It isn’t easy to allow yourself to ask for advice from others on a subject about which you feel vulnerable. And it can be particularly difficult to do so in an online community. But that is precisely what docklang does in the Fodor’s forums: The last thing on my bucket list is gorilla tracking. I…
According to Kerry Segrave in “Tipping: An American Social History of Gratuities”, the practice of tipping likely originated in Europe and eventually made its way over to the U.S. Now, centuries later, it seems some Americans can’t wrap their heads around why Europeans are so “stingy”.
If you are the type that finds yourself crying at “sad” commercials, Grant’s – of Travel with Grant – eulogy for the beloved but little-known Plink service might not be for you.
Greece has been a bit under the gun the last several years. But financial difficulties aside, Greece is still clearly a country with a lot going for it. In fact, Greece has at least 49 things going for it according to BuzzFeed’s Alexander Besant.
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.
The discussion highlighted in this post isn’t about flying with execs – that’s another topic for another day. In this thread men discuss the best way to travel with those traditional business attire uniforms – suit jackets and pants.
Some threads offer scintillating discussion. Others are all about the humor … or the photos … or the thread title. This thread has none of these attributes. This thread is all about the deals.
I’m not a big fan of traveling on an airplane on which are also traveling children. But I understand that traveling with the little ones isn’t easy for the parents either … even though it is their fault that we are all on the airplane, and the earth for that matter, with these dirty little rugrats.
British Airways announced some time back that it was reconfiguring its Club Europe (aka European Business Class) seats to remove 4″ of legroom, “without compromising space or comfort”. Rather a miraculous accomplishment if it is to be believed. Of course, it is not.
I’m not sure if traveltoomuch’s idea related to carry-on size restriction rules falls under the heading of “practical joke” or “civil disobedience”, but no matter how it would be classified I sure hope I’m at the gate when he pulls it off.
