This is a public shaming. My friend has a genetic disorder and experienced the worst possible customer service when she flew Frontier Airlines. Consider this your warning to never fly with Frontier. Tell your friends: Frontier Airlines is the worst. My friend has EhlersDanlos Syndrome which causes all sorts of problems, including fainting, blood pressure, and hydration issues. She has tremors similar to a Parkinson’s or MS patient. She’s thankfully strong enough to travel wit

One of the facets of my travel-loving family is that they went into places back when the only travelers to an area went there as latter-day colonialists. Long before nature tourism, the only way to live in certain parts of the world was to be part of the (white) colonialist power at the top of the social pyramid. These were different times. Far from getting called out for “cultural appropriation” people like my grandmother would have been considered daring and inclusive for w

New Zealand has been good to us. It’s been a five-year vacation from the grime and absurd pace of New York City. I had to stop saying “That’s so pretty!” after the first few months because it was a constant refrain. Tramping in the beautiful South Island. Wide skies and endless landscapes. Clouds that cling–even to your feet as you walk to work in the morning. Aotearoa is said to be Māori for Land of the Long White Cloud. Tramping and horseback rides on the beach. Rainbows s