I guess you could twirl a globe and point your finger, but then you might end up in the middle of a jungle or on top of Mt. Everest. I think there are two clear ways to approach the matter:
1. Do a little research, checking your budget and travel wishlist.
2. Listen to your family [...]
My first exposure to the travel biz (way before Collette Vacations) came when I was probably 14 or 15. My dad brought home a brochure for an Alaskan cruise. I remember him being really excited by the idea.
He wasn’t a guy who did that kind of thing. Extremely careful with money, he always preached saving [...]
Around the office some people (okay lots of people) have been talking about the cultural phenomenon that is Twilight. When one of my coworkers said, “my wife doesn’t read but she reads those books,” a little part of my English major soul died.Despite my own literary opinions, the brooding monsters can teach us something important [...]
Tipping is the custom people love to hate. Beyond the tipping basics — at least 15 percent of a restaurant tab for decent wait service — who gets tipped and for how much can be confusing, even overwhelming. Here are some guidelines.”Off-season” is different all over Earth. It often depends on factors such as weather [...]
If you’re like most business travelers, you lug a laptop with you on the road. According to the Year 2000 Travel Trends Survey by American Express, nearly all (92 percent) corporate travelers use a laptop when traveling. Many open it up to get work done while enroute.
Joyce Gioia plays a little game these days every time she goes to the airport.”The object of the game,” says Gioia, a frequent traveler from Greensboro, North Carolina, “is to pass through the security checkpoint without setting off the alarm.”
More Americans are easing back into flying. The lengthening lines at the nation’s airports are proof enough of that.Those who are returning to the skies since the changes wrought by September 11 might not know what to expect, what with all the talk of confiscated razors and lengthy searches through carry-on bags.
Among the first wave [...]
Bill Tulin has a rule for healthy eating at restaurants on the road: out of sight, out of mind.”Have a picture of what you need before you sit down at the restaurant,” he says. “If you just go down the menu and start reading about it, you’re more likely to order it because you don’t [...]