2009 October | Travel and Holiday News & Reviews

Navigating a cruise solo

Posted on Saturday, October 31st, 2009

On The Spot by L.A. Times Travel editor Catharine Hamm
Question: I have a great 15-day European cruise next June, and I need to find someone to go with who’s in my age range. How should I go about that?
– Cherie Kimmer, Sherman Oaks
Answer: Carefully — but deliberately.
Here’s an unfortunate fact of single life: You are [...]

The Moyai of Shibuya Station

Posted on Saturday, October 31st, 2009

From Cake In The Airport To Laptops In The Cockpit, This Was A Crazy Week

Posted on Saturday, October 31st, 2009

FAME:
	Our St. Lucia Field Trip on the Jetblue Inaugural flight
	We went daytrippin’ from Frankfurt, Germany
	What Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern think about in-flight wifi Also: A guide to Chicago’s awesome Lincoln Square neighborhood
LAME:
	Northwest pilots who flew too far were using laptops in the cockpit
	We call BS on this “travel addiction” idea
	Airlines falling harder, faster than ever before Also: Honduras’ Tourism Minister tells tourists not to come to his country

Graham Bell’s ski holiday fashion tips

Posted on Saturday, October 31st, 2009

For those people lucky enough to be hitting the slopes this season, booking a ski holiday is just the start of the adventure.

Travel blog: Island of the Unexpected

Posted on Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Two nights ago, as I was swimming for about the 12th time, attempting to navigate around the weird dark patches, I felt something mildly stinging my leg.