I got out of bed this morning with a real craving for nature. Maybe it was the golden cast of the fall light across our suburban neighborhood, maybe it was a hangover the bright lights of New York City, maybe it was the last three days spent blurry and wrapped in the gooey cellophane of …
10 billion plastic bottles go into landfill every year. 730 billion dollars were spent on tourism last year. 2 billion people will board an airplane next year. It’s possible to spend 1000 dollars a night on a hotel room while half the world’s population is living on 4 dollars a day. Those are just a …
There’s so much I want to say about my time at the World Saver’s Congress, including repeating the essential message of travel – that it makes us better citizens of the world, promotes understanding and empathy, teaches us about the humanity of our neighbors, and inspires us to make the planet an even more wonderful …
Now that I’m on the ground in Midtown with a big bottle of water, two little bottles of scotch, and a medium sized deli sandwich, I can tell you that it wasn’t scary at all. Really. A nuisance? Unsettling? Sure. But scary? In spite of all the safety crew and firemen around our plane, I …
Charge camera batteries Empty CF cards Check Seat Guru for bad seats Check in for outbound flight on line Print boarding pass Gather contact phone numbers including 800 numbers for airlines Update the iPod Set the alarm clock Leave itinerary with at least two people Check weather at destination Gather creature comforts for the flight: …
High on the list of don’t leave home without it? The iPod. I’m addicted to it ever since I discovered podcasting. You know what’s not so great about the iPod, though? Those crappy ear buds that Apple includes. You have to head straight out and get new ones. Through PR pitches and impulse shopping, I’ve …