OK, I really didn’t spill any beans. But I had a great time talking travel with Dr. Jessie Voigts at Wandering Educators. Want to learn how My Itchy Travel Feet came to be? Read the interview. And... Read more »
Odds of Getting Bumped from a Flight: Best and Worst Airlines
Date: November 20th, 2009 @ 19:04
The odds you could be bumped from a flight? In a word: slim. Still, “getting bumped” happens to thousand every year, and you can read all about your “bumping chances” on specific... Read more »
Drink coffee the way George Washington used to
Date: November 20th, 2009 @ 19:00
Filed under: History, Food and Drink, North America, United StatesRemember the coffee revolution of the Nineties, when what used to cost 25 cents at some crappy diner suddenly cost $3 at a snooty cafe?... Read more »
EasyJet apologizes for Holocaust fashion shoot
Date: November 20th, 2009 @ 18:30
Filed under: Arts and Culture, History, Europe, Germany, Airlines, NewsEasyJet has apologized to everyone who will listen over a fashion shoot that appeared in its inflight magazine. Did the models wear... Read more »
Toxic Garbage Island part 1 0f 3
Date: November 20th, 2009 @ 18:21
WHAT/WHERE Come aboard as the VBS crew takes a cruise to the Northern Gyre in the Pacific Ocean, a spot where currents spin and cycle, churning up tons of plastic into a giant pool of chemical soup. NETWORK... Read more »
What We Loved This Week: Tijuana Art, Canadian Road Tripping, The New Yorker’s Food Issue and More
Date: November 20th, 2009 @ 18:11
Rolf Potts On Tuesday I traveled to Metuchen, New Jersey, for a reading at The Raconteur Bookshop. It was the first time I’ve read publicly from Where No Travel Writer Has Gone Before, and I recruited... Read more »
Airport Security: The song!
Date: November 20th, 2009 @ 18:06
Some light fare for a Friday afternoon… When I was a college student in New Jersey, a local band called the Bouncing Souls played the clubs (and even a few house parties). I’m glad to see... Read more »
“Peak Travel Day” Surcharge - Fee or Airline Survival Instinct?
Date: November 20th, 2009 @ 18:00
It’s been a rough couple of years for the airlines - what with the fuel crisis that sent prices into the stratosphere (well, to about $140 a barrel, back in July of 2008) - and then, the economy... Read more »
Gadlinks for Friday 11.20.09
Date: November 20th, 2009 @ 18:00
Filed under: Blogs, Asia, North America, China, United States We're less than a week away from Thanksgiving (gasp!). One thing I'm thankful for: Thanksgiving doesn't involve giving gifts. I still have... Read more »
NYC bags scales accurate; Boeing breaks ground
Date: November 20th, 2009 @ 17:53
Here is Friday's news round-up. It includes recent aviation-related stories posted on USATODAY.com. The stories listed below include only those ... Read More →


