Just back from a few days in LA, and it always confirms to me that it is one of the great cities of the modern world. However, I am no mood to defend that statement right now, no matter how … Continue reading
Category Archives: USA
On a day that will live in infamy, March 17, 2010, I started this blog. A minute of silence will commence at 7:33 PST to signify when I first started cursing at WordPress, an emotional moment indeed. Since then I’ve … Continue reading
Who says there are no travel bargains anymore? Who? I want names! Listen to this: to promote a new route starting in May, JetBlue is flying from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Bogota, Colombia for $99 one way or $228 round … Continue reading
It’s nice to be back in California, though I haven’t been around much. Everything is too far. It seems easier to fly to Europe than go to Death Valley. I will explore my state sometime. I am rabid California patriot. … Continue reading
I am pleased to report that I get a pretty regular stream of interesting mail. I do get spammy offers to have text ads in my blog posts or people wanting me to write guest posts on their blogs (should … Continue reading
I impulsively got up at 3am on Sunday and drove five hours to Los Angeles to see the LA Travel Show. I’d never been to a travel convention and wanted to see what goes on, plus, it’s southern California. 80F … Continue reading
I think this was my 8th or 9th time around the world. It’s hard to sound humble when saying that, doesn’t it, especially when I don’t know? I should declare it, chin up, with a hint of an accent while … Continue reading
You can’t look at New York with old eyes. I have only explored a few days, but I walked a lot, over 15km through Manhattan my first day, and you can’t go by the old stereotypes. I’ll say it: New … Continue reading
I was surprised to discover that New York isn’t expensive—for food. Even in Manhattan it isn’t hard to find big pizza slices for a dollar, or dollar cups of coffee. Of course, you can easily pay through the roof, but … Continue reading
While waiting for my flight I heard the magic words in an announcement: “We are looking for volunteers to take a later flight as this flight has been oversold” or however they put it, as they no longer say the … Continue reading
