This is an air travel companion that's the perfect combination of humor and information for travelers of all types. Every one of the 800 million people who struggle to keep their sanity in the insane world of air travel will be desperate to get their hands on
Please Hug Me--I've Been Delayed. Author Jeff Michaels offers his off-kilter observations on everything from earplugs to air stewards, along with practical tips on how to improve the flying experience. Michaels offers his readers
- Clever and constraining techniques for wasting time in airports
- surprising (mid-dismaying) air travel trivia
- Secrets to sourcing the lowest possible airfare
- A five-minute program for overcoming the fear of flying
- Tear-out forms for surviving an overnight stay in the airport
Readers will appreciate the author's perfect balance of playfulness and sincerity as he takes them from the ground to the air and back again. Perfectly suited for the frequent flier (and even the not-so-frequent), this book will keep readers smiling no matter how long they are delayed.
Jeff Michaels is a musician, author, and creator of BeenDelayed.com, a leading travel blog geared towards making life easier for delayed passengers. He has appeared on numerous morning radio and TV shows, including NPR's Weekend Edition, KFOG 104.5FM in San Francisco, Good Morning San Diego on KRON-TV. His work has been featured in MSNBC, Yahoo! Finance, Life & Times, Smart Meetings Magazine, among others. Michaels is the proud creator of the Please Hug Me series, where he hopes to not just entertain readers, but offer real-world advice in a humorous format, tackling a variety of subject matters from airline travel, to working in a cubical, to dating women who own more than one cat. He is also a contributing writer to the GreenXC blog, an organization of young professionals determined to make an impact on the preservation of National Parks and Forests.