Posts Tagged ‘travel’

I am not a spontaneous person. I don’t decide on a whim to play hooky from work to go to the beach, or run over to a friend’s house on the spur of the moment without calling first. And I’ve never just up and booked a last-minute trip. No, I’m too much of a planner [...]

For the past 3 months, my friends and family, coworkers, people I know on Facebook and Twitter and total strangers on the street have been asking me “Where are you traveling this year, Gray?” and “What’s your next trip?” I’ve been playing it coy, building suspense, saying “it’s a secret.” Truth is, until last week, [...]

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in the U.S., and I thought it would be a good time to focus on gratitude.  Sometimes we travelers obsess on the negatives–high prices, crowds, poor customer service.  But there is still plenty to be thankful for in the travel world.  I am still thankful for everything I mentioned on last [...]

Today is Blog Action Day 2009.  More than 10,000 bloggers (myself included) blogged today about climate change to bring awareness to the issue of global warming.  Here are just a few travel-related Blog Action Day posts I wanted to bring to your attention. At Wayworded, MatadorNetwork trip editor Hal Amen notes that he has seen [...]

Have you ever heard this expression:  “It ruined my vacation!”?  I see it all the time online on travel forums and review sites.  Whenever I read that statement, I roll my eyes.  Why?  Because 80% of the time, the person who wrote it is being a drama queen blowing some minor incident out of all [...]