The Stupidest Thing I’ve Done on a Trip
By most accounts, the skies are expected to be a lot more crowded this summer. While domestic travel has yet to reach pre-recession levels, a recent story in the Los Angeles Times indicates that U.S....
View ArticleFear at Casino Pier
As if amusement park rides weren’t scary enough, now comes word of two incidents — one fatal — over the past week involving thrill-seekers in New Jersey and Ohio. First, the good news: According to a...
View ArticleWhen the Coast Is Crowded: 5 Ways to Avoid a Beach Brawl
If you haven’t noticed, the rush to the beach is on. The final two weeks of July and first two weeks of August are traditionally the busiest for the nation’s beaches, which means that your little piece...
View ArticleNew Speed Limit in Maine: How Fast Is Too Fast?
When it comes to driving, are you a slow-lane sort of person, or do you immediately head to the left and make everyone else eat your dust? Now comes word that Maine is about to become the only state...
View ArticleTouched by a Travel Angel
With many parts of the Northeast still reeling from last weekend’s freak snowstorm, we’re all thinking: Is this a harbinger of things to come? Are we in for another three or four months of delayed...
View ArticleTraveling When Sick: A Prescription for Trouble
I’ll admit this up front: Traveling sick is ill-advised. But when does sick become too sick to travel? I imagine that most of us have been confronted by this question at one point or another, and if...
View ArticleTSA’s Pre-Screening Program Expands to 28 More Airports
There’s good news in the air for U.S. travelers: The TSA’s PreCheck program — which allows fliers who’ve been vetted by the agency to scoot through security lines faster — has been such a success...
View ArticleIs This Tiny London Hotel Room Worth $220/Night?
There were no drawers for my clothes and only two hangers on the quartet of pegs that substituted for a closet, the bed was pushed against the windows (allowing for maximum exposure to the drunken...
View ArticleWhen Travelers Get a Rude Awakening
What exactly are “rude” countries and “rude” cities? I’ll tell you what they are: Places that travel Web sites and publications routinely turn to in order to get people talking (and, uh, clearly it...
View ArticleTerror at 32,000 Feet: In-Flight Cell Phone Calls
Say it ain’t so, Virgin Atlantic. Comes word this morning that Virgin Atlantic has become the first British airline to allow in-flight cell phone calls. The AeroMobile service — which debuted Tuesday...
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