There’s so much I want to say about my time at the World Saver’s Congress, including repeating the essential message of travel – that it makes us better citizens of the world, promotes understanding and empathy, teaches us about the humanity of our neighbors, and inspires us to make the planet an even more wonderful …
Now that I’m on the ground in Midtown with a big bottle of water, two little bottles of scotch, and a medium sized deli sandwich, I can tell you that it wasn’t scary at all. Really. A nuisance? Unsettling? Sure. But scary? In spite of all the safety crew and firemen around our plane, I …
Charge camera batteries Empty CF cards Check Seat Guru for bad seats Check in for outbound flight on line Print boarding pass Gather contact phone numbers including 800 numbers for airlines Update the iPod Set the alarm clock Leave itinerary with at least two people Check weather at destination Gather creature comforts for the flight: …
High on the list of don’t leave home without it? The iPod. I’m addicted to it ever since I discovered podcasting. You know what’s not so great about the iPod, though? Those crappy ear buds that Apple includes. You have to head straight out and get new ones. Through PR pitches and impulse shopping, I’ve …
God help me, I hate shopping malls. But I needed new clothes, I have been wanting to learn what all the fuss over H&M is about, and sometimes, there is nothing for it but cross a giant swath of asphalt and dive into the belly of the suburban consumer beast. Our biggest nearby mall is …
Connor Layne has just graduated from high school and is getting married to his sweetheart. When he finds out that his bride to be has dallied with his best man, he makes a scene at the wedding and books the next flight out, ending up in Nicaragua. There he loses his money, his shirt (literally) …