Those of you who are on Twitter may wonder how you can find other “tweeple” who enjoy travel and like to tweet about it.   The “Find People” search function on Twitter is notoriously inaccurate,  so finding like-minded travel fans is not always a...

Welcome to the November 18, 2009 edition of the Carnival of Cities, where we find out about goings-on in cities and towns across the world, all in a single blog post. Thanks very much to Glennia at the Silent I who hosted the previous edition. I’m...

I took a 50 state series hiatus there for awhile, but we’re back! Until we run out of states, I’ll be posting about family-friendly vacation ideas, attractions and events in each one of the US states, taking input mostly from Twitter and...

Are you braving the busiest travel days in the US in the next few weeks? That’s right, it’s the Thanksgiving holiday, so have some Tums (or your antacid of choice.) If you insist on flying, remember that the airline experience these days is often...

While blasting north through Oklahoma enroute a speaking engagement, I saw on my map that I was passing through tiny El Reno, OK (located on historic Route 66.) The town has three different places listed in one of my favorite references, Jane and...