I was traveling this weekend, and I made the mistake of booking my flight on Spirit Airlines.  The only thing I can tell you is never, ever, use this airline.  It was by far, the worst experience I’ve ever had. I was looking a for cheap flight that could get me to South Florida, and […]

It’s a big anniversary for me.  I wasn’t really sure what “Toland Travels” was going to turn into when I started it, but I’m really happy with what how it’s evolving.  This marks my 40th post! The time flies by. It’s Father’s Day, and I traveled to visit mine this weekend.  While I was there […]

The folks over at BuzzfeedUK have put together an AWESOME interactive map for the city of London allowing the cinephile in all of us the chance to virtually visit the scenes where some of our favorite Brit-films take place.  It’s full of handy information for  you to use to see the “important” places in and […]

I finally took the plunge and I’m on twitter!  Follow me @tolandtravels You’ll get current updates and pictures of where I am in the world!

Recently it was announced that US Airways, the Charlotte, North Carolina based airline was going to merge with American Airways.  It’s been many years since I had flown on US Airways, and I was aware of its long history of financial problems.  It had declared bankruptcy, but managed to hold on.  The first time I […]

It occurred to me this week that it was 20 years ago that I first traveled to Paris.  It was 1992, and I was a bit leery when I arrived.  This was long before the big “clean up” of the city to celebrate the year 2000.  It was before laws were passed that every building’s […]

The holidays are over and I survived.  This year seemed to be busier than most.  There were of course the normal family dramas, the stresses of finding just the right gifts, and the food, good Lord, the food.  This year also came with lots of traveling for me over the last few weeks.  I made […]

A few years ago I became obsessed with the idea of riding a bicycle in France.  I think somewhere along the way, the posters that are mass produced in America of photos from the 1950s Tour de France, or the classic one of the child on the back of bicycle holding a baguette, with a […]

You say you want to travel?  You want to hit the road, but you don’t have lots of money to spend?  You are in luck! There are options, for ways to cut corners, and get a bit more out of every dollar you spend.  The realty is, I’m cheap.  I don’t like to spend money […]

Maybe you’re a Francophile, or you want to impress that someone special.  Maybe the boss is coming over for dinner.  Maybe it’s just a dinner for one, but you want something that’s really a treat, but really easy to make.  I have just the thing for you. I freely admit to being a member of […]