Laura Powell Quotations

Nobody knows the rules about tipping. And even when you think you know the rules, they change when you go to a different country. In Japan and Australia, people are insulted if you give them a tip, and if you give a New York City cabbie a 5 percent tip, he gets insulted.

You have to pick and chose your countries. In certain places the dollar is stronger and you have to do some comparison shopping. Canada is a huge bargain. It's amazing.

Bram Stoker did a great PR job for the Romanians.

The school's a bunch of trailers. My daughter has to go outside and walk through the rain to go to her lunch.

People are traveling year-round now much more than they used to. Halloween is not your typical travel holiday, but people can use it as an excuse to travel. Plus, unlike Thanksgiving and Christmas, when everybody is traveling, on Halloween you're not going to be traveling with the masses.

It's definitely for the adventurous traveler who wants to get off the beaten track. This is a total leap into the past. If you're looking for a luxurious vacation, I wouldn't necessarily recommend Romania. But if people want to educate themselves and see someplace really different, it's a great place to go.

It's very ominous. It's up there on a hill.

The Internet has really revolutionized travel and travel booking. Consumers are now able to find great deals at the last minute a lot easier.