With shameful, appalling disregard for the traveling elite, Paramount Pictures has disappointingly released “Up in the Air” today. The film is billed as a comedy-drama about a corporate specialist who travels 85% of the time. It is more like a horror film, however, doing as much a disservice for tourism and travel as “Planes Trains and Automobiles” (also by Paramount) and the “National [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Claiming Baggage
Posted in Humor, tagged 20, airplane, back, baggage, batteredbaggage, bill, claim, good, money, ordeal, pants, travel on December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s like when you find an old $20 bill in your washed pants. Glad to have it back, and of course it’s still good, but you have no idea what ordeal it just went through.
Inspiration
Posted in Inspiration, Quotes, tagged airplane, airport, batteredbaggage, bigotry, fatal, Inspiration, mark, mind, narrow, prejudice, twain on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain
Speedy Security Check
Posted in Knowledge, Tips, tagged airport, awkward, bag, baggage, batteredbaggage, carry, check, Experience, Knowledge, on, pocket, security, time, tip, Tips, travel on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Empty your pockets into your carry-on before entering the security check. Not fumbling around with the awkward bins saves time.
Paul Theroux
Posted in Experience, Humor, Knowledge, Quotes, tagged airplane, airport, Experience, glamorous, Humor, Knowledge, paul, retrospect, theroux, travel on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Travel is glamorous only in retrospect.” – Paul Theroux
Eye Contact
Posted in Experience, Humor, tagged airport, batteredbaggage, contact, eye, Humor, look, person, recognize, sit, sitting, someone, terminal on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you are sitting in the airport terminal and you make eye contact with someone, look away quickly so they do not think you recognize them.
Carry-on Luggage
Posted in Humor, tagged airplane, airport, batteredbaggage, Humor, important, luggage, plane, rack, row, seat, seated on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Your luggage is the most important on the plane. Do not forget this when selecting the luggage rack above row 10 even though you are seated in row 18.
Entering Airport Restrooms
Posted in Experience, Humor, tagged airplane, airport, batteredbaggage, enter, entry, exit, Humor, jam, restroom, traffic, travel on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Please enter the restroom through the entry on the right, and exit through the other, so as to avoid traffic jams.
Leaving Home
Posted in Experience, Humor, tagged airport, batteredbaggage, feeling, forgot, Humor, memory, remember, security, travel on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
That feeling like you forgot something will last at least until you pass through security, and at longest until you remember what you forgot.
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