My Country, My Train, My K-Hole
First published in The Morning News on June 30, 2010. Read the original here.
The train from Chicago to New Orleans passes through Kankakee, Homewood, and Yazoo City; names that evoke images of wagon trains and episodes of Dr. Quinn. I don’t know most of this country.
Were I to draw a map, the Northeast would be [...]
In New Orleans, New Life by the River
First published in The New York Times on June 27, 2010. Read the original, with photos, here.
For residents of the blue-collar Bywater-Marigny area of New Orleans, access to the Mississippi River has been blocked for years by decaying industrial buildings. But it won’t be much longer, thanks in part to R. Allen Eskew, an architect [...]
New Booking Site for Down Under
Originally published in The New York Times on 3/29/2010. Read the original here.
Need to get from Alyangula to Wagga Wagga? A new online travel site, Wotflight.com makes it easier to search for flights within Australia.
Started last month, Wotflight searches for flights among Australia’s 100 or so commercial airports, including domestic airlines like Aeropelican, Brindabella, Airnorth [...]
Zipcar Expands to London and Beyond
Originally published in The New York Times on 4/23/2010. Read the original here.
Zipcar members will soon be able to cross the Atlantic and unlock a fleet of cars parked throughout London and other cities in England.
Earlier this week, Zipcar, the car-sharing company based in Cambridge, Mass., that lets members reserve a car for one-hour slots, [...]
Delta Resumes Nonstop Service to Valencia, Spain
Originally published in The New York Times on 4/21/2010. Read the original here.
This spring, Delta Air Lines resumes seasonal service to Valencia, Spain, with four weekly nonstop flights from New York City. This is the third year Delta has offered this route.
Service begins May 28 and goes until Oct. 30. A recent search found a [...]
Gay Cruise in Hawaii
Originally published in The New York Times on 4/5/2010. Read the original here.
RSVP Cruises, a gay-friendly cruise company, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new sailing expedition to Hawaii.
The eight-day cruise launches from Honolulu on Oct. 30, on the Pride of America operated by Norwegian Cruise Line. The ship has 10 restaurants, multiple piano [...]
