Is It Rude To Ask To Switch Seats On A Plane?
If you’ve flown a decent amount, odds are you’ve been in a situation in which a fellow passenger requested to swap seats with you. Perhaps you were in the middle …
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Prevent Lost Luggage: Tips For Air Travelers
While convenient, checking a bag at the airport is stressful for a few reasons. First, you have to budget for extra time on each end of your trip (and if …
To the end of the Amazon in Brazil: ‘there are forms of life here that I never knew existed’ | Travel
The boatman drops me on a small wooden landing stage next to what I assume is the riverbank. “They’ll be here soon,” he says. “The lodge is up a creek …
Why did Airbnb host reject me? Hosts are looking up travelers online
When a woman in her early twenties requested to book Vicky Borman’s one-bedroom Heritage-listed cottage in the English village of St Neots last summer, something didn’t feel right. The user …
The train in Spain: seeing Andalucía by rail | Andalucia holidays
Lunch in Granada is not a calm affair. At 3pm in Bodegas Castaneda, a crowded, old-school tapas bar, every inch of the cluttered bar counter is taken. Waiters shout orders …
An Alaska tourist spot will vote whether to ban cruise ships on Saturdays to give locals a break
JUNEAU, Alaska — Each year, a crush of tourists arrives in Alaska’s capital city on cruise ships to see wonders like the fast-diminishing Mendenhall Glacier. Now, long-simmering tensions over Juneau’s …
Skip the coast: three of Europe’s loveliest lakes to visit – by travel experts | Europe holidays
Lake Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France A light breeze ruffles the palm fronds of our parasol as we sip Orangina and gaze at the windsurfers skimming across the water. The beach cafe …
Why The ‘Gramping’ Travel Trend Is Taking Off
Two summers ago, Ali Abouzalam invited his grandmother Martha Webb to vacation with him in Belize. Abouzalam, who is an MMA fighter based in St. Petersburg, Florida, said Webb, his …
How Doctors Keep Their Kids Healthy While Traveling
Although the logistics of traveling with children can be a challenge, it’s a wonderful way to broaden their horizons and create lifelong memories. “We love to travel and take several …
Avoid those vacation photo-ops to actually enjoy the moment
Two winters ago, we vacationed to a hot-spot resort in the Caribbean with our family. Around the perimeter of its casino concourse, a variety of attractions buzzed for our consumption. …