The delayed flight/long layover is the bane of all travelers, beaten only by lost luggage, getting pick pocketed, and succumbing to food poisoning. Here are my suggestions for how to amuse yourself at... Read more >>

Waiting around an airport is the worst part of flying (with sardine can–size economy seats a close second). If you’re like me, you head straight for the bar to kill time with a dose of... Read more >>

You never know who you’ll meet on your travels, but in my own experience, I have had the pleasure of sitting next to the chronic crabber, the personal-space invader, and the “Don’t... Read more >>

I was taking a trip on Tuesday to Jacksonville, Florida from Seattle to get my step-daughter for the summer. I was to fly down there, stay overnight at a hotel, and then both myself and my... Read more >>

Every seasoned traveler has her list of favorite and least favorite U.S. airports: the one with the quiet bar and tranquil mountain view or the one with luggage service so poor that it makes a... Read more >>

Ahead of me is a mass of frustrated, sleep-deprived creatures who are ready to throw me over the edge of sanity. I attempt to secure a small place of my own in this bleak world, but the chaos spills... Read more >>

I had travel plans to Hawaii for my sixtieth birthday last year. My husband and I hadn’t been there in over twenty years (with raising our children and helping with grandchildren). My oldest... Read more >>

A few months ago, a friend of mine called me from the airport. Her first words, after I said hello, were “I miss you. I have such fun traveling with you and talking to you on our trips.” I... Read more >>

Reality Bites Sometimes I left for Israel on New Year’s Eve. Most people were planning what to wear, what to drink, and probably knew who they were going to be at with midnight. Me? I had a... Read more >>

Flying across the country to spend the summer as youth staff on a cruise ship in Alaska. Contrary to my usual hassle-filled journeys, I arrive in Vancouver early after two on-time flights, an... Read more >>