by Ned Levi | May 21, 2018 | Getting there
20 states are not yet Real ID compliant. Passports can serve as ID replacements More than twenty U.S. states’ and territories’ Real ID extensions expire on October 10, this year. This passport FAQ will help should the federal government not provide...
by Charlie Leocha | May 20, 2018 | Musings
Are cars ruining our cities by making them less resident-friendly? Do Air Marshalls really have a place in the aviation system with better security? Low-cost carriers have won the passenger battles in Europe and winning in the US as well. Cars are ruining our cities...
by Victor Block | May 19, 2018 | Been There
The exotic world of Buddhism, markets, and tourism I was 3,000 feet high, floating in a hot air balloon over a vast plain dotted with massive and magnificent centuries-old Buddhist pagodas, temples and monasteries. This was but one of many fascinating activities and...
by Charlie Leocha | May 18, 2018 | Policy
DOT regulations to protect airlines have become anti-consumer rules The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have made rules over the years that were designed to help the struggling airline industry. Keeping the industry...
by Charlie Leocha | May 17, 2018 | Getting there
I am traveling in Africa at the moment. Just landed in Senegal, which African veterans call “Africa lite.” However, the experience of shifting from the organized world of North America and Europe to the more chaotic developing world of Africa reminded me...
by Christopher Elliott | May 16, 2018 | Getting there
Some tall airline passengers cannot fit in today’s seats Tall airline passenger, Jim Fox, dreads flying. With good reason. At 6-feet-10, the former NBA player has to squeeze himself into economy class seats, which isn’t always possible. On a recent flight from...
by Janice Hough | May 15, 2018 | Getting there
Premium Economy passengers should know what they are buying United Airlines is beginning to talk about a new product called “United Premium Plus.” Many travelers desperate for a bit more comfort when they fly are probably thinking, “Doesn’t...
by Ned Levi | May 14, 2018 | Getting there
Travelers can survive a plane crash Surviving a jetliner crash has been mentioned several times since the April emergency landing of Southwest Airlines, flight 1380, Many air travelers have asked if its passengers could have survived if the plane crashed. Fortunately,...
by Charlie Leocha | May 13, 2018 | Musings
How do Google maps, Waze, and Apple maps affect local traffic? What is the legal basis of customs checks for proper papers long past the border? And, can normal folk really fly private airlines? What happens when a city bans non-resident drivers? The use of GPS...
by Charlie Leocha | May 12, 2018 | Been There, Traveler, Venice
Once Italy’s largest flour mill and today the largest luxury conference hotel in Venice At the end of the Giudecca island Hilton Molino Stucky, a massive brick structure, looking almost Germanic, presides over the wide canal looking north towards the tourist...
