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Air Passengers Engage in Battle of the Bags
On the usual domestic flight, six passengers share overhead bins that fit four wheelie bags, leaving some fliers out of luck, at a time when they would rather lug them than check them, to avoid fees, forcing them to back off a plane and return to the jet bridge to check bags.  Chicago Tribune story   ... Read More

     Bone-chilling winds whistled through the scarcely-populated Historic District streets of Savannah, Georgia as members of our group huddled closely together around a hauntingly-pale yet well-informed tour guide while searching for protection and reassurance. We had willingly subjected ourselves to an eerie, full-moon lit evening of street walking throughout what is widely considered to be one of the most haunted cities in North America. Why were we putting ourselves through this tortuous experience? Distant shrieks could be heard as we carefully navigated several city blocks while cautiously searching for elusive yet ever-present spiritual orbs; small spheres of light considered by many to be an energy-generated presence given off by a dead person’s soul.... Read More

Guest blogger Haley Mac Donell, 10, shares a recent trip experience:

     If you are looking for a place to go on vacation and have young children that like ghosts and history, Savannah is definitely your destination.  This past Memorial Day weekend my Girl Scout troop and I set off for Savannah to visit the Juliette Gordon Low House, who founded the Girl Scouts, and to see this great historic city.

To try something different, we took Amtrak from Winter Park, Florida to Savannah.  My Mom was able to get a AAA discount on Amtrak.  To me it is... Read More

     If you have Georgia on your mind—as songwriter Hoagy Carmichael wrote—you aren't alone. The state is a popular driving destination, with its contrast of modern cities and smaller quaint towns. Atlanta, in fact, is affectionately called the "little big apple," a reference to its size and statue as the premier city of the South. Georgia offers visitors back-to-nature attractions, beaches, golf courses and historic sites ranging from American Indian burial mounds to Civil War battlegrounds to civil rights monuments.

The AAA 'Georgia Peach' Drive trip details a... Read More