Welcome back! You seem to like this blog. Why not share your favorite articles with your friends on Facebook and/or give it a Stumble? Thanks!I hereby declare September to be Vegas Month at SoloFriendly.com! Why? Because I’m traveling solo to Vegas next week to enjoy a well-deserved 3.5 day, 4 night vacation, so when I [...]
Posts from ‘August, 2008’
Orlando for Grownups
Thought I’d share this brief article (“Orlando for Grownups”) from last week’s Time magazine showcasing how Orlando, Florida is becoming more of a city for adults. The author states, “Some 54% of adults who visit the city now do so without children–66% if you include convention attendees, according to travel researcher D.K. Shifflet & Associates.” [...]
Upcoming Vermont events
The Champlain Valley Fair is in full swing in Essex, Vermont this week. You have until Labor Day to get over there and see the racing pigs, stuff yourself with fried dough, see who grew the biggest pumpkin this year and ride the rides until you puke. $5-10 admission. Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Ron Suskind is [...]
Airline food and beverage fees
Today’s New York Times spells out the fees for food and beverages on each airline here (“Hungry at 30,000 feet? Pay up”). It’s good to be able to compare who has the best free snacks, and who is inhumane enough to charge for water, so you can make an informed decision about who you want [...]
Good advice for full flights
I just wanted to share this great piece by veteran flight attendant James Wysong, author of Flying High with A Frank Steward: More Air Travel Tales From the Flight Crew, who writes a column at MSNBC.com. (If you’re not regularly reading his stuff, I recommend it. He has terrific insider knowledge of how the airline [...]
