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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 is the oldest of the main Hawaii Islands, and is the fourth largest of the islands, and is about a 100 miles from Oahu. Often referred to as the “Garden Isle,” Kauai is one of the wettest spot in the world, with an annual rainfall of 460 inches. I’m most familiar with the town [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
No, it’s not Venice. It’s the Gondola ride at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Okay, it’s a little touristy, and it’s definitely NOT Venice, but it’s still a bit of romantic fun away from the flashing lights and noise of the casinos. You need to take a break from the fast paced action [...]
Today’s matchbook of Bateaux Parisiens comes from Jon at Travel Photo Daily. He said that he just came across it, but that is was at least five or more years old. It brought back lots of great memories of my trip to Paris last fall, so a very big THANKS for the contribution. Bateaux Parisiens [...]
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