There’s an interesting story in the on-line newsletter from Travelers United about people fainting on airplanes. It’s happening more and more and a combination of factors seems to be the cause. The first two are painfully familiar to us all: narrow seating and insufficient leg room. Two other factors, also beyond the control of passengers,…
I have no idea what the total rainfall has been this winter here in Maui, but it’s been a lot. In fact, we’ve had more days of heavy rain than I can remember in the16-plus years since we moved here from Oahu. Today (Sunday) was another one—cold (that means it was in the low 60s),…
I seem to spend a lot of time planning my travels. Not so much the flights, of course. As long as I’m heading east from here, I’m pretty well limited to either American or Hawaiian Airlines since I’m in their frequent flyer programs. There’s a pretty good selection of destination options, too … even from…
By now just about everyone has heard of the false alarm we had here. Just after eight o’clock yesterday morning, cel phones all over the state went off and this message appeared on all those little screens: My wife’s phone and mine both went off at the same time. She was staring at her…