Pack Rat In The Kitchen
I’ve been reading articles recently about how, with travel restricted due to COVID-19, people are looking to souvenirs to remind them of their past sojourns: a piece of beautifully designed Venetian glass, a framed pair of tickets to a coveted and sold-out concert at Wembley stadium, handmade woven baskets from the Caribbean, etc.
New York, New York
I’ve been thinking a lot about travel these days, not in the least because just before New York City closed down non-essential businesses in March, my husband and I traveled there to celebrate his birthday. We stayed at a hotel we love, dined at restaurants that are old favorites, and enjoyed a great evening of jazz in the city. It was a wonderful trip, albeit one that when we look back on it we now see clearly was a different world in a different time.
Couple Stranded In The Maldives Due To No Available Flights
“Olivia and Raul De Freitas are currently on their honeymoon, at a five-star resort, in the Maldives, a nation composed of more than a thousand tiny, idyllic islands in the Indian Ocean… and their travel agent assured them that, whatever policy was forthcoming, all South African citizens would be allowed back home. Go ahead and have a great time, they were told…”
Archive: February 2014 - What Hotels Could Do Better
This blog originally appeared in a 2014 post:
Having just come home from a round of rather grueling travel, in a series of hotels, a few thoughts on what small things hotels could do to better the experience for their guests:
