It’s been a big news week! Between the huge earthquake and its aftershocks in Chile, to the tsunami warnings in Hawaii and Japan, there’s plenty of news to capture the attention of travelers. The devastation and disruption of life has been tremendous, and there is no diminishing the impact it has on travel plans.
In the [...]
It’s been a week of airline drama, with stories ranging from being “too fat to fly” to airlines having unfriendly family seating policies. There aren’t easy answers to these thorny issues, despite wishing it were so, and the balance of profitability and customer service keeps shifting. and lots of bloggers chimed in on the topic [...]
Before you get too engrossed with today’s 2010 Olympic Winter Games coverage, I invite you to spend some time with some great travel posts discovered this past week: Whether you’re an active traveler, a vicarious traveler, or an armchair traveler, you’ll find something to capture your imagination.
Euro Cheapo suggests that sometimes the best choice in [...]
It’s been a busy week for travelers, with increases in checked baggage charges, crazy passenger antics, and reports that travel will probably not be rebounding much in 2010. Those dedicated to travel still keep traveling, and writing about it, giving us lots to read this week:
Intelligent Travel says farewell to Butterstick. Four and a [...]
I’ve been traveling most of this past week, with some time in Washington DC the first part and then some time in Spokane toward the end. Keeping up with my favorite travel bloggers is made easy with my feed reader, but nothing can compensate for a busy schedule with little time to read.
This week’s list [...]
The beginning of a new year seems to be the time for predicting trends, reflecting on the year past, and starting discussions on the “best” of the year gone by. Lately, there seems to be a lot of discussion centered around which are the “best” travel blogs, and when someone asks me that question, I [...]
Business and pleasure travelers have have some travel concerns and preparations in common, and one of those is having to worry about what’s happening at home while we’re on the road.
If you have family or friends staying in your home while you’re traveling, it reduces a lot of concerns. But if your home will remain [...]
It’s the Christmas edition of Travel Favorites, and the listing is sparse – both due to my busy schedule as well as it being a relatively slow time for blogging in general. Still, it would be a shame to miss these great travel reads:
Nomadic Matt explains what it’s like being on the road for [...]
It’s been cold around Seattle this week, so I considered myself fortunate to be traveling to Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii (in photo). Coming home to below freezing weather was a real shock to my system. Whether I want to admit it or not, winter is here – so it’s a good thing [...]
Whew, it’s December already. Thanksgiving is behind us, Christmas looms, and every day seems packed full of things to get done. I’ve been researching, planning, and doing a bit of dreaming over my travel plans for 2010.
Perhaps my travel favorites for this week will get you doing the same.
The Vacation Gals (in this case [...]
