Some like it hot and some like it not.
Some like it hard and some like it soft.
Some like it early and some like it late.
Some like yoga and some are dumb. ;)
Our newest Athletic-Minded Traveler assistant editor, Daniel Gaz, wrote this post.
If traveling with your bike and shopping airfares, definitely consider the cost to ship your bike as part of your overall ticket price. Delta is one of the most bike UNfriendly airlines. Most other carriers are charging $100 or less to ship a bike round trip (a few years back it was free). Delta charges $175 for domestic U.S. travel and a whopping $300 for international travel.
With the baggage fees increasing, travelers are checking less and carrying-on more. That should mean more room in the belly of the plane.
Bike lanes in Germany--and throughout Europe for that matter--are so common that you actually notice when there isn't one.
Two things I noticed about German bike lanes:
1) Safer - In the city centers, they are part of the sidewalk NOT the street.
On my international trip two weeks ago, I flew on Lufthansa from Chicago to Dusseldorf and United from Frankfurt to Washington D.C.--each way in coach as our business travel budget does not support first or business class premiums.
The Lufthansa flight was far superior:
1) More Leg Room - every inch counts when on an airplane for 8+ hours (especially if you are 6ft. tall or more).
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It's about time that Germany gets some dap on the AMT travel portal. Editorial staffers are off to Dusseldorf, Cologne, Munich and Frankfurt to find the healthiest sausage, beer, hotels and more in the land of Deutsch. Auf Wiedersehen...
Have you noticed the cheap fares from the United States to London? Virgin Atlantic has deals from Boston, Chicago, LA, Miami, New York, San Francisco and Washington D.C.
But you better be quick to lock in. Round trip fares range from $500 to $610. Not bad. But then you have to add in "taxes, air passenger duties and the September 11th security charges" which amounts to a whopping $250.
With the Euro to Dollar exchange rate nearing a 5-year low (i.e., more money for your dollar now), foreign celebrities working in the U.S. like Supermodel Gisele Bundchen are no longer complaining about being paid in "Greenbacks". In addition, it's getting really cheap for Americans to travel to Europe and other international destinations.
