On-line Booking = Carbon Offsets

Lately I’ve moved away from using the words “Global Warming”. The phrase has become just another bumper sticker slogan that doesn’t completely describe the problem. While the globe has slowly warmed and cooled in long cycles over millennia, in the past 60 or so years this pattern has accelerated. A much more accurate term to use is “Climate Change”, but even that’s incomplete. Another word needs to be... [Read more]

Marble Elegance at Steerage Prices

You’ve heard William Shatner pitch for them. You’ve no doubt seen the pop-up ads on websites or read about them in newspaper travel sections. I’m talking about the travel consolidators such as Expedia, Orbitz, or Hotwire. Be it for airplane fares, rental cars, or in this case hotel stays, they get access to unsold inventory and pass the savings on to you. For this trip I chose to try Hotwire.

I’ll admit I’ve... [Read more]