Coach Class Junior

So the kid wanted to see the Mayan ruins at Tulum on the shore of Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula. She was on a cruise that stopped at Playa del Carmen, or rather nearby, at the much less charming port of Calica. The cruise line would have taken the kid and the kid’s boyfriend on a shore excursion to Tulum for $79 each, but that was a little steep for her. (They’d only paid $175 per person for the cruise itself. Another story.)

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I’ll tell you where to go … HAWAII

Time is running out on the $450 round-trip fares (including taxes and fees!) from Bradley to Honolulu. You need two weeks for an advance purchase, which means that if you buy it right now you can’t go until Feb. 14. You have to return by Feb. 28. Yeah, that’s pretty restricted. And seats are sold out on flights around both ends of the Feb. 18 vacation week.

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The Recline Of Civilization

I’m not sure I should start this blog on a controversial note, but anybody who bothers to read this should know where I stand. Or sit. I firmly believe that airliner seats should not recline.

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About Me

When confronted with a messy house, normal people think "I ought to clean this place up." Not me. I think, "I have to get out of here." I’m constantly scheming about travel and my next vacation, and sometimes I write about my trips for The Hartford Courant. I’m a former online editor for courant.com.