The Idea Blog

My friend Rick Hall alerted me that GD has a new travel editor, Matt Ginella, ... » Continue reading "Golf Digest gets travel attitude"

How do you spend the cold, gray winter days? 1. Travel? Wouldn't you like to be in a warm, tropical climate today? ... » Continue reading "Winter blues"

Betty and I made a tough decision last night. We canceled our plans to visit Italy in April. Maybe we're overreacting to ... » Continue reading "Don’t cry for me, Italia"

I normally don't subject you, dear blog readers, to too much golf fun that I have, relying more on the ... » Continue reading "Blue Elephants"

While in Greensboro this week, I stayed in a different hotel, the Hyatt Place. (Here's a link to learn ... » Continue reading "A new hotel model for travelers"

Jack Burris passed along an email from Southwest Airlines announcing a couple of new things they're doing. One is how ... » Continue reading "Southwest innovates again"

I journeyed to Prague in early August with my mother -- AND half of vacationing Europe -- and I can ... » Continue reading "Prague"

For those who know me well, this has been somewhat of a mantra for me these past 6 months. The ... » Continue reading "“Live Expansively”"