Dave Barry
Dave Barry
David McAlister "Dave" Barryis a Pulitzer Prize winning American author and columnist, who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for the Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comedic novels...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth3 July 1947
CityArmonk, NY
CountryUnited States of America
travel wish tourism
Never trust anything you read in a travel article. Travel articles appear in publications that sell large, expensive advertisements to tourism-related industries, and these industries do not wish to see articles with headlines like: URUGUAY: DON'T BOTHER.
humorous air-travel hours
Motto of the U.S. airline industry - "We're Hoping to Have a Motto Announcement in About an Hour."
humorous airports air-travel
I had arrived at the airport one hour early so that, in accordance with airline procedures, I could stand around.
humorous air-travel entertainment
Airline food is not intended for human consumption. It's intended as a form of in-flight entertainment, wherein the object is to guess what it is, starting with broad categories such as "mineral" and "linoleum."
travel car trying
Just get on any major highway, and eventually it will dead-end in a Disney parking area large enough to have its own climate, populated by large nomadic families who have been trying to find their cars since the Carter administration.
funny travel new-york
I suspect that LaGuardia is an elaborate prank, and New York has a real airport nearby that only locals know about.
funny travel boys
Spain travel tip: If bathroom genders are indicated by flamingos, the boy flamingo is the one with a hat. I learned this the hard way.
funny running travel
The Spanish government, having run completely out of money, secretly sold the Pyrenees to China, and is now separated from France only by traffic cones.
funny travel san-francisco
San Francisco leads the world in the category of Most People On The Sidewalk Holding Conversations With Purely Imaginary Companions.
funny travel people
Dear Hotel People: We don't need a cheeseball clock-radio. WE NEED PLACES TO PLUG STUFF IN. Thank you.
funny travel europe
Be advised that there is no parking in Europe.
funny travel lines
Greyhound Bus Lines motto: "We Stop For Some Damn Thing Every 200 Yards."
funny travel never-trust
Never trust anything you read in a travel article.
travel airports should
When to arrive at the airport?: You should be at the airport already.