Travel for fun. Well, it was supposed to be fun.
The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article this week on AirBNB, and some of the rather extravagant fees some owners (“hosts”) are charging. Apparently, some have learned from hotels that you can charge for random things and if you hide it (say, not disclose it until after the reservation is made), you have an … Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is posted after we returned from our first RV weekend. I decided to write as we learned, so to speak. It is the history of our first weekend in an RV. At this point, Virginia wants to buy one, I’m trying to determine how to use it enough to justify the costs, … Read more
It takes two days to drive from Cedarville to Dallas (with an overnight stop), so this was still faster, but it’s interesting how long it took American to just say, “We’re not flying this plane back to Dallas.” We were on American flight 1492 from Columbus (ha!) to Dallas, and the plane was in a … Read more
I’ve been in Dallas most of my life, and as much of my travel has been for business, I usually visit cities that are relatively easy connections. However, visiting the relatives can be a different story. I speak of two of my favorite “cities”, Cedarville, Ohio, and D’Hanis, Texas. Editor’s Note: This is a filtered … Read more
Hmm. I had forgotten I ever wrote these reports. If I keep recycling, it looks like I’m creating. (You know this is really old since it says “both pets”.) Also, it’s been long enough ago that it’s funny. Now. Fall Break 2000 highlights: Dad, son, step-mom. Two nights train, three nights hotel, two nights in-laws, … Read more