Airline food is looking better!
Denigrated, ridiculed, yet eagerly anticipated! Airline food is a paradox of expectations,
where one looks forward to a meal that one would never consider in a restaurant. It is a
popular subject: Google "Airline food" and you get thousands of results! There are dedicated
websites showing hundreds of meal pictures sorted out by airline, class of service, special
meals and even historical with meal pictures from the 50's and 60's (makes you appreciate
today's offering!).
How to avoid tourist restaurants!
There is a world of difference between "tourist" restaurants and restaurants catering
to tourists. That difference is often lost on review sites like TripAdvisor where the
common tourist critic "This is a tourist restaurant ..." immediately sets a negative
view of the restaurant and makes you click to the next choice. I wish it were that simple!
Dreaming of a resort vacation?
It is easy to overlook the obvious when browsing through wonderful presentations of
enticing destinations. Searching for a resort is unlike that of searching for a hotel, as
you will be spending most of your time within the resort. So, facilities, amenities, and
services are more important than location. After you have looked at the pretty pictures
and read the glorious descriptions, get down to business, go through your checklist of
expectations and minimum requirements, and consider the following five points:
Comfortable Barcelona airport
I love Barcelona's airport; Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport, named in 2019,
in honor of the first president of the Generalitat of Catalonia in exile. The first
thing you notice coming off the plane is the big, bright, and airy space. Even on a busy
time of the day, it never feels crowded or oppressive.