February 5, 2012

Packing Like a Nomad

Travel gear

A few weeks back, the good folks at The Economist's Gulliver travel blog wrote an amusing piece about packing like a journalist. Lately, that is more likely to mean dumping your desk into a box and heading for the unemployment line than filling a suitcase (sad to say). Nonetheless there are excellent tips in the column as well as in the reader … [Read more...]

Does It Cost More if I Wear Pants?

Businessman no pants

As a frequent business traveler, I'm always conscious of the airline fees that can drive a "cheap" ticket into something much more expensive -- and more of pain. Spirit Airlines announcement yesterday that they are starting to charge for carry-on bags that won't fit under the seat brought fees to a new low, er, high. They had lots of good … [Read more...]