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Written by Russell Johnson
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It is like the Eurovision Awards that gave rise to Abba. Every year I look forward to learning what tweaky new travel trends the research firm Euromonitor have to announce. Each November, at the World Travel Mart in London, it issues a report that usually defines one or more off-the-wall reasons people step forth into this wonderful weird world. A couple of years ago it was "Debauchery Travel" and a certain demographic labeled "debaucherist," for whom travel is a moveable frat party. This year, for North Americans, it is...sound the kazoo: Deprivation Holidays, the notion that torturing oneself can be a good thing. For Asians it is just as weird, but more on that later.
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Written by Pat Meier-Johnson
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Would a US airline have the guts to do this?
One look at the explosive growth of giant casinos juxtaposed with a well-preserved historic district and there is no doubt that Macau is a success. And judging by Macau's constant self-evaluation it may well continue to be. Young people armed with clipboards wander the wave-patterned plaza of Senado Square, and you just can't seem to resist talking to a nice fellow who approaches you at Macau International Airport. But what US airline would have the guts to do this? There was something about the tablet PC next to the gate agent at the EVA Airlines counter that was instantly gratifying.
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Written by Russell Johnson
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A few years ago I took a night before the night before Christmas helicopter ride to where the spirits are high and the air is thin, Mt. Everest. This is a short excerpt from "Gone Astray" an audio book of my stories distributed by PRX, the Public Radio Exchange on iTunes and on CD.
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Written by Russell Johnson
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I used to dread it when my wealthy aunt dragged out the magic lantern, put up the screen and proceeded to torture us youngsters (and I am sure our less-traveled parents) with fuzzy slides and stilted stories about her encounters with the pigeon pocked monuments of Europe. Now, thanks to the internet, we have tedium on demand...or as it is on demand and we might not choose to demand it, we can choose spontaneity and entertainment instead. And that fun, these days, could just come from the little device that has become our love it/hate it sidekick, our mobile phones.
Qik is a game changer in video.
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Written by Russell Johnson
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