i particularly appreciate the "Choose name brand airlines, kid" section:
"I remember flying around Ireland during one tour, many of the connecting flight planes were small and had weird names I’d never heard of, like 'O’Shaugnessy’s Plane LLC.' I don’t know if I’d do that again. In the era of AI and the internet, there’s no reason not to do a quick search. We Google our dinner, our date, and our doctor. Makes sense that we’d Google our planes, too. Pick reputable airlines, even if they’re a little bit more expensive. You’re worth it."
i'll add a rec to do that for car rental places as well. there are some good, small, unknown ones, AND ALSO there are other ones that i've booked because they were way cheaper AND then i found out why.
That’s a great point, Myq! I remember in Iceland renting a Subaru from a company called SadCars. That should have been enough warning. After getting caught driving in a surprise blizzard, the windshield wipers and one headlight pooped out an hour away from the hotel. I thought I was going to die. Memo to brain: Google everything, always.
You made serious advice hilarious. 😂 Well done. I don’t need to tell you to be safe otherwise I would. 😉
dear jess,
thanks for sharing this!
i particularly appreciate the "Choose name brand airlines, kid" section:
"I remember flying around Ireland during one tour, many of the connecting flight planes were small and had weird names I’d never heard of, like 'O’Shaugnessy’s Plane LLC.' I don’t know if I’d do that again. In the era of AI and the internet, there’s no reason not to do a quick search. We Google our dinner, our date, and our doctor. Makes sense that we’d Google our planes, too. Pick reputable airlines, even if they’re a little bit more expensive. You’re worth it."
i'll add a rec to do that for car rental places as well. there are some good, small, unknown ones, AND ALSO there are other ones that i've booked because they were way cheaper AND then i found out why.
thank you as always!
love
myq
That’s a great point, Myq! I remember in Iceland renting a Subaru from a company called SadCars. That should have been enough warning. After getting caught driving in a surprise blizzard, the windshield wipers and one headlight pooped out an hour away from the hotel. I thought I was going to die. Memo to brain: Google everything, always.
Had I Googled Sad Cars, here’s what I would have found — probably would have gone through with it. Probably did Google it and just forgot! https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g189970-i594-k3515824-o90-Sad_Cars_rentals-Reykjavik_Capital_Region.html