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Jaron Summers

Trudge to the city center while our fellow passengers rode in cruise-certified air conditioned vans. ...“Our ship happens to be the fastest cruise liner in the world and if we miss the damn thing The Master will leave us at the dock and we’ll have to...

QThe Concorde

Kate and I go for spin at faster than the speed of sound. I was treated like an idiot and the captain pointed at me after we landed, then whispered rude....

Q New Zealand report •• (cover story, International Living)

From our condo in Los Angeles, my wife, Kate, and I watched CNN...9-11

Q Travel Lite •••

The Secret of Traveling Light By Jaron Summers I don’t know why certain people can’t learn to travel more lightly. Recently my wife and I flew to...
...I don’t know why certain people can’t learn to travel more lightly. Recently my wife and I flew to Tahiti. As usual I had packed only a single flight...

QH ong Kong ••

Six years ago my wife and I visited an astonishing city: Hong Kong. Mirrored skyscrapers shimmered like silk.

QTaking on the Amazon

Between Christmas 2002 and the New Year, Kate and I journeyed a thousand miles up the Amazon of South America. We employed a native dugout canoe.

QWomb mates •••

I participated in two rituals recently. One was a sweat lodge ceremony on the plains of Alberta near Edmonton. Such a round trip costs over $10,000 but because my wife works for an airline, she took me along.

QTrip to a wedding •••

...Ms. K. and I elected to avoid air travel. Additionally, since there was no snow in Los Angeles, Ms. K. also elected to travel by Acura. Worse, she...
...to see if the helicopter would return but as noted we had elected to avoid air travel during this holiday season. We motored back to the city...

QTravel Insurance •••

Ax and Ye Shall Receive ... Pablo Moreira, 28, a Uruguay banker, says he will sue United Airlines and...
...says he will sue United Airlines and Tony Robbins for interfering with his travel plans. “It started out innocently enough,” said the banker.

QToll Trip •••

...We frequently travel back and forth between Los Angeles and San Diego and had heard of your toll road, had often seen it advertised, but when we checked...

QFreeway secrets ••

The Secret of Freeway Driving In California By Jaron Summers First you require a vehicle. I tested...

QMr. Mills as time goes by •••

When I was in the fifth grade in Coronation, Alberta, our home-room teacher said that there were "people packers" to jam everyone into the cars before the train left the station. I thought this was hilarious and I couldn't...

Q C olorful passengers ••

The fish were packed in ice and the ice had started to melt. That what was dripping on the...

QTrue Love in Hawaii ••

Compromise is the key to marriages and volcanoes. For example, my wife, Kate, who is a flight attendant, had three...
...Lucky she was awake too, because an airline supervisor phoned and ordered Kate to fly immediately on a rescheduled late-nighter. I postponed my luau and...

QCheapo ••

I met with a strange duck to find out some of his secrets for survival. He...
...Mr. Noraj: Stop by any lost and found office in any hotel, airline or car rental company. Tell them you lost your glasses or umbrella. They have bushels...

QOld Flight Attendant ••

Fly real cheap...