I always dread the beds when I travel in Germany. For a country that can build world-class cars and all kinds of other high-tech stuff, it’s amazing that they can’t build a single decent bed. Here is my bedroom in one of the hotels (click to enlarge): This was a nice, upscale hotel. The bed [...]
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German Beds are Bad
Posted in Bad Product, Travels on May 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Favorite Color of Tunisians?
Posted in Art, Travels on May 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Check out Aaron Miller’s travel pictures of Tunisia and then answer the question.
Earliest Childhood Memories
Posted in Feelings, Travels on May 14, 2012 | 3 Comments »
During a visit to Germany last week I stopped by a place of my earliest childhood memories. Here is a picture of me standing on a bench in front of a chapel in the woods circa 1958. Here is what the approximate same spot looks like in May 2012:
Getting Spoiled on British Airways
Posted in Good Product, Travels, tagged Boeing 747, British Airways, First Class Travel on May 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
For the first time, ever, in all the years of flying, a few days ago I was on a flight that I wished was longer. I fly a lot, some 100,000 miles a year, and I have over two million lifetime miles on American Airlines alone, so for me to make the statement above means something. [...]
Beware of Avis Tactics in Germany
Posted in Bad Product, Travels, tagged Avis Sucks, Car Rental Overcharges, Rental Car Extortion, Rental Car Tactics on May 11, 2012 | 2 Comments »
On a recent trip to Germany, I rented a full-sized vehicle for three days. Avis quoted $258.54 for the rental. It was after 9:00pm. The car I picked up was a 2011 Mercedes C180. When I picked up the car in a dark parking garage I did the normal cursory inspection for bumps or any [...]
Landing in San Diego
Posted in Crack-Ups, Travels on May 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
For 27 years, I have flown in and out of San Diego Airport (Lindbergh Field). I haven’t counted, but it must amount to many hundreds of flights over the years. And to this day, I am never comfortable landing here. The San Diego airport is located down by the bay, obviously at sea level. Hills surround it [...]
Fire Alarms at Embassy Suites
Posted in Travels on March 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
On Sunday night I arrived at the Embassy Suites in Tyscons Corner, Virginia at 1:00am. I was asleep at 2:00am, poised to get up at 6:00am. At 3:00am the fire alarm went off. Ten minutes later I was standing in the cold Virginia night outside the hotel with hundreds of others huddled in sweats and [...]
Papua New Guinea
Posted in Cool People, Travels on March 3, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Fascinating accounts from a very far away world.
My Favorite Tweater – Lunatic Carl
Posted in Cool People, Travels, tagged carl hoffman, travels on February 23, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Lunatic Carl is my favorite tweater. I always enjoy his posts tremendously. His real name is Carl Hoffman, and he wrote the book the Lunatic Express, which I reviewed here. Carl travels to these exotic places and his posts captivate me. My thoughts turn inward and my soul soars as I put myself into his position [...]
German Car Navigation
Posted in Commentaries, Technology, Travels on May 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago I rented a car in Germany. It was a middle of the line Mercedes C180. The navigation system, standard in the car, worked like our Garmins or Magellans here, except, of course, they spoke German. In addition, however, I noticed that when I was not actually navigating, the system tracked my position, showed [...]
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