Category: bad trips
“Oh, they haven’t done that since before COVID started, and they’re trying to figure out how to get more funding for renovations, so the theater is closed.” Yes, that …
I’m currently on the fourth and final leg of a long-haul flight from Fiji to Germany, an endeavor that’ll take 27 hours of time in the air—not including layovers. …
When a vacation rental goes wrong, like an Airbnb or Vrbo, what is missing that you DO get with a hotel? Accountability. My first experience with a vacation rental …
The coronavirus (the disease it causes is called COVID-19) is spreading rapidly from its origin in China’s Hubei Province, so people who travel need to think about whether it’s …
One evening, I scrolled through my Facebook feed and came across a post that asked travelers what their worst travel moment was. Comment after comment, travelers reiterated tales of …
It’s one of the most dreaded feelings a traveler ever has: stuck somewhere, not able to get to your destination. You planned on a certain arrival time to get …
After hundreds of nights spent in all kinds of hotel rooms, I know how to design the perfect one. The Bathroom Let’s start with the bathroom since this is …
Everyone seems to have a taxi cab story. One story that’s so outrageous, you might not have believed it if you didn’t already have a similar one of your …
The travel press often gets criticized for whitewashing any unsavory aspects of tourism and travel, for making every place sound #perfect and #dreamy, seldom shining a light on the …
Not many things can plunge your heart down to your feet like a laptop crash while traveling. Particularly if your work life is mostly online, it’s like having your …
I hardly know where to begin here. This image of bare feet showed up in my Twitter feed. There they are; nonchalantly hanging out on an airplane bulkhead. I …
Marfa, Marfa, Marfa. Like the frustrated Brady Bunch sister Jan who was tired of always hearing about her older sister Marcia, I am tired of hearing that this quirky …