I am kind of obsessed with the concept behind Pack Up + Go, the surprise trip company. Yes… surprise trip. As in show up at the airport and “guess what? we’re going to Denver this weekend!” kind of surprise trip. It just seems fun. And I’ve always wanted to do this. But when you are…
I’m wrapping up a quick solo birthday trip to Paris, the continuation of my annual tradition of traveling to celebrate my birthday. While this was once a trip I tried to recruit others to join, I have more recently embraced the idea of traveling along to celebrate the milestone. When I mention to many who I…
There are hundreds of websites touting free travel tips, most of which revolve around credit card tricks (sign up bonuses, manufactured spending, or the like) or redeeming points/miles for trips. But if you already travel for business, there are often many opportunities out there for free weekends. My favorite way to get free weekends is…
File under bizarre… a Maryland man used GoFundMe to pay for a trip to Miami so that he could follow his 22 year old girlfriend on her spring break trip, as reported to the Daily Mail. His fundraising page shows he raised $360 of his $300 goal and made it to Miami to track her down. He…
In honor of my vacation starting tonight, I thought it would be fun to post a really retro trip report from Cathay First Class from April 2002 – it was my first US-HKG longhaul in first class (I had previously flown both business and coach on the transpacific routes). The original… This was originally posted…
Fox News has advice for you on combinations to avoid on your next trip to the bar (and surprisingly none of them involve liberals)! Their top five “dangerous cocktails” are: The Hurl Hurl The Zombie The Vaportini The Tequila Blue Blazer Corpse Reviver #2 While I find their list interesting, it just seems too tame…
Nancy Grace isn’t the only one who worries about women who go missing. I’ve hit the point in my years of travel (often solo travel) where thoughts of safety become a nagging voice in the back of my head. “If I went missing on the road, would anyone know where to start looking?” Reading stories…
Is chivalry dead? It certainly felt that way in Atlanta this afternoon. The home of the Braves was three strikes out when it came to questionable behavior. I’m not talking about the truly Southern gentlemanly stuff like opening doors, standing up when I approach a table, or pulling out my chair (which I am admittedly…
I love traveling solo. There is something blissful about experiencing a new place and being guided only by my own impressions of it. Yet I often wonder existentially whether if I have no photographic evidence of my time there, did I really visit? I should take more photos with me in them – but sometimes…