Opened my email this morning and got sucker punched. I knew it was coming but somehow put it out of my mind. Not hard to believe. I set an annual alert in my Google calendar to remind me of the passing of my greyhound Oliver. One year ago today, I...
Travel Foibles: Part 4 (of many) – In room comfort
What is it with mid range business hotels? They all race to the same amenities. Name brand toiletries (Neutrogena here at the Hilton Garden Inn). They have the wide shower curtain bars (so that you don't notice that you are standing in your grandm...
Travel Foibles: Part 3 (of many) – Rental car agencies
You know how hard it is to get a compact or ecnomony car? First, the travel agent seems to guide me into a midsize. It is the "Corporate Standard". Really? We have a standard class for rentals? Next, the jockey working at the counter says "An econ...
Travel Foibles: Part 2 of (many) – in room amenities
I love the little boutique soaps, shampoos and other niceties that they lay out in most decent business hotels. The Iron and Ironing board is also de riguer. Needed for those with small carry on's. You know what I often don't have, and could reall...