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Drawing Open the Old Iron Curtains

June 23, 2014 by Mikel Bowman 2 Comments

Someone much smarter than I really needs to get to work on this time travel thing because I desperately want to visit the Soviet and Eastern European countries prior to the fall of the Soviet Union, as the posters in this thread were able to do.

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Posted in Fodor's Tagged Fodors, Iron Curtain, Soviet Union

Is This the Longest Trail in the World?

June 22, 2014 by Mikel Bowman 1 Comment

Prior to reading this thread I did not know that Russia was the only country with a bigger land mass than Canada. I also did not know that Canadians had built a trail system that allows anyone to walk, jog or bike the full length of said land mass.

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Posted in City-Data Tagged bicycle, Canada, City-Data, hiking, trail

The Week’s Top 3 Threads – June 21, 2014

June 21, 2014 by Mikel Bowman Leave A Comment

The three most popular posts/thread on ThreadTripping last week, as well as a list of all of the travelers and travel communities that were featured over the course of the week.

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Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Top 3

Save a Halen (Tail) for Sir Freddie

June 20, 2014 by Mikel Bowman 1 Comment

I think if Sir Freddie Laker were alive today he would be proud of Norwegian Air – the latest carrier to attempt low-cost trans-Atlantic routes. And the latest carrier to be to be targeted by the big boys.

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Posted in FatWallet Tagged FatWallet, Freddie Awards, Norwegian, Sir Freddie Laker

Get Your Head Out of the Crowds

June 20, 2014 by Mikel Bowman 1 Comment

We would all ideally like to visit the Trevi Fountain in Rome when no one else is around. Or ascend to the top of the Eiffel Tower or Empire State Building – just us and our loved one. But in a world with a population somewhere north of a couple million, is it possible?

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Posted in TravBuddy Tagged crowds, Europe, TravBuddy

Maybe Airlines Should Offer Sleeping Sections

June 19, 2014 by Mikel Bowman 3 Comments

Sleeping is typically a private matter. We allow ourselves to do it in our homes or hotel rooms, when no one other than our close family is around. With the notable exception of airplanes.

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Posted in Australian Frequent Flyer Tagged Australian Frequent Flyer, etiquette, sleep

How Many Reflective Silences is a Picture Worth?

June 19, 2014 by Mikel Bowman Leave A Comment

We travel for the experiences. We travel for the memories. And one way to capture memories is with photographic evidence. But perhaps we should consider more of a catch-and-release approach.

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Posted in Fodor's Tagged Fodors, travel photography

Waiter, There’s a Screw in My Fruit

June 18, 2014 by Mikel Bowman 1 Comment

Upon discovering his ripe cantaloupe paired with an unripened screw, sinanju did what any slightly troubled passenger might do. But it soon became clear that the screw up would lead to the reveal of the true crime.

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Posted in FlyerTalk Tagged American Airlines, Flight attendant, FlyerTalk

#GateLice Getting #NoLove

June 18, 2014 by Mikel Bowman 2 Comments

The #CarryonShame movement has gone viral. Which is a shame because it’s taking deserved focus away from #GateLice.

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Posted in Uncategorized Tagged #CarryonShame, #GateLice, Bad Latitude, carryon, hashtag, twitter

Clothes Make The Vacation

June 18, 2014 by Mikel Bowman 3 Comments

We all want good walking shoes. Shoes that don’t bring us to our knees on our first full day walking around New York City, Rome, Paris, Hong Kong or wherever your travels might take you. But an entire thread on the topic?

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Posted in Slow Travel Talk Tagged clothes, shoes, Slow Trav, walking

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