Hitting the Road

The arctic parka is warm, to be sure, but it’s big. It’s a tough thing to deal with when you’re on a plane and it would easily occupy a full third of my...

My question is, while airlines make concessions for people with all kinds of disabilities, why are they reluctant to come up with a solution for obese passengers?

Traveling to (or through) states that have snow and ice during the late fall and winter bears some consideration. If you fly there, what sort of rental car should you get? If you're...

The last thing you want is to ruin your perfect pie or your savory stuffing by bouncing it around in your car, truck, airplane, or mini-van. Fortunately, I bring solutions!...

More and more businesses are learning how to harness Twitter as a free marketing and public relations tool, one that is especially effective when used at trade shows.

The question I hear being asked over and over again is, "Can I refuse to be X-Ray scanned and displayed nude on a monitor, and still expect to be treated with respect while...

There's a crazy number of credit cards and points programs out there to choose from. How do you make the best choice?...

As a frequent flier you are in a unique position to hunt for unusual gifts.

Flights that used to be moderately full and readily available are now more infrequent and predictably packed full of people. The worst thing is, they’re scheduled so tightly that layovers are rarely more...

The holidays can be tough on business travelers. The antidote? Random acts of kindness.

As of this writing, there are 4,500 people stranded on a completely disabled 900+ foot ocean liner 200 miles off the coast of Mexico, due to a fire in the engine room that...

My friend Kathy checked her bag into the airline and before she knew it, it was opened and being picked apart and scrutinized by the TSA. This is standard procedure, unfortunately, and anyone...

We may earn vacation days, but it’s getting harder and harder to use them, especially when the competition for jobs is so fierce these days.

With all of the talk about the recent breach of "cargo security" (I put that in quotes because there really is no such thing as "security" when you’re talking about international cargo), I...

Frequently it’s the "Stay-at-home" spouse that fails to empathize, but the traveler has some empathy of his own to consider. Let’s become a "fly on the wall" at a marriage counselor’s office during...

Here in this article are a number of excellent suggestions from my fellow traveling co-workers and friends, on how to live more politely in a civilized world while flying!

Recently, I learned that the TSA is lobbying for more law enforcement power. I can’t even grasp how they would, in good conscience, pull that off. Remember, these are the workers you see...

I promise NOT to make this into a "my phone" vs "your phone" blog. Androids, iPhones, Flip Phones, Blackberries, and Palms all have a place in this world, and I refuse to be...

As a rule of thumb, the more complex and lengthy your itinerary becomes, the more difficult it will be to eventually return to work. There are things you should prepare yourself for, and...