Boat Hotels – They’re Rooms that Float
If you have an old boat that’s not seaworthy but floats, it could become a boat hotel. I had the...
Author: James Marcus (Seat17A)
Dress Nice – You’ll Get an Upgrade 👀
TikTok and Instagram are full of travel advice. Unfortunately, great content isn’t always great advice. Flight Attendants and Gate agents...
The 3-1-1 liquids rule just won’t die
Most Americans were unaware that you could fly with a regular-sized bottle of shampoo through many airports in Europe. New...
Goodbye Oakland Athletics
Antagonizing observers of baseball will point out this is the last year the A’s will play in Oakland. Strangers in...
The Airport Espresso Martini Hack – consuming your own alcohol in airports
Social media is blowing up with people consuming their own alcohol in airports. This is illegal in most airports by...
TacTac Taco’s – Authentic French Tacos in Germany…
Mexican food, is the best food. I know all the dishes (or so I thought). It would be my last...
Manifesting a Free Flight Upgrade 👀
Manifesting is “the act of making something happen by imagining it and believing that it will happen.” Can you get...
Airbnb – Why I quit them
You’ve seen the posted public notices on vacant lots, old buildings and shopping centers. “Planning Meeting, Tuesday, August 19.” Have...
European Road Trip 2024
I hate driving. But somehow I agreed to drive 2,000 miles through central Europe this summer. I am famous for...
The bedbug battle isn’t at the hotel, it’s at home
“Put your luggage in the tub at the hotel.” Terrible advice and a false sense of security. Where do you...
‘Go Here Instead: The Alternative Travel List’ Book Review
Overtourism is when too many visitors negatively impact local residents and other tourists. This often leads to environmental damage as...
Seat Strategies: What to Avoid
As flight schedules continue to get back to normal, seat selection strategy is important again. Today, let’s explore my thinking...
Flipping Out: Statue of Liberty Sucks
Lady Liberty stands tall and proud in New York City. However, not everyone agrees. In this series we explore tourists...
Bloodsport – Cost to Visit Hong Kong for the Kumite
Want to roundhouse kick your way to Hong Kong to recreate the Kumite in Bloodsport? How much would it have...
Plane Watching: LAX’s Airplane Landing View Point
In-between In-N-Out Burger and runways 24R / 24L sits “Airplane Landing View Point“, a park dedicated to plane watching. A...
Review: Watching The Super Bowl from the American Airlines Admirals Club
In my recent chronicle of how to use the Super Bowl to fly cheaply, I mentioned that I watched Super...
Hosting the Super Bowl Gives You Cheap Flights
Hosting the super bowl gives you a small window of super cheap flights, if you’re smart. Even more so if...
Anti-Cruiser Goes on a Cruise
Last year, I wrote about taking a cruise that “I don’t want to be locked up in a germ-infested-travel-prison.” However,...
WorldVue Fights Hotel Room Remote Control Germs
In 2017, I highlighted my problem with hotel room germs. This was prior to the pandemic but now, it surprises...
James’ Favorite Things
I channel my inner Oprah to create a basket of my favorite things as gifts for my staff every year....
