Nov 10th, 2009 at 8:00AM: The holidays are coming, and if your plans involve travel, expect to lose large chunks of your youth to the painful ritual of waiting in line. Aside from the occasional ascetic masochist, nobody digs the ol' "hurry up and wait" game. Yet, you'll be doing plenty of standing in line at airports, hotels and retail establishments. Last year, I wrote about what you can do to make this easier. Now, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Six ways to make waiting in line better (and shorter)
Nov 10th, 2009 at 8:00AM: The holidays are coming, and if your plans involve travel, expect to lose large chunks of your youth to the painful ritual of waiting in line. Aside from the occasional ascetic masochist, nobody digs the ol' "hurry up and wait" game. Yet, you'll be doing plenty of standing in line at airports, hotels and retail establishments. Last year, I wrote about what you can do to make this easier. Now, ...Plan your airport layover with T+L's Airport Navigator
Nov 4th, 2009 at 4:00PM: I hate airports. I hate sitting around and waiting, and I hate being unable to escape the thought that soon my plane will be the one zooming down the runway and lifting off into the sky. So rather than arrive early to the airport and allow myself time to get anxious about flying, I prefer to arrive at the last possible second, so that as I run through security and down the terminal, I don't have ...Four paper and pencil travel games with a holiday twist
Dec 23rd, 2008 at 10:30AM: After reading the news about people being stuck in various airports and bus stations where hours have led to days because of the bad weather we're having, I thought of travel games they might want to play in order to pass the time.
All a person needs is someone to play with, paper and a writing implement. A crayon will do--or a small nub of a pencil. If a piece of paper isn't available, look to ...Make your flight (and mine) easier this holiday season
Dec 21st, 2008 at 10:00AM: The holidays are coming, and people will be flying. If you're one of them, instead of feeling angry and entitled in every line in which you late, make a concerted effort to improve your surroundings. No, I'm not talking about picking up garbage or holding the door for some old lady who will punish you with tales of her grandchildren's accomplishments. Take small steps to become more efficient. ...World's Most Aggressive "Queue Jumpers"
Jan 7th, 2007 at 8:35AM: One of the things that annoy me to no end when traveling are people who cut in front of you when waiting in line or as the British say "Queue Jumpers".
Part of the problem is that I never know whether I should just relax, ignore it and let everyone get ahead of me (I am on vacation, after all... no rush to get any place) OR whether I should "do as the Romans do", assimilate and become a champion ...
