When NOT to take a trip

by Aaron Hotfelder   Jan 29th 2008 @ 3:00PM

We all know that traveling around major holidays like Thanksgiving is only for the desperate and the clinically insane, but these aren't the only times of the year that are best avoided. Travel tipster Chris Elliott recently offered advice on other times to keep your butt planted firmly at home, in his article "Stay home! 4 days when you shouldn't travel."

He writes that, with the US presidential elections well underway, you should steer clear of both parties' conventions-- the Republicans in Minneapolis from Sept. 1-4, and the Dems in Denver from Aug. 25-28. During these times, getting around a city and finding a decent restaurant will be a major logistical nightmare, Elliott writes.

Also be careful to not visit a place in which Mother Nature "is in one of her moods." Elliott writes that "late summer and early fall is the peak of storm season. Mark those as blackout dates if you're considering a trip to Florida, Louisiana, the Caribbean, or anywhere along the Atlantic coast of the United States, for that matter."

Of course, if your travel dates aren't very flexible, hell, go anyway. How many people can say they experienced a tropical storm on their vacation?

Check out Elliott's full article for more tips.

If you've gotta fly, might as well do it in style, right? Check out the Singapore Airlines' Airbus A380 below.

Gallery: Singapore Airlines' Airbus A380




Filed under: Festivals and Events, Transportation, Budget Travel

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