A great day on the road
Forgetting for a minute that travel today was dictated by work (only the second time this year!) and that I was actually busy the entire...
Trip Reports
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The dying art of the postcard
I love postcards. Really, really, really love them. I love sending them and I love receiving them. Sadly, however, it seems to be a dying...
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Not a horrible way to end the week
I’m sure that the thunder storms that blew through the New York City area earlier tonight messed up plenty of folks’ travel plans with delays...
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How much Blue would a jetter jet if a jetter could JetBlue?
It seems that jetBlue really wants to find out the answer to that question. They’ve announced a new product this morning – the All-you-can-Jet pass...
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An emergency tanning session in Copenhagen
During the four days we wandered about Copenhagen and the surrounding area I noticed a few intriguing trends. One of them was that many of...
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The Hotel Brosundet – Dumb luck wins!
Often in my travels I discover that being lucky is just as good, if not better, than being prepared. Ålesund was one such experience on...
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What to do when you know nothing about Alesund
I tend to go a bit overboard when planning for trips to new destinations. I’m prone to obsession over the nuance and detail of the...
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Flights that go bump in the night
Taking a “bump,” aka Voluntary Denied Boarding compensation, is one of those things in travel that is very much a polarizing topic. There are plenty...
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Paddling the fjords of Norway (Part 3)
(Part One | Part Two) The waterfalls got larger the more we headed inland The last two days of the trip brought us deeper into...
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Paddling the fjords of Norway (Part 2)
(Part one | Part Three) The farm buildings. Yes, that is grass on the roof for insulation. After a relaxing 24 hours at the Ytste...