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Living and Traveling in Interesting Times

A woman spends most of her Icelandair flight isolated in the lavatory… https://…

Christmastime Comings and Goings

The weather has been frightful, to quote the old Christmas song . We somehow s…

What Your Drink Order Onboard Supposedly Says About You

The New York Post has reprinted a lighthearted (silly?) article in a British …

Is Artificial Intelligence Coming to an Airline Near You?

If you're a customer of American Airlines, it already has, according to th…

Alaska Airlines Comes Through

The other day a neighbor called us in a flap. Her granddaughter, on the way for…

Dealing with Flight Delays and Cancellations

Kathy checks our upcoming flights, and the flights of family and friends, on a …

Will 5G Deployment Cause Flight Problems?

Is this another Y2K-style scare ? The CEO of United Airlines claims it's r…

Multiple Hertz Customers Sue, Claim False Arrests for Car Theft

Add this to the list of car rental headaches. And here we thought showing up fo…

United Airlines Denies Use of Underwear as Mask

One has to give the would-be passenger credit for ingenuity. Apparently, he was…

About Those Annoying Hotel 'Resort Fees'

The first time we recall encountering a "resort" or "amenity&quo…

A New Tower Opens at Basílica de la Sagrada Família

We finally managed in 2019 to have a look inside Antoni Gaudi's famous Bar…

Alaska Airlines Status Seekers

It just so happened we flew a lot during the first three months of 2020 before …

Disneyland Bringing Back the Main Street Electrical Parade

With fond memories of playing a cassette of this repeatedly for our young child…

Evening Landing in Seattle

A lovely evening… And time to relax in the “main” SEA Alaska Lounge before the …

A Slightly Odd Near-Bump

The gate agent for our RNO-SEA flight announced that no checked bags would be l…

Atlantis Reno Red Bloom Asian Restaurant

Although the name reminds us of oceanic afflictions ( Ted Tide and Algae Bloom)…

At the Atlantis in Reno

Happy Hour in the Bistro Napa is outstanding. The BBQ Pork Ribs and Lamb Meatba…

SEA’s Renovated N (North) Terminal

It was a mess for a long time but it’s beautiful now.

Quick Trip to Reno

A quick trip and probably our last flights of the year. All we could get on the…

Stalking the Elusive Bargain Fare

Yesterday, after hours of effort, we managed to buy two round trip Business Cla…

More Travel Warnings

The world is still not back to normal. Warnings like this appear to be the new …

In the News: 'Ten COVID-19 cases identified on cruise ship approaching New Orleans'

It's the Norwegian Breakaway , a 3200-passenger ship returning from a seve…

A New Golden Age of Travel? Not Yet

We managed, post-vaccinations, to make a number of domestic trips in 2021 to Fl…

Hertz Hurts: A Cautionary Tale

After just completing successfully a one-day Alamo car rental to get ourselves…

Comments Welcome Again on the Wandering Warners: Moderation in All Things

One of our occasional readers recently mentioned that it wasn't possible to…

A Tale of Two Dinners

Last night at the Tuscany Caffe in Dania Beach, Florida, we enjoyed Fiochetti …

A Change in the Weather

A pleasant flight, even if 90 minutes late. We arrived at N Terminal, took the …

Late Departure at FLL

The incoming Alaska red-eye from Seattle arrived late, so we’ll be departing la…

Dinner in Dania Beach

We said our farewells to our Toronto friends, Bud and Jessie, at MIA after taki…

Disembarking Marina

We’re in Miami. All good things must come to an end…

Aboard Marina: Sunset

A glorious view from our balcony on the final night of the cruise.

Aboard Marina: Covid Test Day

An hour in line that didn’t fly by. Still, all the precautions allowed us to cr…

Aboard Marina: Red Ginger Repeat

Duck and Watermelon Salad, Bulgogi Ribeye (the spiciest dish we’ve ever eaten o…

Aboard Marina: Sailing Along

We play the top-deck putting green as we earn Big O Points for prizes and sail …

Aboard Marina: US Immigration at San Juan

Here’s the way it works. Everyone has to be off the ship and go through US Immi…

Aboard Marina: Happy Hour

Singapore Slings for two in Horizons on deck 15…

Aboard Marina: Signs of Christmas

Signs of Christmas…

Aboard Marina: Dinner at Toscana

Our favorite barista, Massimo, is in charge of the olive oils and vinegars, and…

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