It’s been a week since Alec Baldwin was booted from an American Airlines flight. The entire incident may have cost the actor a bit of his dignity, helped the game Words with Friends, cost him his twitter account and done little to change boarding procedures, but we still think Greyhound is getting bad wrap....
According to the TSA, we're all terrorists until we can prove we're not. Now, the TSA is no longer limited to patrolling the airports, they're on our roads and riding the rails. Be prepared to be on your best behavior when ever you leave the house.
Buses are back. (Technically, they never went away, but now, they’re just better.) And really, they should be. We’ve been on some of these Greyhound luxury coaches and have to say, they’re really nice. As of Sept. 7, Greyhound has increased its premium express service. These buses come complete with leather seats, lots of...
I have never been to Newport before. I always thought it was the home of the rich, the big and beautiful — people name Biff and Buffy lived in Newport, the sailed there from some exotic local and they carried a roll of $100 bills bigger than anything I could ever dream of holding....
President Obama kicks off a three day bus tour through Iowa, Minnesota and Illnois on Monday. Sure, he’ll give a few speeches, but since he’s traveling by bus there are plenty of places he could stop to make this road trip one for the record books. He starts out Monday in Cannon Falls, Minnesota...
Going to be in LA on July 16 or 17th? If so, you may witness the worst car jam ever, or better yet, you may want to rethink those plans. For 53 hours, the 405 will be shut down on a 10 mile stretch between US 101 and I10. This shutdown is to demolish...
Yellowstone – The reason people flock to the nation’s first national park is to see the animals in action; in their natural environment. We were not disappointed. In fact, we got up close and personal with some of the park’s most elusive beasts. The star of the show was this grizzly, which was hunting...
Yellowstone – You can take the vehicles out of Michigan, but you can never take Michigan out of the vehicles. These 14-passenger, 1937 White Motors buses have a storied history that, not surprisingly includes Detroit. Most notably was the first instruction we got from our tour guide, Trevor, who told us to leave the...
So I am proud to report that as an enviro-realist, I recently did my part to save the planet. And I thank No Head Fred for the sacrifice. Who? Fred the Lake Trout that we caught in Lake Yellowstone and later ate. He got his moniker from my son, who aptly modified the name...
Can’t decide whether you need to fly or drive? There’s no reason you should have to figure out this simple little question. Try out the Fly or Drive calculator on BeFrugal.com. (Good luck using it as well, as it crashed the HTG Mac Powerbook three times before we stopped trying it.) When it does...
