by smith | Apr 1, 2009
A few years ago I convinced my husband Ed that spending a week as guests in a country farmhouse in Spain would be the perfect vacation. We’d be surrounded by history, eat some real home cooking, and get to know the people – and more important now than it was then: it...
by smith | Mar 3, 2009
Road warriors are an amazingly creative and resilient bunch of people. I was reminded of this recently when I gave a presentation at a convention for health club owners and managers. As could be expected, most were walking, talking models of physical excellence; not...
by smith | Feb 24, 2009
The armrest on an economy class seat is the most valued inch on a plane. This thin little strip of sacred territory is undoubtedly the cause of more in-flight angst than anything else. So does anyone have any tried and true strategies for sharing this little slice of...
by smith | Feb 23, 2009
According to an employee thread on US Aviation and a blog post by Arizona Republic reporter, Dawn Gilbertson, the non-alcoholic drink charges on US Airways will be dropped effective March 1, 2009. Ms. Gilbertson writes, You heard it here first: US Airways plans to...
by smith | Feb 19, 2009
Salmonella. E. coli. The influenza virus. We’re surrounded by a stew of infectious crud that’s just waiting for the opportunity to invade our bodies and wreak havoc when we travel. Remember that recent business trip when your stomach was doing flip-flops...
