4 01, 2016

Travel Missteps: Like a Turtle

By |January 4th, 2016|Categories: Travel, Travel Missteps|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Saying goodbyes to the friends you’ve made while traveling is one of the hardest things to do. In 2004 I was part of the Sister Cities exchange program and stayed in Chino, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. I made great friends and had a great time. But getting up early to say our goodbyes before heading out on a 37 hour travel day was hard. There were lots of hugs, tears, and photos. And then...there were a lot of times I just keeled over. Farewell to Kana, note the 3 bags on my person and the 4 bags on the ground.

3 06, 2015

Delta’s Overhead Bag Valet: Genius or Idiotic new fee?

By |June 3rd, 2015|Categories: Travel, Travel News|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

Delta started testing a new program called "Early Valet" this week. The service has airline employees take tagged carry-on bags at the gate and place them in the overhead bins above the passenger's assigned seat. It is being touted as a solution for quicker boarding of passengers as Delta believes their employees should be able to load the bins faster then passengers. Numerous articles cite that the flights with this service are routes that typically ferry a high number of vacationers. The idea being that clueless vacationing families who don't travel often are the source of boarding delays. But I have some hesitations