That glorious weekend is here: Labor Day. Here in the U.S., that means a free day off for doing what you’re supposed to be doing anyway.
(Unless, of course, you’re unemployed, in which case Labor Day is the holiday equivalent of the entire country poking its collective finger in your eye.)
Labor Day also means a lot more d-bags clogging up the roads, airports and train stations, all in a frenzy to get in one final weekend of wearing fanny packs while taking pictures that nobody back at home will want to see.
Just how many people will be out and about doing all those things that make Americans American — visiting crappy attractions, buying overpriced food and getting fat, continuing to wear “Mom jeans” decades after we, as a society, deemed them unhot — depends on who you ask, and where you’re going. Altogether, it looks like crowds will be lighter in airports this weekend compared with Labor Day last year, and traffic on the roads will be about the same or a little less. (Note that last year was a total bust for traveling in the U.S., given the ridiculous cost of fuel.)
All that said, it’s time for hipsters to unite in travel. Think of it as your last weekend to be summer ironic chic … bust out those ’70s workout shorts, the Ray Bans and that always-hip “cooler than you” attitude and hit the road.
Bonus points for any largest balls of twine-esque visits.
