All Posts Tagged Tag: ‘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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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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Blowing Out the Airline Miles
I cleared the pipes on my airline miles accounts Thursday and Friday, booking an around-the-world ticket mostly in business class. Except, you know, the single longest flight, which happens to be fourteen hours. Ugh. Normal coach airfares for round-the-world trips are pretty hideous, far more …
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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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12/25 Quiet Christmas, With Bells
Bridges crossed: 0. Maybe because I heard it a lot in Liverpool, I can only think of the John Lennon song: “So this is Christmas.” (I also heard more than one’s fair share of “Wonderful Christmastime,” but as Scalzi points out, at least it doesn’t …
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12/24 Paris by Accident, Venice by Intent
1Bridges crossed: 1 (Guglie across the Cannaegio canal) Travel-wise (and obviously excluding the death of my mother-in-law), everything was going entirely too well, right? Well, all that was about to change. Today, I’d wind up in France by accident. I woke up at 3:30 to …
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12/23 Two Errands
Friday is my last real day in Liverpool, and I decided to go back to explore the pedestrian area. I have two goals in mind: I want to hit a local health food store and lay in some supplies of gluten-free items in case I …
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12/22 Magical Mystery Tour
For Thursday, I’d booked a tour: the Magical Mystery Tour. I walked over early enough that I could do something else: I decided to take a ride on the ferris wheel. It’s 60 meters high, and I do believe I could actually see to Wales. …
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