Priceline CEO talks top destinations, how booking travel has evolved
Founded in 1998, Priceline is one of the original online travel agencies. More than a million people visit the site every day to look for deals on flights, hotels, rental… Read more…
Why I Travel to “Dangerous” Destinations
“India? Why don’t you go somewhere like Italy instead?”“You shouldn’t visit Istanbul right now.”“Bosnia? Is it safe to travel there?”I’ve heard endless variations of these statements again and again over… Read more…
Further Thoughts on The End of the World
I hadn’t thought the world would end, not really, but the recent school massacre in Newtown back home made me wonder if it might have gone mad. Now I suddenly felt so lucky to be alive, so happy to be in this crazy, wonderful city where I had drunk tea in Tahrir Square not two weeks earlier, so glad to be graced with this intrepid band of fearless travelers who saw what the news said and came to Egypt anyway. Read more…
You Can’t Go Home Again…Thank God
I just spent the weekend in what I consider my hometown of Columbia, Maryland, staying at the home of my best friend from high school. I was there on my… Read more…
Los Angeles/Venice Beach talk: The Secret Alchemy of Travel
Time:
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location:
Mystic Journey Bookstore
Street:
1319 Abbot Kinney Blvd.
City/Town:
Venice, CA 90291
THIS THURSDAY! May 6th - DON'T MISS IT if you're in the LA area!
Using beautiful photographs and touching, funny a... Read more…