Travel Blog

I recently had the opportunity to take my daughter to Hong Kong; it’s my favorite city in the world since I made my first Navy port visit there in 1985. I’ve seen it before and after the vaunted turnover to the Chinese, and it’s still the same sparkling, colorful urban jewel.

After a few more crazy looks from the waiter, we dug into our meals. We were in Costa Rica, where things are a little more laid back, where blackberry juice and beer might be considered about the same thing. They’re both liquids, right? Greg drank the “blackberry juice.”

Wonderful set of publicity photos taken by the French Ministry for Tourism of celebrities flying Air France in the ’30’s, ’40’s and ’50’s: They were found (not by me) at a flea market for a euro each. Includes Ursula Andress, Louis Armstrong, Henry Miller, Marlene Dietrich, Josephine Baker, Cary Grant, a great one of Alfred Hitchcock, and one of a pre-WWII John F. Kennedy. What a find!

Many MEPs, sick of having to place themselves in the clumsy hands of Air France each month, want to end the Strasburg sittings. But there is no way that this can happen: the French have managed to sneak a clause into the Treaties specifying that the Parliament must meet in Strasburg twelve times a year. This commitment cannot now be removed without the unanimous consent of all 25 states; and there is no way that France will give its consent.

Countries taking part in the festival include: The Bahamas, Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Bermuda, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago, Anguilla, Antigua, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Montserrat, Cayman Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

This last year of commuting has been terrible, I will readily admit. I had stars in my eyes for a while. I would get everyone to use the telephone and email, and for some, IM and video Skype. It would be like I was completely there. After all, we’re academics—telecommuting is nothing new. Sure, I’d need to show up now and then for some things, but most of the heavy lifting could be done through the wire. And when I needed to go, the flight on Jet Blue is only 50 minutes.

when i was employed at united airlines, i was part of a terrific group of people who took seriously then-ceo jerry greenwald's commitment to transform the company... unfortunately, greenwald never gave the boot to all the old dinosaurs and i would sit in meetings with the sorry senior execs under him and they would all say the same thing - "this, too, will pass..." in my mind, it became the mantra for imminent extinction...

Some concerns raised in my mind by the recent marketing campaign of the Holiday Inn Express hotel chain:

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is recognized by children and parents everywhere, mostly because it’s pictured on almost every take-out pizza box in the world. If you’re looking for a good stop in Italy with your family, consider a visit to Pisa either on its own or as a side trip from Florence.

The history-stuffed village of Greenwich is an easy day or half-day trip from London, downstream on the River Thames.

After my entries about getting a free ticket, booking cheap accommodations and finding cheap places to eat or drink during the worldcup 2006, I have been getting more and more requests for more tips which are city (or World Cup venue) specific.

Previously, I showed you a picture of my hotel room during a short business trip. Today, I will share with you something personal once again. I will show you a picture of what is inside my carry-on bag. You will get a glimpse of what I carry around during my business trips. The bag that contains what I call "my business life".

For women road trippers, you might want get Safety Girl for yourself. It's a roadside emergency kit that has more than your car's needs in mind.

Mostly people come to Stockholm for the food, the design and the music. We enjoy the highest density of galleries and museums in the world, but there is so much other things to enjoy here too. After all, it’s a capital, so even the nightlife is high rated.

I combed through the stack to pick the ones that might offer something to family travelers:

Landscapes you can see and feel in Bariloche Argentina are really amazing.

Let me join in with this USA Today Travel article on the current state of tourism in Louisiana’s Cajun Country….get down there and visit!

Yes, you can take kids to a “boring old art museum,” but try to have realistic expectations.