Category: bad trips
There were five of us in the pristine rental car speeding down the autobahn from Darmstadt to Munich for Oktorberfest: a German, two Russians and two Brits, sounds like …
Over time your travel memories usually get more selective and more positive. You tend to nudge out the unpleasant parts and focus on the beautiful scenes, the helpful people, …
Travel writers don’t talk about travel insurance very much. You’ll find very little about the subject in those glossy magazine articles or in budget round-the-world blogs. After all, most …
I’m writing this during the holiday season, where the stress-o-meter in the airports reaches its worst level. Peak crowds, packed planes, and overworked employees dealing with problems make for …
“This was a stupid idea!” I grumble as I take another shot of brandy. I look outside the door of the smoky bar watching the fat raindrops splash into …
The only mildly amusing moment during the flight was seeing a man emerge from the bathroom with a raging erection. He was in there for awhile — a long …
Sometimes you have places you used to dislike that look better with fresh eyes, and then sometimes there are places that you are all set to like, and they …
JetBlue recently introduced “Family Pools,” in which families can pool their frequent flier miles in the airline’s TrueBlue program. Sounds lovely. But reading between the lines of the Terms …
I’ve never been a big jock, but 20+ years in the U.S. Navy kept me in decent shape. There was never a destination that particularly tested my physical abilities, …
“Excuse me, madam, would you be interested in an upgrade to First Class this morning?” Well, let me think …. it was about 4 a.m. right then so the …
I’m not the type of person who does these sorts of dunderheaded things: I’m the one who shakes their head and rolls their eyes at those that do. My …
A last minute, two night trip to Bermuda. What could possibly go wrong? Two nights before trip: Stay up way too late, talking about entirely inappropriate things on the …