Archive for Transportation

The Final Ride: My European Trip Comes To An End

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Earl

When I went to reserve my seat on what would be my tenth and final train journey of my recent European Eurail Adventure, the woman behind the ticket counter seemed quite confused when I requested a seat on what was … Read more →

Announcing My European Eurail Itinerary

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Earl

I have spent the past three and a half days in a crazed, super-energized state of being in which I have barely been able to sit still for more than nine seconds at a time. Four hours of sleep became … Read more →

Traveling To Europe Next Week & I Need Your Help!

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Earl

For those of you who have been following this blog for a while, you’re probably well aware of how poor of a planner I truly am. My plans are constantly changing, even at the last minute when there appears to … Read more →

Air Turbulence: The Older I Get, The More It Makes Me Cry

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Earl

Let me start off by thanking every one of you who left a suggestion in the comments of my last post (and in emails) about where I should travel next. I really wasn’t expecting such enthusiastic recommendations and every single … Read more →

The Ultimate Train Challenge: Portugal to Vietnam By Rail

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Earl

Towards the end of this coming August, I shall board a flight bound for Lisbon. This will not be my first visit to Portugal’s capital city, but it will be the first time I travel there not as a crew … Read more →

Continental Airlines: This Post Is For You

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Earl

On Thursday afternoon, I picked up my mom from the airport in Cancun. She was coming to Mexico for a quick holiday and even though her JetBlue flight had arrived 3 hours late, she was in quite a happy mood … Read more →

Air Travel Tricks I’ve Recently Learned

Posted on April 30, 2011 by Earl

As travelers trying to stretch every dollar we have, it only becomes natural that we should try and find the absolute cheapest airfare we possibly can when it comes time for us to fly somewhere. As a result, I’m sure … Read more →

Airports & Flights: Damascus to Chiang Mai

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Earl

This is a new idea that came to me while flying from Syria to Thailand a few months ago upon completing my recent set of rewarding Middle East travels. Given that I’ve been spending so much time flying all over … Read more →