April 2017

The “Golden Age” of Airline Advertising

By Dick Jordan | April 26, 2017

I’ve written before about the “Golden Age” of air travel when passengers actually looked forward to arrival at airports, checking in for flights, walking freely (along with friends or family who weren’t accompanying them on the trip) to the gate, and a relaxing, fun-filled journey to their destinations through “friendly skies.”

Whether you are too young to have experience the “fun of flying,” or have long since forgotten what it was like “back in the day,” you’ll find this collection of airline advertisements from 1934-1989 beyond belief today when airlines tout low fares rather than luxurious seating and attentive service even in Economy class cabins.

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Choosing “The Right Camera” for Travel Photography

By Dick Jordan | April 20, 2017

I’ve had this experience, and perhaps you have, too.

You show someone the photos from a trip you’ve just returned from and they say “Wow, what great shots! What kind of camera do you have?”

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Preserving Pismo’s Scenic Ridgelands

By Dick Jordan | April 11, 2017

(Originally published April 11, 2017; updated February 15, 2018)

For Northern Californians, Pismo Beach, about 180 miles north of Los Angeles, is an eclectic little town that offers a convenient and scenic stopping point along Highway 101 for breaking up one long day’s drive to Greater L.A. into a more manageable and less stressful two-day trip.

But what most travelers don’t know, is that the ridgelands above the town will eventually turn Pismo Beach into a nature-lover’s destination, not just a road warrior’s respite.

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