Laurie's light travel travel tips

Wacky isn't the adjective I think of when I look back at 2025, but that's the fun of this annual post: tradition dictates that despite the pain, I find the wacky. "Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think," a philosopher, Jean de La Bruyère, said. I have thought of that statement countless times over the years, and on my best days I realize life is a blend of both darkness and light. As we end 2025 mourning the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner -- a tragedy that has extended beyond the entertainment community in the States, worldwide -- I reflect again on the fragility of life. This was the year I was at my most vulnerable, felt the most alone and scared, but also the strongest. If you have spent the night at McDonald's, 7-11, or the airport and the world is looking at you as a crazy old bag lady, you have choices: believe the world, or flip them the bird. I chose the latter. In the spring I broke into Washingtonian magazine, intervi...