Weekly Roundup, Friday 24 April 2020
Good morning As readers of my daily Covid-19 diary entries know, I had a minor epiphany last week, with my fear and concern shifting from the virus itself, and now being more focused on the …
Travel
Should You Cancel Your Summer/Fall Travel?
While there’s plenty of hopeful and anxious discussion about starting to re-open the country in May, no-one really expects much to happen that month, and in all probability, the next year or longer will …
Weekly Roundup, Friday 13 March 2020
Good morning Today is a Black Friday – the 13th of the month, and traditionally an unlucky day to travel. Whether related to Black Friday or not, my thinking has been clarifying over the last …
An Updated Explainer on Covid-19
A tremendous amount is happening every week in terms of the Wuhan-originating Covid-19 viral infection – even every day. Some things are now better understood than they were a few weeks earlier when we wrote …
Weekly Roundup, Friday 6 March 2020
Good morning The Covid-19 virus situation continues to rapidly evolve (and worsen), and the US has gone from hovering anxiously on the periphery of the infection to now being one of the most impacted countries. …
Covid-19 Update 6 March 2020
In a terrible respect, I may have more insight than some as to the unfolding Covid-19 story, because 11 of the 12 deaths in the US from the virus have occurred within two or three …
Weekly Roundup, Friday 28 February 2020
Good morning I had started out this week by adding updates to last week’s lengthy article about the Covid-19 virus. But such a lot has happened in the last week, I ended up writing a …
Clear? PreCheck? Global Entry? First Class? The Fastest Way Through TSA Screening
TSA screening at airports has become more efficient and less obtrusive, plus we no longer need to worry so much about scanner radiation potentially harming us. But just because the TSA is not as terrible …
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Weekly Roundup, Friday 31 January 2020
Good morning It is the dawn of a new era for Britain today. At 6pm Eastern or 3pm Pacific time, ie 11pm GMT on 31 January 2020, Britain formally leaves the EU. Depending on who …
Book Review : London’s Underground
Many of us – particularly men – are fascinated by transportation technology and enjoy some of the backstory to the travel and transportation services that otherwise can be taken for granted, and to glimpse the …
Scotland’s Four Corners Tour – June 2020
The favorite tours we offer are probably the ones to Scotland. There’s just so much to explore and enjoy in the empty highlands of Scotland, far from the madding crowds. You can relax in the …
Urgent : Half-price Scotland Tour
We’ve just had a cancellation off our Scotland tour. If you’d like to come, here’s a chance to help out the lady who had to cancel, and to get the tour at half-price ($950 per …
