According to a report released this week by Travel + Leisure, travelers flying into and out of Chicago O’Hare are using the country’s most dangerous airport. The magazine compared 35 of the busiest commercial airports in the U.S. and weighed certain incidences on the FAA’s Runway Safety Support, especially ones which could have ended with…
On October 18, 2011, Meet, Plan, Go! will be hosting their second annual nationwide event in 17 cities to inspire people to fulfill their career break and long-term travel dreams. The event will offer participants the opportunity to MEET inspirational speakers and like-minded travelers; get motivation, contacts and resources necessary to PLAN the trip of…
Want to eat well in America? Check out eight notable destinations that consistently do it right, one meal at a time. Portland, Oregon The “Rose City” is one of the most progressive and urbane metropolitan areas in the United States. Portland’s liberal, Pacific Northwest vibe is nowhere more evident than in a vast array of…
Wow…why so angry? Actually I loved all the comments left on last week’s post about “Cities I Do Not Want to Visit Again” so much that I wanted to share some of the more “colorful” with you. First though, the reason I wrote this post was to show people that yes you can be travel…
This week’s Guest Nomad is Julie Wolfson. Julie is a freelance writer, arts educator and lifestyle editor for laist.com. Recently Julie had the opportunity to check out the Miyako Hybrid Hotel near Los Angeles. Here is her review: In Torrance near the headquarters for Toyota and Honda, the Miyako Hotel company has just opened a…
If you are looking to plan that 2010 getaway, now might be a good time to check airfare. Virgin America, Southwest Airlines and JetBlue have all announced some pretty good sales this week. Virgin America is offering discounted seats if you book by January 11 and fly between January 7 – March 10. There are…
A few months ago I wrote a piece called “25 Interesting (And Odd) New York Facts” for my blog. It received many “re-tweets”, a few comments and a lot of clicks to my site. It is still in my top 10 most read blog entries since I posted it back in July. So I figured…
There have been all sorts of spooky airline deals coming in this week leading up to Halloween. Three airlines in particular have given passengers plenty of reasons to hop a plane and fly like a bat out of hell across the country. AirTran: The low-cost carrier wants you to skip raking the leaves and get…