The 132-mile roadway, which runs from Daytona Beach to Tampa, has seen 1.4 deaths per mile in the last six years. It has consistently ranked among the country’s top 10 most dangerous interstates in that time period, according to an analysis by EverQuote, a service that compares auto insurance companies.Read More →
Last Friday I was in the Newark Airport heading back to O-Town and as I was reading my complimentary hotel copy of USA Today I came across Tasting Asheville: From beer town to culinary capital. In full disclosure, I’m a sucker for anything Asheville, growing I spent summers rambling throughRead More →
Recently a good friend, “T-Rex” published a link to the article “Man pranks hotel by making ridiculous requests – hotel completes every single one “. When you book online there’s a blank for you to add any special requests such as no feather pillows or first floor only, you getRead More →
A few years ago Huff Post (Snob term, see what I did there) posted 22 Reasons You Are a Travel Snob. While the article focused more on international and leisure adventures than business travel, it did make me reflect a bit, which pleased my therapist. “Hello, I’m Steve. I’m aRead More →
“Never get caught in a hotel bed with a dead girl or a live boy.“… back in the days of Mad Men, this was the extent of hotel safety. Fast-forward a few decades, and my how things have changed. Unlike Kim Kardashian, I don’t travel with a $10M jewelry stash,Read More →
I’m not much of an alarmist, especially when it comes to the weather and travel. I routinely head up north during winter forgetting a heavy, actually any coat, my wife swears there’s an umbrella in my backpack, somewhere, and I love driving rental cars in the snow. Rolling into MondayRead More →
“The difference between a Jeep and a rental car is there’re some places you can’t take a Jeep“ The poor sap above managed to flatten all four tires on this Infiniti QX70 rental by ignoring the “Do Not Back Up Severe Tire Damage” signs, don’t be “that guy”. Here’re aRead More →
This week Google released their latest application, Google Trips. Plan your day like magic It automatically maps out a half day or a full day with suggestions for things to see and do. Find things you want to do Want to know what museums are within walking distance? Or findRead More →
Samsung has a major disaster on their hands with the Galaxy Note 7. How would you like to be in the meeting where it’s decided to issue a major product recall? Shaun Li Stoffer recently asked “Is iPhone 7 Taking a Step Back with the Headphone Jack?” and IRead More →
With the upcoming release of the iPhone 7, it’s a perfect time to talk about travel apps. Had smartphones and the internet been around when I was in school there’s no doubt that I would’ve had my doctorate, damn you Al Gore. I haveRead More →
I arrived back in town late week, knowing that there was a storm brewing, but still with full intentions of an East coast 3 day Labor Day road trip. Friday morning I decided that spending hours upon hours of driving in the rain and wind just wasn’t for me. TimeRead More →
According to Urban Dictionary, my favorite site for fact checking, a Road Warrior is as follows…. “This is a self-described term used by corporate lackeys that spends a lot of time on the road (via automobiles), living in motels and eating in restaurants and diners. Many use this term toRead More →