Marilyn Monroe died 50 years ago last Sunday, and researching this Lonely Planet piece on Marilyn Monroe sites a couple weeks ago, I surprised myself by becoming fascinated. Here was a poor illegitimate girl raised by a dozen sets of foster parents, while her mom live in a mental institution — she dreamed of Hollywood and became the ultimate star. It’s quite a … Read on
Last week I spoke on the Weather Channel, daring the drizzle outside of 30 Rock. We discuss how gas prices are about 20 cents down from last year, European airfares are up, saving money on car-rental insurance and dealing with tykes in airports (my advice: ‘be patient with our little friends — they’ll be great travelers some day’).
Here’s my Guideposts interview about some inspiring destination ideas for spring break: Mexico, Kansas, using local sports as vehicle to meet locals, and helping communities recovering from natural disasters.
Yesterday morning, I got up at 4:30am to get to New York’s WPIX to talk travel etiquette, including a few places to go to pick your nose on vacation or why we should be made at pedestrian crosswalks here in the US.
