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By Cari, on January 28th, 2008% Prague Airport Drives Homeless out of its Premises
I think it’s an interesting step by the Prague government to deal with the homelessness issue, I wonder how it would effect those of us who look less vagrant?
Yes, I’m thinking back to May when I spent the night at Prague Airport. To be honest, I didn’t notice a huge number of homeless. That was far more of a problem at Praha Hlavní Nádraží when I’d head there to catch a train. Then again, it wasn’t the depth of winter either.
Judging by Prague’s section in Budget Traveller’s Guide to Sleeping . . . → Keep Going: but what about the rest of us?
By Cari, on January 27th, 2008% Online Reviews of Hotels and Restaurants Flourish in today’s New York Times certainly caught my attention, due in part to last semester’s consulting project.
Many of the reader-generated reviews of hotels, restaurants, destinations and other travel services on the Web may have started their lives as independent blogs by travel buffs. But they have consolidated into major online businesses, taking an ever-growing piece of the market from print guides.
While there’s no doubt that the resources, financial and otherwise, that come from the big corporations can help a site I can’t help but wonder if it causes the same problems . . . → Keep Going: Online Reviews
By Cari, on January 27th, 2008% A comment from Erica on my Travel: About page got me thinking again… I tried to answer it in a commen, but then I realised there was so much more to it than that. It’s so hard to choose a favorite because places stick to you for so many different reasons. Somehow, I’ve managed to narrow it to a top three:
Japan, specifically Kyoto and the Higashiyama district. While I think it’s likely that that she’s one of the many who dress for the day rather than a true geisha, things like this are still a stunning site. I don’t . . . → Keep Going: Favorite Places: How do you choose?
By Cari, on January 26th, 2008% I’ve been excited about the idea of a Travel Blog Carnival ever since the idea was mentioned in November. When I was first asked to host, I had to turn it down due to time commitments, but I was happy to be able to step in today. As has been the case in the past, there are so many good choices. Here are this week’s top three:
My Experience in One of the World’s Most Dangerous Places from Hole in the Donut really struck a chord with me. As was the case in Tony Wheeler’s Bad Lands (and he’s contemplating . . . → Keep Going: Travel Blog Carnival: Week 4
By Cari, on January 22nd, 2008% it’s not that I don’t agree with Christopher Elliot’s post on the topic, but rather it’s sad that we accept these…
Inconvenient “convenience” fees – I think this one bothers me the most. That said, I experienced the fees far more in Japan and Australaia than I did here, so it’s yet another case of the US catching up with the rest of the world. The “convenience” fee that I don’t mind is the exit row and other extended legroom options as Virgin America charges for them. I don’t agree with the airlines that make these available only to elite . . . → Keep Going: 8 Things Travelers Should Expect…
By Cari, on January 13th, 2008% A Million Miles vs. a Few More Smiles from today’s New York Times
While I realize the issue(s) facing those interviewed:
Like many other frequent business travelers, he finds that there is only one airline whose flight schedule fits his needs.
“I’m not loyal,” he adds. “I’m just a hostage.”
it bothers me.
Maybe I’m spoiled in the NY area where I have, at minimum, four viable airports (HPN, EWR, LGA and JFK) and innumerable airline choices but I find it very hard to imagine an airport where there is a monopoly. Or if not a monopoly, a time . . . → Keep Going: I Refuse to be a “Hostage”
By Cari, on January 11th, 2008% or more precisely, where’s it coming from?
I’m not sure where it stemmed from, but something interested me enough to sign up for a book ring of Go: An Airline Adventure last fall. I adored the book and subsequently read Nuts!, which I also loved and this morning started Blue Streak. On Mt. TBR I have From Worst to First and just mooched A Spirit of Greatness.
Confession time, I’ve never flown jetBlue or Southwest. Southwest doesn’t have a ton of options from the NYC area and on several occasions where I’ve intended to fly jetBlue, something comes out cheaper. . . . → Keep Going: What’s my airline obsession?
By Cari, on January 10th, 2008% This MeFi thread re: ashtrays in planes reminded me of the best part of the Virgin America flight that I forgot to mention.
The safety demonstration!
This isn’t exactly the one I saw, but it’s pretty close. I love that their planes have done away with the obsolete no smoking sign and replaced it with something useful and I adore the seatbelt comment. Good way to make people pay attention.
ETA: The Travel Blog Carnival has launched and it’s already garnering some attention. I look forward to my turn to host it.
By Cari, on January 9th, 2008% from USA Today. I missed this one when it was first published and it came up today when I was looking up something for work.
My personal favorite:
A fracas involving 20 passengers erupted in June on a flight from Lagos, Nigeria, to London. It was touched off when a passenger took exception to the reclining seat in front of him. Fliers duked it out with fists, bottles and belts, causing the captain to make an emergency landing.
Namely because I’ve never understood the huge kerfuffle re: reclining airline seats, yet it’s a frequent topic of conversation on FlyerTalk. Some . . . → Keep Going: Weird Travel Stories: 2007
By Cari, on January 8th, 2008% Current Travel Warnings….are they useful?
Sure, the information about Kenya is valid:
The Department continues to recommend that private American citizens in Kenya evaluate their personal security situation in light of continuing terrorist threats and increasing incidents of violent crime.
But is anyone travelling today, especially travelling on such a long flight, not paying attention to the news? Sure, Kenya may not be such an exotic destination to some, but if they’re familiar with the country — they’d be aware of the current situation.
Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan… none of these are surprises. Nor should most of the others be to . . . → Keep Going: State Department’s Travel Site
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