Thursday, February 21, 2008

Reading On Vacation

I have been traveling around Colorado for the past six days and am now back in New York, ready to write about all I had the chance to read on my flights and during little bits of spare time.

When I'm packing for a trip, I tend to underpack clothes, but overpack books and magazines. I always worry that if I only pack one book, I might not actually be in the mood to read it once I arrive at my destination. So this trip I took five books, four magazines, and two literary journals. And I was more than a little disturbed when the flight attendant stated "If for some reason we must evacuate the plane, please leave all carry-on items behind." I thought, Surely they won't notice if I just pick up my backpack before heading down the inflatable slide?"

What reading materials do you find essential for your trips?

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