working, Travel bargains, Travel industry | 2 Comments »The pummelled U.S. dollar is getting a bit of a break this week as troubles in European economies start to look more serious. Still, it's nothing to get excited about when it takes $1.90 to buy one pound sterling instead ...
Loads of Good Packing Advice
Monday, August 25th, 2008 Posted in General, Long-term travel, Travel gear, Travel industry | 4 Comments »I'm taking a break from personal rants to offer some good advice from other blogs on packing well and packing light for your travels. But if you haven't seen my earlier post on how it's now easier to justify paying ...
