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…
Salty or sour. Sweet or savory. Spicy or sublime. Whatever it is, if it’s a popular local snack, I’m going to want to try it. It might come from a local market. Or it might come from the supermarket. Food stall or hawker cart? No problem. Streetside vending machine? Let me find my change. In…
Many of you know that I don’t really spend much – okay ANY – time talking about credit cards here. It’s not really my wheelhouse (heck I still haven’t figured out exactly how to eat a vanilla-scented bluebird) and I chose to pick a few unique affiliate partners instead of offering credit card links. So I was…
I’m irrationally afraid of a few things. Included on that list – horses, heights, and sudden geologic activity. So when we were planning what to do in the port of Probolinggo on a recent Indonesian cruise, why not just throw all three of those into one activity? The sleepy port of Probolinggo is a great…
Editorial note – this story was extensively fact-checked to be sure the pay reported was accurately conveyed, including how Uber calculates guarantees for their drivers. Ten days ago, I reported that the latest round of rate cuts for UberX, while great for consumers, might spell the end of equitable Uber driver earnings, even with promised…
Greetings from home… after five trips already this year, it was nice to wake up in my own bed this morning. It was especially nice given that I woke up sick. Almost like clockwork, I get sick every year right around the last weeks of January. Usually its the result of the time zone hopping…