Travel Mishaps

It’s been a bad cold & flu season. Add RSV, Covid and a plethora of other viruses in there, and you see a whole lot of people getting sick this …

We’ve all seen people do it. They have a seat far in the back of the plane but store their 22x14x9 inch carry-on bag in an overhead compartment as close …

When you’re cruising and book an excursion, the general rule of thumb is that if you buy the excursion through the cruise company, the ship is guaranteed to wait for …

Everyone has their tale of woe that happened during their travels. Or if they don’t have one themselves, they know someone who does. The family who got caught in an …

When people want to stay at a hotel, they have a wide variety to choose from. Typically, location, reviews, and price (money, points, etc.) are all taken into consideration before …

I think you can file this one under “things nobody ever, ever wants to do…” And it may or may not be what you want to think about the next …

Way back in the mid-90s, before Sharon and I were dating (we’re married now) — and before I had any thoughts about miles and points — we booked a trip …

Funny how something can bring back a long-lost memory. Last week, when I wrote about whether or not you’re allowed to refuse your carry-on bag to go through the scanner …

It’s not as if there aren’t entitled people in the world. I mean, I know there are. We’ve written about them: The complaining business class passenger who got exactly what …

If you can say one thing about my husband Joe and me, it’s that we don’t sweat the small stuff. We know that stuff happens and if a hotel screws …