by Beth Holmes | Aug 16, 2021 | Places On Our Bucket List, Travel
Adak Island might be the perfect destination for those who really want to get away from anyone and everything. Adak Island, Alaska, lays close to the end of the Aleutians, the long chain of islands that trails westward from the end of Alaska towards Russia. It’s...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 9, 2021 | Places On Our Bucket List, Travel
Cruise ships are returning to Puerto Rico after a lengthy absence. In 2019, 558 cruise ships docked in Old San Juan, the primary port of Puerto Rico. They made for a significant part of the island’s heavily tourist-centered economy, bringing approximately $88...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 2, 2021 | News, Travel
Unruly passengers are on the rise as the airline industry bounces back from pandemic lows, according to a survey of flight attendants. The Association of Flight Attendants, one of the largest unions of flight attendants in the U.S., surveyed its members about their...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 26, 2021 | International, News, Travel
The US-Canada border is about to reopen, but not for everyone. On July 19, 2021, the Canadian government announced that the land border between the U.S. and Canada would be open to vaccinated American citizens. No other factor will be taken into account – negative...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 19, 2021 | International, Places On Our Bucket List, Politics, Travel
Traveling while queer can feel fraught. With more news out of Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East about rising anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments, this year’s a tough one. Going stealth isn’t relaxing, and neither is keeping your head on a swivel watching out for...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 12, 2021 | International, News
Most Olympic athletes heading to the 2021 summer games in Tokyo are doing so in first class. Airlines typically donate the seats, or trip over each other to offer upgrades in exchange for photo ops. Things are a little different for athletes from the Pacific Islands,...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 5, 2021 | International, News, Travel
To celebrate the end of university entrance exams in Spain, hundreds of students, most of them teenagers from Andalucia and Madrid, traveled to the Mediterranean island of Mallorca during the week of June 15, 2021. They mingled at a beach concert, at street parties,...
