Free Traveling

I am one of those fairies who likes to mark her birthday. Some people don’t care about their birthday for several reasons. They believe it’s just another day and nothing special.

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Raise a glass to absinthe friends…

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Britons battling the big freeze are enduring another day of severely disrupted travel.

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Gregory S, Red Bluff, CA: I use my Discover Card to pay my travel expenses for my job. I then submit receipts and get paid back on a monthly basis

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An emerging purple sunrise lit my rearview mirror as I drove west in silence. We like to leave early for our family road trips, and we usually have a rule that no one is allowed to talk until 7 a.m

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Motorists have been warned of hazardous driving conditions as the big freeze sets in over the weekend.

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When I think back on all that has happened in 2009, travel seems to be the one constant. I have journeyed to so many new and exciting places (and old favorites), thus 2009 is being dubbed ‘The Year of Travel.’ Here’s the breakdown: – Walt Disney World (x2) – New York City (first time in April…now there’ve been too many trips there to count!) – London, Stonehenge and Bath – Paris (and Disneyland Paris, oh la la!) – Rome and Pompeii – Eau Claire, WI – Ohio – Providence, RI (and pretty much ALL over the state. It’s so big, after all…) – Massachusetts…Boston, et al

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A terrorist flying from Nigeria to Detroit who ignited a substance supposedly used to detonate explosives has cost the airlines money already, with shares of stock dropping amid concerns of decreased business travel .  The airlines want new safety restrictions to be easier on passengers, and most passengers who aren’t traveling for work seem ready to comply; it’s the passengers who travel for their weekly commutes that may not put up with the restrictions. While some officials seem unfazed by the travel restrictions’ effects on passenger travel, Darryl Jenkins, an airline industry consultant, predicted that any increase in airport lines would be temporary, until security screeners become proficient at operating under new rules

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Holiday makers dreaming of a white Christmas are likely to be disappointed.

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A flock of Canadian Geese lands at Green Lakes State Park outside Syracuse, NY.

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