Lots of travel news over the past week, from the potential merger of a couple of heavy weight airlines to the pay-to-pee, from the continued discussion of airline bag fees to the crash in western Russia, it’s been a helluva week for the industry. On a happy personal note, I booked tickets for my June [...]
MJ’s Travel Favorites 3-28-10
March 28, 2010 By 4 Comments
This past week of travel had me in and out of a variety of warm weather destinations, including Maui, San Jose (California) and Palm Springs, before returning home to chilly Seattle. My travel pet peeve for the week is hotels that promote their property as having free wi-fi, but then it doesn’t work. If you’re [...]
10 Tips to Stop Vacation Burglars
January 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
MJ’s Travel Favorites 10-25-09
October 25, 2009 By 7 Comments
My weekly round up of travel posts is now at its new home, here at Traveling with MJ. You may be used to reading it at Flyaway Cafe, but bookmark it here now, and come back often. Here’s some great travel reads to start out or conclude you week (however you like to think about [...]
Denver Botanic Gardens are Even Greener
August 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment
About ten minutes east of downtown Denver are 23 acres of gardens and plants that will make you feel like your much further away from the concrete of the city. The Denver Botanic Gardens (1005 York Street, Denver) contain 45 gardens and over 32,000 plants. (I discovered the York Street gardens while on a shopping [...]
Kauai: The Garden Isle
August 3, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Join Me at BlogWorld Expo in Las Vegas
August 2, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Head to Las Vegas with all the “cool kids” of blogging for the 2008 BlogWorld & New Media Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center on September 20th-21st. An exclusive “Executive & Entrepreneur” conference will be held the day before on September 19th. Now in its second year, the only industry-wide trade show, conference, and [...]
Back to Basics: Sales Tax, GST, and VAT
July 30, 2008 By Leave a Comment
When we travel we often forget that things are not always as they are back “home.” Here’s one difference that international visitors may find when they visit the United States: Unlike many countries, the United States has no national sales tax that is comparable to the GST (goods and services tax) or the VAT (value [...]
Take a Venetian Gondola Ride in Las Vegas
July 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Matchbook Monday: Bateaux Parisiens
July 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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