Last month I wrote about 15 Movies you will Never See on an Airplane. The list was intended to be a little thought provoking but mostly fun. To the person who tweeted me about the list, yes it is possible one or more of the movies might actually be shown on a plane but rationally,…
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15 Movies You Will Never See on Airplanes
Earlier this year, there was a story that got a lot of buzz about a mother who was upset with United Airlines because she felt the movie showing on the overhead unit was objectionable to her child. It created a bit of a firestorm of controversy on the net as others reported this story. With…
Your Life on the Road — as a Reality Show!
It’s hard to explain to anyone who doesn’t travel a lot what our lives are like. We go days, weeks even, without seeing our kids and spouse. We drop in on friends when it’s convenient for us, like birds flittering down to land every once in a while to get grounded again. We have refrigerators…
Business Travel: It Sure Isn’t Jetsetting!
I loved the movie Up in the Air. George Clooney made business travel look so easy – maybe even glamorous – whisking through airports; arriving at his hotel with no check-in lines as the scene simply cuts to him relaxing in a hotel room. Great movie but it was far from reality. Don’t get me…
Up in the Air: Realistic or Not?
On Saturday, I saw the movie, Up in the Air. Living away from home a couple hundred days a year myself, I wondered how Hollywood would glamorize jetting off from place to place. Wonder no more.
Travelers’ Favorite: CNN
For all the many years I have traveled (40+ weeks each year), I have relied on CNN to keep me up-to-date with the happenings of the world. No matter where I travel, CNN is like an old friend…always there for me and always reliable (sounds like my dog, also!). But seriously, most travelers I talk…
Up in the Air
If you haven’t seen a road warrior type of movie since Planes, Trains and Automobiles, then watch for the upcoming movie “Up in the Air” starring George Clooney. Based on the 2001 novel by Walter Kirn, Clooney plays Ryan Bingham who flies around the country firing people. Living a life of nameless hotel suites, salted…
