Before the internet, booking a vacation was an act of faith that involved sitting across from a stranger in a strip mall office, flipping through glossy brochures, and hoping their promises matched reality. Today's instant booking and endless reviews have changed everything — but something was lost along the way.
Mar 16, 2026
In the 1950s and 60s, boarding a commercial flight was an occasion that called for your best outfit and a sense of occasion. A single policy change in 1978 quietly ended all of that. What happened to flying — and do we actually miss what we traded away?
Mar 13, 2026
Crossing America by car in the 1920s was less a vacation and more a survival exercise — muddy trails, snapped axles, and weeks of uncertainty. Today, the same journey is a Spotify playlist and a few tank fills away. Here's how the most American of adventures got a complete reinvention.
Mar 13, 2026