A winter storm tortured DC, Boston, Baltimore, NYC and a wide swath of the Louisiana Purchase, and Delta Airlines had tempted folk to reschedule three days forward by rescinding its change-fee, so Judy Prince readied to leave LA on 13 February, a holiday-packed weekend…

Matthew Gavin Frank, travel-drunk gringo belched from a tardy plane, attempts to navigate airport security in Guadalajara without a fabulous grasp of Spanish.

David Wills has been to Japan several times, but it’s always the process of getting in and out of the country that provides the most interesting stories… Whether it’s a bout of SSE, a fleeting moment of racial harassment, or a being escorted from the country by police escort, traveling to and from Japan is always an adventure.

Kip (realized he) lost his passport 13 hours before he was to get on a plane and effectively move from Spain, where he had lived for almost six years. Through a series of phone calls, he was told he might still be able to board the plane. So, with his heart racing at full patter, he went there and tried to board that plane. Sort of an ultimate bad-day tale that makes you thankful you are not him.