"TAKE OUT YOUR HEADPHONES! We all need to stop acting like technology makes anti-social behavior okay. Be polite. Be considerate. Think of others."
This has bothered my a lot recently. If you want service on a flight, take your headphones out when the crew gets to your row. @woconnor11.bsky.social
The first feature I’ve edited for National Geographic is up! So pumped 🤗
We need to stop w this idea that traveling in and of itself makes you a better person! gettingaround.substack.com/p/rick-steve...
My latest destination guide is out, this time for Amsterdam. Has all my favorite spots, including this relatively obscure gem gettingaround.substack.com/p/amsterdam-...
The post-COVID boom in tourism to Europe may be reaching its breaking point—today Louvre staff went on strike: apnews.com/article/louv...
I really don’t understand how anybody who looks closely at what Airbnb is offering w its “relaunched” Experiences and new Services product is impressed or credulously repeating everything the company says is going to happen.
This feels insane to me Southwest
Letting things go 🧔🏻
Strange that Southwest didn’t do it gradually
Wow Southwest is ending free checked bags policy! Going from two free checked bags straight to zero unless you’re Business Select (you get 2 still) or A-list or Southwest credit card holder (you get 1). Real risk of alienating price-conscious fliers at a moment that price-consciousness is increasing
The timelines offered are likely absurd, but I’m still enough of a dreamer to love all the possible innovation happening in aviation right now!
Yes it’s one of the more awe-inducing man-made things to see, but it’s become a deeply unpleasant experience
A little exhibit on Sea Cloud (once the largest sailing yacht in the world) reminded me of what Harry Thaw said when he saw Mar-a-Lago…
Just a reminder as you’re planning your spring and summer vacations — do NOT go to Giverny
My latest destination guide is out! This time for Rio de Janeiro :)
Hear me out! Buenos Aires is now an underrated destination devoid of hordes of American tourists
Tucson, Arizona is one of the most magical and charming places to visit in the U.S. w unforgettable hikes, a rich culture, and unique architecture. My latest destination guide is here! open.substack.com/pub/gettinga...
It’s one thing for the new administration and his supporters to have an outpost in the middle of official Washington on Pennsylvania Ave, it would be a whole other thing for that outpost to be in the middle of local (very liberal) Washington in Adam’s Morgan. @woconnor11.bsky.social
Rating trails is really hard. Fully agree with @woconnor11.bsky.social here (and prefer Komoot over AllTrails).
One restaurant, Ultramarinos, has set tongues wagging w its NYC-level prices gettingaround.substack.com/p/mexico-cit...
Another, Voraz, was maybe the most hyped-up of any I’d heard about and I found it mostly living up to that hype gettingaround.substack.com/p/mexico-cit...
One, Hugo, would be my go-to wine bar anywhere in the world gettingaround.substack.com/p/mexico-cit...
I spent last week visiting 10 of Mexico City’s most buzzed about new restaurants gettingaround.substack.com/p/mexico-cit...
The technology in question affected systems that allowed planes to be released
American Airlines says vendor tech was to blame for outage that led to ground stop this morning. Unclear how long it will take to unravel the delays, as some hubs like Charlotte are facing big delays
Tucson for Christmas for 3rd year in row!
Yes—incredible to see the Caravaggio paintings in intended location
The FTC just passed a rule banning junk fees for hotels and live events … as I’ve said in my newsletter about the companies fighting this: it’s not great if your business success is predicated on hiding the true cost
It stayed under the radar amidst all the Notre Dame news, but Santa Maria del Popolo also reopened recently after a major restoration www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/st...
