For the second year in a row, we booked a trip to flee the country immediately following the income tax deadline of April 15. Last year, we took a two-week trip to Johannesburg for just $277 round-trip each, thanks to…
The Starwood Preferred Guest program has been in the news this week, with a great deal on buying Starpoints, as well as a 10,000 Starpoint referral bonus for the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card from American Express. We thought we’d…
Like many people, I grew up flying carriers like Continental, Eastern, Pan Am and TWA. Those days are long gone, as travelers are now faced with a new choice between the remaining legacy carriers and newer discount airlines.Southwest Considers Offering…
Travelers flying to and from Australia now have an excellent new option for business class travel. After a lengthy delay, Virgin Australia unveiled its new business class cabin for its 777-300ER aircraft on its Facebook page. The first aircraft equipped…
Salaad O’Barrow teaches a Somali language class at Rosa Parks Elementary School in Portland, Oregon. Stefan Fries/Oregon Public BroadcastingThat’s a challenge Portland, Oregon’s Rosa Parks Elementary School is taking up with its Somali students. It hasn’t always been easy.In Portland,…
MOUNT WASHINGTON IN NEW HAMPSHIRE has had weather you could fairly call “severe” over the past few days. It’s been snowing, and wind gusts have hit 109 miles per hour. The Mount Washington Observatory posted a video on Monday showing…
THOSE OF US WHO GREW UP IN the 90’s remember Bill Nye as the lovable, goofy guy with the bow tie who talked about science. These days, he’s become one of the most stinging critics of climate change deniers. Recently,…
With over 400 National Parks in the US., how do you choose just one to visit? Obvious choices are Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, but there are others that aren’t as well known but are just as epic! The National Park…
Last week, United made news by giving surprise status upgrades and Economy Plus subscriptions to select customers. Today, American Airlines launched a similar campaign of its own, albeit with slightly different terms.Targeted members will also have an opportunity to keep…
Photo by the United States Fish and Wildlife ServiceThere were a couple of problems with this. First, it wasn’t particularly cold by Yellowstone standards, with a low of 39 and a high of 50, which bison are more than capable…
