I could read it on his face. Disgust. Horror. And major annoyance. “I can’t believe this. Ridiculous!” he fumed as he stomped onto the elevator, rolling bag trailing behind him, and headed to the lobby. I totally felt his pain. The hotel was overrun with over a thousand high school students for an event. And…
It’s Sunday morning here in the OC (which no one who lives here actually calls it) and that means it is time for the weekly recap here at its new date (Sundays). My former Sunday morning Around Prior2Boarding post has moved to Saturday mornings. I’m looking out at a hazy February day that will hopefully burn…
I will always be a Fort Worth girl, no matter where I roam. I’m also unapologetically a huge geek – and always have been. The intersection of those two data points make me one of the saddest to hear about the death of Radio Shack. The hometown company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday…
I’m in week five of one of my busiest travel quarters in over a decade. I’m starting to feel the strain of the push/pull of several small trips running together (tomorrow will start my fourth weekend in a row to be gone) that are intermixed with lots of short weekday trips. All of these have…
Its easy to build up expectations before some of the world’s most famous attractions based on photos, travel guide hype, or even just imagined perceptions. But sometimes the reality can lead to tourist attractions surprises. I remember being shocked when I first visited Red Square in Moscow in 1989. I always imagined it as being much…
The rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated. And I did not literally get trapped under a heavy object. Although figuratively speaking, it has felt that way. The reality has been that life this last week hit the apex of “crazy busy”. I knew it would and should have planned for it – for the…
I have no dignity left. Every so often on the road I have a flashpoint where I realize something about myself. On one particular day, I lost my dignity in a dingy parking garage. I know the exact moment that it happened. I was sitting in the front seat of a nondescript gray rental sedan listening to the static…
Want to look as chic as a celebrity jetsetter the next time you fly? InStyle has compiled a great slideshow of celebrity airport fashions worth a glance before your next trip. No matter how you dress to fly (business or casual), they’ve got inspired looks for you. Nicole Kidman’s black & white coat the start of…
I’m prone to crazy ideas based off wild speculation. I also get skittish the second I feel like my smooth travels might be disrupted. As such, I’ve spent the last two years letting my anxieties over the pending American Airlines and US Airways merger build up. I’m not one to take airline infidelity lightly and…
Happy Monday! What a week… I don’t know where to begin. I started off the week talking about Uber earnings (and whether they clear minimum wage now) in my own market with recent rate reductions. And then less than 48 hours later, I suddenly found myself sitting on the side of the road – a…
I love great airline amenity kits. There is something wonderful about settling down into a comfy airline seat and after taking those first couple of sips of champagne, you are presented with a lovely gift. That gift? Hopefully one of these amazing amenity kits. Travel + Leisure highlighted their picks for the coolest airline amenity…
I’ve raved before about the app Next Issue which is the equivalent of having the entire newsstand on my tablet for instant reading pleasure. Next Issue has been my saving grace during the numerous flight delays and cancellations I’ve endured in the last year. The stash of magazines has given me reading pleasure on cruise…