Discover St. Petersburg
posted over 4 years ago, updated 7 days later | 1 comment
The last time I visited St. Petersburg, Russia, it was still called Leningrad. It was winter, and I’d been sent to cover what was then considered a revolutionary showing of the art of Peter Max.
Of course, using the word “revolutionary” in St. P...
Of course, using the word “revolutionary” in St. P...
Minneapolis bridge collapse and increased security
posted over 4 years ago, updated 3 minutes later | 0 comments
Travel of a very different and tragic sort took center stage the past week here in my hometown of Saint Paul; the collapse of a major bridge serving Minneapolis transfixed the nation and thrust the issue of the country’s deteriorating infrastructu...
The highs and lows of airfare
posted over 4 years ago, updated 15 minutes later | 0 comments
Airfares are on the rise, which is no surprise considering that the price of a barrel of oil seems headed north to $80. Lufthansa brought back the fuel surcharge on tickets, a surcharge it had dropped late last year. And even Southwest raised fare...
Island Getaways
posted over 4 years ago, updated 7 days later | 2 comments
I love islands. Manhattan to Menorca, Santorini to Sardinia, Thailand’s Phi Phi Islands to Fiji, the Caribbean to Catalana, Bali, Nantucket, Lanai, Hong Kong, Fire Island . . . island life means things slow down. Calls and e-mails go unreturned, f...
Traveling in style
posted over 4 years ago, updated 13 days later | 1 comment
I don’t know about you, but the trend toward owning a personal submarine passed me by entirely.
Until, that is, I read a story from Bloomberg News written by an...
Until, that is, I read a story from Bloomberg News written by an...
New Seven Wonders of the World
posted over 4 years ago, updated 20 days later | 8 comments
So what are we to make of the New Seven Wonders of the World?
(In case you missed the unveiling of this list by the New Open World Forum this past weekend, the new wonders are the Taj Mahal, Great Wall of China, Petra, Christ Redeemer statue, Mac...
(In case you missed the unveiling of this list by the New Open World Forum this past weekend, the new wonders are the Taj Mahal, Great Wall of China, Petra, Christ Redeemer statue, Mac...
Summer road trip
posted over 4 years ago, updated 28 days later | 7 comments
Around about this time every year, the phrase “road trip” crosses my mind. The heck with $3-a-gallon gas... something about summer makes me want to see America from ground level.
Actually, that thought first crossed my mind last month, when I re...
Actually, that thought first crossed my mind last month, when I re...
Airlines Update
posted over 4 years ago, updated about 1 month later | 0 comments
All predictions were for a difficult summer season when it came to air travel, but the principal two reasons behind that thinking were these: Airlines are adding more and more flights in and out of busy airports and the FAA still routes aircraft o...
Rudy Maxa, the Savvy Traveler
posted over 4 years ago, updated over 3 years later | 2 comments
Check out LifeDreams of many Eons members, and you’ll find travel is a consistent theme.
Well, I’m from Washington, and I’m here to help you.
Actually, that’s not quite true—I lived in Washington, DC, for nearly 40 years, but I moved to St. Pau...
Well, I’m from Washington, and I’m here to help you.
Actually, that’s not quite true—I lived in Washington, DC, for nearly 40 years, but I moved to St. Pau...
