“What is that tent on your car’s trunk for?” SuperJoy, my perennial travel (and heart) cahoots asked me when she learned I keep a tent (and some mountaineering gears) in my car. A bit surprised, I suddenly grappled for answers. “I’m going to sleep in a tent should my car break down during long drive”....

One good friend from abroad told me about two days ago that he had a hard time booking flights and scheduling his supposed to be vacation travel somewhere in the north. His travel agent got skunked and went off caput suddenly with travel booking and accommodations gone hay wire which resulted in domino delays on …...