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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 think you . . . → Keep Going: Favorite Places: How do you choose?
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 level, they . . . → Keep Going: 8 Things Travelers Should Expect…
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 favorite threads:
Just Get Rid . . . → 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 . . . → Keep Going: State Department’s Travel Site
By Cari, on January 3rd, 2008%
…just a few days late! But I have an excuse, I was on the road. There is a lot of talk for 2008 travel-related resolutions. Mine is simple. Quit going back to the same places!
Easier than it sounds, but I’m going to try. No set travel plans yet for 2008 because I have no idea what vacation time a full-time job will present, so we’ll see. I’d love to do a graduation trip but I don’t think that’s viable.
As for the recent trip? LA again. I posted most of the photos, but here are a few favorites:
it’s . . . → Keep Going: Welcome to 2008
By Cari, on December 6th, 2007%
aka my favorite kind of travel. While I love travelling for short periods with friends/family and enjoyed meeting up with people at different segments of the long Australia trip, I wouldn’t trade the solo travel periods for anything. I got to wake up in the morning and do exactly as I wanted. I could change plans on a whim (Port Hedland, Kununurra), do nothing more than find a cool place to read (Darwin!) or walk around the city (Perth). Backpacking is a wonderful option for sole travelers because you’re virtually guaranteed to meet up with others when you want to and . . . → Keep Going: Solo Travel
By Cari, on October 9th, 2007%
Once again, Peter Moore’s blog is the source of the Ozbus update. The main Guardian article has disappeared for some reason, but the message and response from Moore in the blog remain. While I agree with Moore in that the unexpected is very much a major part of independent travel – and related very much to the difference between travel and tourism – I’d expect the bus to last the journey if I paid ₤4,000.
According to The Telegraph:
“It was billed as an epic trip across the continents which would make an unforgettable alternative to jetting to the other side of the . . . → Keep Going: Ozbus: Redux
By Cari, on September 25th, 2007%
The View from your Window was Brought to you by…
definitely not this site. I think it’s crazy!
Visual pollution, above all. I love the views from the plane. I doubt I’ll ever forget the photo I took flying back from Spain in 1996 of the clouds and their shadows over Portugal, the Australian coastline Northeast of Darwin or the view of Seoul en route back to Osaka. I certainly don’t want to see ads.
Ad-Air said it had secured regulatory and planning approval to set up ad sites near more than a dozen major airports, including Heathrow, Charles de Gaulle near Paris, Hartsfield-Jackson . . . → Keep Going: Air Ads?
By Cari, on September 23rd, 2007%
Was reading Peter Moore’s blog and he mentioned Ozbus. Not cheap, but WOW!
I’ve read a lot of books about the overland trip, including Moore’s own The Wrong Way Home, Farewell Hippie Heaven and For Love and a Beetle and I’ve loved them all. The overland trip is something I’d love to do one day but it’s not very practical to do it independently given today’s political climate and I don’t know if I’d enjoy it in a group. The week in WA with Red Earth Safaris was about my limit for a tour. Maybe one day.
In the mean time, I’m trying . . . → Keep Going: Ozbus
By Cari, on September 10th, 2007%
So I’m not totally crazy in that I wouldn’t love to live within spitting distance of work and school, however commuting by bus/train has its benefits. Namely I have my reading time back, something rarely seen last year. Today I read 106 pages between the morning and the evening commutes and loved it.
Much like For Love and a Beetle, Unlikely Destinations/Once While Travelling tells the story of travel in days long gone. I’m finding it interesting to see how Tony and Maureen Wheeler got the idea to start up Lonely Planet and what their own early days of travel entailed. . . . → Keep Going: Commute Redux…
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