AVALON -- The guides who conduct the Skyline Drive Tour of Catalina Island have a well-practiced spiel, and they can lapse into a drone from time to time. But there was nothing robotic about Bruce Poncel's delivery late last spring.
Girlfriend getaways -- in which women travel together and leave the menfolk home -- are booming. And the phenomenon is not just about bachelorette parties or 20-somethings on spring break.
Laura McKenzie: Plan ahead for in-flight dining An airline meal is not something people rave about. In fact, people don't rave at all lately because the meals are almost nonexistent in domestic economy class.
