When Travel was Romantic

[Tiki Tom]

Beautiful pics, Bushman.

 

[Tiki Tom]

Headline: The Golden Age of Travel is Over.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ANDBROOK-amid-airport-chaos-rail-strikes.html

 

[tonyb]

^^^^^
This too shall pass.

Those of us of a certain age might remember long road trips with friends, all of whom were expected to pitch in for gas. And maybe push the car to compression start it when the old battery went dead. And napping as best you could on a hot summer afternoon in the back seat of a car without air-conditioning. And any number of other hardships that were hardly hardships.

We’ve gone soft.

 

[Bushman]

Headline: The Golden Age of Travel is Over.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ANDBROOK-amid-airport-chaos-rail-strikes.html

The beauty of traveling was ruined for me by the fact that I have all the money I could need, but no time to go anywhere with it.

 

[Tiki Tom]

Ran into an elegant old gentleman in my travels who said something that I keep thinking about. He said “As I continue to travel, I now find myself in a race to see which runs out first, my money or my time. I fear it will be my time.”

 

[Tiki Tom]

Just heard about this: A bar in phoenix that goes to great lengths to simulate a first class 747 flight experience in the early 1970s. You buy a ticket to get in, and the bar is a reproduction of the upstairs lounge of a 747. The ticket is for a 90 minute “flight” and you can watch the flights progress when you look out the widows. Vintage cocktails are served by flight attendants.

https://www.carryonphx.com/

 

[jchance]

The average working-class American man of the 20th century did his only real traveling courtesy of the Armed Forces.

I learned this today. We don’t hear this talked about much. Only that the younger generations complain about how they are unable to afford a house on a dual-income salary as compared to earlier generations’ one-income salary.

 

[Tiki Tom]

New campaign launched by DOT: “The Golden Age of Travel Starts with You.”

https://www.transportation.gov/brie...sportation-secretary-sean-p-duffy-unveils-new

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/transportation-department-air-travel-civility-golden-age-sean-duffy/

Of course, I support this. And I think we at the Fedora Lounge have been saying this for years. When flying, dress with respect and always say please and thank you.

There is plenty of room for skepticism about the efficacy of such campaigns, but —then again— it sure can’t hurt.

Safe and pleasant travels during the holidays!

 

[Tiki Tom]

It’s time to start thinking about 2027 travel plans; hopefully with a dash of old school romance thrown in.
What are your bucket list experiences that you will at least briefly consider for 2027?

1. QM2 transatlantic crossing. Always to be dreamed of, if only because all my golden age heroes did it.
2. For years we have talked about staying for a month (or more) in our favorite neighborhood in Paris, just to slow down and experience it a bit more like a local. Is 2027 the year?
3. East Africa photo safari? It’s the only Hemingway destination that I haven’t done yet. Time is getting short.
4. Tango school in Buenos Aires. A friend of ours did this once and loved it. The idea stuck.
5. Mekong River cruise. We are not big cruisers, but this seems out of the way enough and the boat is small enough…?
6. Heartland USA. National parks and scenic drives. Definitely a thin area that needs some beefing up. Throw in a Civil War battle field for good measure.
7. Back to an old favorite? Or a brand new destination? That is always the question.

Mind you, these are all pipe dreams. Family obligations, unexpected circumstances, and (ahem) “budget considerations” may all get in the way. This is just the 2027 daydreaming phase. Aka, the fun part.

What have I missed? What trips are on your personal bucket list? Time to start planning for 2027!

 

[Tiki Tom]

“Inspired by mid-century jet set travel.”

https://www.altitude-va.com/

Next time I’m in D,C, I will have to check this out.