Archive for January, 2009
Air Travel Complaints Hit Highest Level In Seven Years
If you find yourself consistently annoyed and disappointed by your flying experience, you’re not alone—more than 9,200 airline passengers lodged complaints with the U.S. Department of Transportation about airline service in the first 10 months of 2008, the second-highest level in seven years. The record number of complaints probably reflects only a fraction of the [...]
Grateful Traveler: The Miracle Magnet, Part 1, Charity Hosts Sick Kids for Medical Procedures in Developed Countries
For almost a year now, I have been writing about the people I call Eskimos—those people of all ages, colors, religions, economic backgrounds, countries and cultures—who, by reaching out to help when we are in need, teach us that the world is not nearly as scary a place as some would have us believe. I [...]
Travel Tips on How to Pack Winter Clothing
Now that most U.S. airlines are charging to check your bags, of course it pays to carry on. But that’s a lot easier said than done when you’re dealing with winter clothes. So here is my advice…
Obama Inauguration Scams and Rock-Bottom Cheap International Travel Deals
As we get ready for the inauguration, I’d like to make this announcement: I’m not going. You know why? Because I never want to travel when everyone else is traveling and where everyone else is traveling. Forget about just traveling to the District of Columbia. People are going to Virginia, Maryland, Philadelphia, Delaware. And that’s [...]
Outrageously Over the Top Obama Inauguration Travel Packages
Want to be a part of Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration on January 20 in Washington, DC? There are still a few hotel rooms still available … if you’ve got a few thousand to spare. You’d never know there was a recession with these over-the-top inauguration package travel deals…
Australian PR Stunt “Best Job in the World” Contest Sparks Global Interest
How’d you like to be paid more than $100,000 to explore one of the most beautiful natural coral reefs in the world for half a year—and tell the world about it? Well the job is yours, if you can stand up to the competition—and if you can access the application Web site, which has crashed [...]
Underwater Caribbean #11
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Underwater Caribbean #10
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