Saturday September 4th 2010

‘travel’ Archives

Flying the Not So Friendly Skies

Flying the Not So Friendly Skies

I travel somewhat regularly. While I have watched the changes (especially those in air travel) make the experience less user friendly. However, my last trip gave me a much clearer insight. I flew with a friend who had not been on a plane in over a decade. It is one thing to [Read More]

Away on Vacation: Fact or Myth

Away on Vacation: Fact or Myth

I remember going on vacation when I was young and even in high school. You didn’t call your friends on the road. You might write them a letter or send a postcard, but that was it. When we went to France, I didn’t call home once. I went for 21 days without talking to [Read More]

Ridiculous Airline Customer Service Issues

Ridiculous Airline Customer Service Issues

At about 3:20 A.M. an e-mail came through on my Blackberry. I didn’t think much about it because the flight isn’t until September and flights change. Once I woke up and had a chance to look at the actual e-mail, I was a little more disturbed. [Read More]

Confessions of an OCD Vacation Planner

Confessions of an OCD Vacation Planner

Hello, my name is Jenni, and I’m an OCD vacation planner. On the actual vacation itself, I’m pretty flexible. I have an idea of what things I want to do, and then plan my days accordingly as I go. Unless I have specific tours scheduled or preset plans, I tend to wing [Read More]

How to Handle the Travel Bubble

How to Handle the Travel Bubble

After 9/11, people stopped travelling. This caused the travel industry to buckle down and start making travel affordable again. They (especially the hotel industry) slashed prices, and made the world of budget travel a happy place. You could find amazing deals on Hotwire, [Read More]

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America’s Real Treasure

America’s Real Treasure

Here is a commencement speech that every American (and every culture vulture, for that matter) should read. In this [Read More]

Loneliness of Learning

Loneliness of Learning

I’m at a seaside resort somewhere in the Aegean. I’ve just visited the Temple of Apollo today. Built 2,700 [Read More]

The Poetic Voice of Generation Me

The Poetic Voice of Generation Me

Poets from around the world—from Vietnam and the Netherlands and Brazil and Canada, quite different from one another, [Read More]

Movie Review — Shutter Island (2010), a Psychological Thriller Masterpiece

Movie Review — Shutter Island (2010), a Psychological Thriller Masterpiece

A masterpiece by Martin Scorsese on the level of Taxi Driver and Goodfellas. The year is 1954. U.S. Marshal Edward [Read More]

Boundaries and Identity in the Age of Globalization

Boundaries and Identity in the Age of Globalization

Boundaries are a must to preserve identity. Individuals need a boundary. And so do nations, football fans, and lovers. [Read More]

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