It's an axiom among those of us who fly: You never know whom you'll be sitting next to.
Could be a fascinating character from some terrific movie, your next love or, more likely, someone you really, badly want to get away from.
New Media Travel reported on the idea of "Social Seating Solutions" (Never Sit Next to Boring People Again), so the idea of selecting one's seat mate has been around for a while. But the enabling tool hasn't been very successfully developed or employed. And there was al
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You'd think eating was risk-free, or at least faux pas free. It's not
Nor is travel, it seems. New Media Travel's post ''How Not to Travel Like an Ugly American highlights some of the cultural land mines that lie in wait for the unsuspecting traveler, such as never bring a dozen roses to a dinner party in Italy. Your hostess will frown at the gesture because it's "improperly romantic," and apparently Italians prefer an odd number of flowers.
Who would have thought. The post also provides a "cu
Audio PostCard: Security Tips for Women Traveling Alone
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Transcript
Hi. I’m Wendie Hansen at new media travel and today’s podcast is all about women traveling alone.
First, We don’t like the image of the helpless woman or woman as victim.
It’s wrong and unhealthy
But the truth is that a majority of wome
Marti Mayne one-ups Katniss, Peeta and company by turning The Hunger Games into No Hunger Games.
Their bed and breakfast packages give food to the local food pantries and other “no-hunger” causes in the towns and regions where the "No-Hunger Games" B and B’s are located.
The Capital gang and the denizens of its Districts should rejoice.
In the hugely popular movie, the characters fight for survival.
Instead of the “survival of the fittest” in Suzanne Collins’ trilogy and movie, Mayne and her
Drivers: Beware of Short Skirts and Bikini Tops
It’s summer. So when Insurance News, tells us that men get into more car accidents in the summer than any other time of year, you have to pay attention.
They get into more car crashes generally, but much more so in the summer, says Sheila’s Wheels, a British-based insurance company for women.
Why?
Because men are ogling women when they should be driving.
Summer brings out the short skirts, the low cut blouses and sexy bikini tops, and that apparent
Or who will turn the tables and keep review sites and their reviews honest?
By now we’ve heard enough to know fraudulent, unverified reviews on heretofore sacrosanct review sites are rampant. In many ways, they’re a violation of the trust travelers place in those sites.
TripAdvisor has been cited by UK authorities and told it can no longer state that its reviews are “honest” or from “real people,” because there is no way of verifying the accuracy or trustworthiness of posted reviews.
And ther
