Category Archive for: ‘Travel’

  • Trip Report: San Francisco to Mammoth

    Mammoth Trip Report My dad recently turned 80, so his friends wanted to throw him a party. Due to a history of altitude sickness and a dislike of mountain driving, I really don’t visit Mammoth frequently, but I was particularly motivated for this trip. Dad …

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  • A Spork and a Water Bottle (or two)

    This post on Boarding Area about travel tips reminded me that there’s two travel essentials I see too little of on the road. Last year, for my birthday, I was given a modest Amazon gift certificate, so I pored over the site for some things …

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  • Altitude Sickness Prevention

    I’m someone who’s really sensitive to altitude. I start getting sick at around 4,000 feet. My dad recently had his 80th birthday party (I’ll blog about that trip soon), and I was panicking because he lives at around 8,000 feet. What to do? Research, along …

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  • Stairway to Cleveland

    I’m writing this from the United Club at Cleveland Airport. Those of you who know me might ask, “Cleveland? You? Srsly?” Well, gentle readers, here is my tale. Over on Flyertalk, Shannon Kelly (aka UAInsider) announced that the last Continental flight ever would be Friday …

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  • PSA: Continental and United Airlines Reservation Merger

    United and Continental’s passenger systems merge on March 3. If you aren’t traveling Continental or United (or have travel booked on them through another carrier or on another carrier booked through them, e.g., award travel or multi-carrier itineraries [1]) in the next month, you can …

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  • Some Thoughts on Cruising

    I’m incredibly saddened by what’s been happening with the Costa Concordia, and, as a former cruise ship crew member, I thought I’d write some points from that perspective. First, I’m shocked that the captain left the ship. I’m more shocked that the staff captain did …

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  • Photo Friday: Hawai’i

    Taken at the Hawai’ian Tropical Botanical Garden, just north of Hilo, on my trip last year.

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  • Joining the Tumi Luggage “Cult”

    You know, I never should say anything like I don’t want to join a cult in jest like I did here, because the universe is a perverse place. I’d narrowed down my luggage choices to four, and I’d have been happy with at least three …

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  • Photo Friday: Sagrada Familia

    I have been meaning to post some photos. Sadly, I relied on my camera’s 40-year-old light meter and, well, it works fine in daylight, but not so much indoors. With that disclaimer, I still think this photo of the windows is pretty even though it’s …

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  • Human! Learn to Use the Device!

    Rick and I just had one of those, “Human! Learn to use the device!” moments. But maybe I should step back and say where that comes from. In 2008, when we were going to see the last gasp (at the time, it’s since been revived) …

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