The American flags flying all over my neighborhood this week got me thinking about my younger years and how so many of the well-traveled twentysomething Americans I knew got off on bashing their own country. This anti-American attitude seemed especially popular among those who'd had one post-college romp around Europe...

It's that time of year, when roses quadruples in price, when husbands forget and when hotels start hyping their "romance" packages, which generally translate into a jacked up room rate and a bottle of champagne or box of chocolates. If you're looking for something a bit more special this year,...

Travel writer Rolf Potts declared the death of the Mile High Club back in 2007, pointing out the decades-long decline in airline allure and comparing the lavatory tryst to sex in a Walmart bathroom.

Personally, I think that's being generous. It's safe to assume Walmart bathrooms are...

Because passengers expect too much.

I'm not denying that there are bad flight attendants out there. God knows I've seen them. Hell, on a really bad flight, I've probably been one. But lately, when it comes to high-profile airline "horror stories" the problem is usually the passenger.

Last...

Hoteliers love to tout their technology, so it's no big surprise that many are adding e-readers to their lists of amenities. But a handful of chic properties are offering an even more extraordinary perk: real books.

Here are 8 hotels with incredibly cool literary amenities.

Thanks to a hot, dry summer, it looks like the Northeast is in for an early foliage season. In some areas, colors are already beginning to peak through. Although a drought isn't a good thing, as someone who just relocated from California to New Jersey, I can't wait...

They're human. Although trained to remain calm in emergency (I've fought more than one inflight fire), they still have emotions. Just as I have in other jobs, I've worked with flight attendants who were dealing with dying family members, cheating lovers, and abusive spouses.

They're sick. Although it's not a...

According to The New York Post, yesterday federal agents charged a former American Airlines flight attendant with making terrorist threats. After being fired for throwing a coffee pot at a co-worker, Rodney Lorenzo allegedly said he would retaliate by giving cockpit-access instructions to Islamic terrorist groups.

The coffee-pot...