Air travel

How – and Why – to Add a Ritual to Your Travel

Habits and rituals are trending. Or so it seems. There's a whole body of literature on the subject now, and it's a market that does not yet seem saturated. (A book I've particularly enjoyed on the subject is Daily Rituals, How Artists Work.) The theory is that habits,...

5 Fears of Business Travelers

Business travelers, afraid? As a class, they're accomplished and on top of it. Most are highly skilled at every aspect of life, and at life-on-the-road in particular: from magician-like gaining of access to files in the office, to booking airline tickets on a phone...

Private Space: Travel’s New Guilty Pleasure?

I slept with a man who wasn't my husband. Before you jump to the wrong conclusion, I'll add that it was on an international flight and we never touched. Am I the only one who feels a little exposed when I've had a lovely, prolonged chat with my seatmate for the first...