The Changing of the Guard for the Perpetually Late

I'm pretty sure I've mentioned before that I am not a morning person. But just in case I haven't...I am not a morning person. Like at all. I made my schedule in college so that I wouldn't have classes start before noon. I didn't join any clubs that met in the morning. I never took … Continue reading The Changing of the Guard for the Perpetually Late

A PSA from Your Flight Attendant

You know that safety video or demo you're shown before every flight? It's about three minutes long, sometimes silly, but still, you don't really need to pay attention, right? Not like it really matters, right?  Uh, wrong. That's why you're getting a safety talk right now.  - Your seatbelt should be common knowledge at this … Continue reading A PSA from Your Flight Attendant

Dealing with Travel Injuries 

I've been holed up in my apartment for about a month now on medical leave from work and I've learned 2 important things this month: I didn't handle cabin fever well at all when i broke my knee in high school and that hasn't changed in ten years; and I can get a lot of … Continue reading Dealing with Travel Injuries 

Lessons Learned While Haggling

One of the facts about Israel I was surprised to hear was that it was very expensive and not the best place to go for budget travellers or backpackers. I never imagine Israel being overly cheap since it is not a poor country, but I didn't expect people to believe it was expensive either. So … Continue reading Lessons Learned While Haggling