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Vacations renew the spirit, sometimes really tire out the body
It had been more than two years since my wife and I had a vacation, so last week and over the weekend, we took a bit of a “mini-vacation.” Didn’t go anywhere very special, just strapped on the old Dansko shoes, threw a few clothes into an old duffel bag, and headed out of town.Read more on Vacations renew the spirit, sometimes really tire out the body…
Speaking of travel: Do you have any tales of lost luggage?
Speaking of travel (my most recent post): Do you have any tales of lost luggage you’d care to share with us?I just read a story on another blog about an angry Yale student who’s threatening an airline with a $1 million lawsuit for losing the Xbox 360 which he sent through in his checked luggage. (The author of the blog post wondered, as did I, why the guy chose to check an Xbox or other electronics device rather than take it carry-on. Duh.) Wow. A million bucks for an Xbox and emotional distress — that seems perhaps a tiny bit over the edge to me, but, hey, I don’t even own an Xbox.
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Is foreign travel becoming more or less risky for Americans?
Is foreign travel becoming more risky for Americans?For a number of years during the George W. Bush Administration, I heard people constantly talking about how Americans were very unpopular throughout the world. We’ve all heard various “horror stories” about Americans being threatened and even famous cases of them being held hostage in some parts of the world. But does all that really mean anything to me or any other “John Q. Average American” getting ready to travel outside the U.S.? Should I be afraid to travel to some parts of the world?
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