Travel by the book, Part 2 — more literature that inspires travel

Here are another six books that have inspired me to travel of the years. Over the years, the one thing guaranteed to hold my attention most in a book is a vivid description of somewhere I want to visit, or better yet a vivid presentation that creates a desire to visit...

HELP WANTED: High level travel administration job

Needed Immediately! Level-headed individual with a clean record needed for full-time employment. Job involves administrative management and public speaking. Skills needed include the ability to multi-task, supervise, and deal with a variety of personalities. Good...

Travel by the book — literature that inspires travel

Recently CNN featured an article about great movies that inspire you to travel. It hit a lot of the high notes — Out of Africa, Roman Holiday, etc. – but it made me think, being more of a literary type, of the books that have made me want to travel. Going back...

Dutch Treat? Vacation dreams better than reality

Sitting at my keyboard working through the Maryland blizzard, they came like little mood-lifting missiles: e-mails and ads touting sun-drenched vacations in Costa Rica, the Bahamas, Mexico — anywhere without snow. Seeing the spam pop-up in my e-mail filter was itself...

It’s India, do you know where your children are?

This is the part two to my series on travel safety, and it’s all about kids – because your kids should be your number one priority when you travel. Although travel isn’t inherently dangerous, the mere fact of going to places unknown does mean additional safeguards are...