If you’ve seen any of my photos on Instagram, you may think that my travel life is a scrapbook of always-perfect experiences. That’s not entirely true. No one wants to hear about…
Can You Catch Ebola on an Airplane? 5 Important Ebola Travel Tips
Remember swine flu? Image from Flickr user eelssej_ Is it safe to board a plane? Should I avoid Dallas at all costs? Go Girls around the world are worried about…
Fat Girl Travels: 10 FAQs for Fat Flyers
Flying fat is not an insurmountable challenge. Image from Wikipedia. Last month I dug into how and why fat travelers experience anxiety while flying. This time I’m here with a…
You Snooze, You Lose: 5 Tips to Conquer the Infamous Jet Lag
I’m a big believer in the power of the mind. It’s amazing what we can make ourselves believe if we put our minds to it, both what we are capable…
Flight Frustration
To help me get my two suitcases and whatever else I managed to acquire during this past semester–and because I convinced them this was the perfect time for the long-awaited…
Body Scanners and Why They Worry Me, Part II
Continued from here. This is what I know: nearly a decade ago, several men hijacked passenger jets and flew planes into buildings in New York City and Washington D.C. Those…
Body Scanners and Why They Worry Me
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the new security measures involved in domestic and international air travel, about body scanners and enhanced pat-downs, and about the reasons for them,…