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Driverless Taxis Waymo Introduced On City Streets

It had to happen sooner or later! With all the hoopla about automatic cars on the roads, soon you’ll be able to hail, hop on and hop off a driverless taxi. It could happen in a city wherever your future travel schedule takes you. As with Uber and Lyft, you’ll call with your smartphone app and go for a ride.

And just maybe, the inventors of the new taxis will add familiar features from traditional taxis to ease your ride. Such as: When you tell the automatic driver your destination, you must speak in a foreign language of taxi driver’s origin, such as Brazilian, Swahili or Mogadishu. Also, from the back seat, you’ll smell the automatic driver’s unwashed odor of sweat, flatulence, garlic, wine, chili or week-old fishcakes.

When you enter the Waymo cab, it will automatically take you on the longest and most expensive round-about route. And if you ride on a busy traffic evening to a downtown restaurant or theater, the pumped-up tab will be double the daytime rate. Finally a question: How much do you tip a non-human driver?

TSA Body Searches To Get Even More Invasive

Now they’ll never fail ya, as they grab your genitalia! The Transportation Security Administration has increased its physical search procedure on air passengers. Calling it “universal pat-down”, TSA insists it “continues to adjust and refine our systems and procedures to meet the evolving threat and to achieve the highest levels of transportation security”. In other words, more crotch gotcha. So, on that next flight, be sure you and your intimate body parts are prepared for closer scrutiny.

Senior Smarts: How To Get The Most Out Of First Cruise

A cruise can be great experience you’ll not find in any other vacation setting. The most convenient aspect is that once you’re aboard, everything is provided, and all within easy walking distance.

For seniors, especially those with physical challenges, a cruise is the best vacation. You’re right inside a wonderful combination of luxury hotel, spa, pool, casino, restaurant and entertainment. In that setting, there are many enjoyable happenings you can expect:

1. New experiences: You’ll live the sailor’s life, watching your ship depart from port, feeling the waves gently rock you and stroll the decks while breathing in the clear sea air.

Long Beach, California: Sand, Surf And Queen Mary

The annual Long Beach Grand Prix in early April brings thousands of car racing fans to the area. Just south of Los Angeles, the seaside city is also a great destination for senior visitors.

Long Beach is filled with much to see and do. It’s 40 minutes from downtown Los Angeles, and close to Disneyland and other Southern California attractions. The city is served by the Blue Line train system, less than an hour’s ride from downtown Los Angeles directly to Long Beach. The airport, LGB, is served by Alaska, Allegiant Air, Delta, US Airways and JetBlue.

Some suggestions: Head down to harbor near Shoreline Village and rent a kayak from Boat Rentals of America. While paddling around the picturesque harbor, admire the skyline and check out the Queen Mary. The historic retired cruise ship carried famous movie star passengers in the 1930s and GIs during World War II.

Flying Hawgs: Will They Soon Fill The Skies?

According to the London Daily Mail, scientists are currently working on a motorcycle that flies with all the controls of airplanes and drones. Sitting astride, the pilot can comfortably sail thru the skies, as well as take the traditional wheeling along the roads and highways. Can you imagine Brando grooving along on one of those cloud-busting 'cycles?

Dublin, Ireland: Sure & Begorrah, We’d Go Tomorrow

Guest Senior Traveler MLO’S, Pittsfield MA: After retirement a decade ago, my spouse and I traveled the world. Dublin is my favorite international city, offering the best in food, people, art and history. For a start, while flying into Dublin, you’ll be amazed at the deep green of the land and fields of the Emerald Isle.

To get from the airport to the city, we took the Aircoach bus, which offers quick service to the center of Dublin, as well as all the main tourist hotels in the area. Fares are reasonable, at about $20 round trip.