You can’t tell me that everyone does not experience some level of nervousness when boarding -an aircraft for the first time. Despite a century of innovation and improvement, most people can quite quickly bring up that image of the downed aircraft, scattered in burning pieces, that we see every so often on the news. Follow that…Continue reading Overcoming The Fear Of Flying With Soar By Captain Tom Bunn
Category: Travel Books
Travellers vs. Tourists (And A 3rd Option)
And the argument rages on to determine who among us are travellers and who among us are the dreaded tourists. At least, the argument rages on amongst those who want to be seen as travellers. Tourists, well, they don’t give a shit. Here’s the thing, those who desperately want to be seen as vagabonding travellers…Continue reading Travellers vs. Tourists (And A 3rd Option)
Manaña Doesn’t Mean Tomorrow
About the time David Kindopp was fleeing Mexico and its crazed bureaucracy, I was making my first babysteps into that magical, mysterious country. Nearly 25 years later, I remember little of that experience and the rest of my journey around the outskirts of the United States. However, I do remember the near comedic border crossing…Continue reading Manaña Doesn’t Mean Tomorrow
Jay Herring’s ‘The Truth About Cruise Ships’ – Worth Reading?
I love the world of Amazon and Kindle. I love the fact that you don’t have to haul your ass down to the book store or order books online and then wait days for them to arrive. I love the fact that with the lack of time and cost involved in producing an actual paper book and…Continue reading Jay Herring’s ‘The Truth About Cruise Ships’ – Worth Reading?