Late last month, I was traveling for Rosh Hashanah, and saw a relatively new set of signs in the line for the TSA security theater at Logan. One was "Hey kids! Make sure your laces are tight. You can keep your shoes on in this line." Unlike most TSA signs, it wasn't repeated at many places along the line, nor repeated at different heights. I only ( Read more... )

I'm going to be traveling this weekend. I'm looking forward to parts of it very much ( Read more... )

I've done a lot of travel by intercity bus. It's always more comfortable for me than trains. (I know trains are a lovely idea, but the physical reality of trains makes me sicker than the physical reality of any type of vehicle but boats. And presumably spaceships, which I am too prudent to try.) The current state of air travel, with security ( Read more... )

I made the flight reservations through Orbitz. It seemed like a good idea at the time--dealing with the airlines directly, there's no way to ask about important conditions. Orbitz would answer me when I asked, "About that 42 minute connection through Detroit on the return trip, how often does that flight arrive in Detroit on time? You say it ( Read more... )

I tried to use USAirways Shuttle this weekend. My plan was to fly from Boston to DC Friday morning, and back to Boston Sunday evening. There was bad weather in Boston Friday, but my plane was supposed to leave before it turned really nasty. I felt very lucky not to be on either of the earlier flights that were cancelled altogether, but I was ( Read more... )

I've never been to Las Vegas. I don't like extreme heat. I don't like gambling. I don't like spectacle. I don't like travel for its own sake. I've been on the east coast long enough to realize I belong here ( Read more... )