Jet-setting with Oprah and other travel odds, ends
O, my. A former flight attendant on Oprah's private jet is suing the talk show host over some mile-high shenanigans involving the daughter of Gayle King, according to the blog Chicago Now (which has a copy of the lawsuit). The female flight attendant alleges King's daughter accused her of hanky panky with the pilot and then told Oprah about it, which led to the flight attendant's firing.
The lawsuit also alleges that on a different flight Gayle King slept in a double bed with another one of Oprah's flight attendants, however Oprah turned a blind eye to that - whatever that was. Other little travel nuggets from the court filing: Oprah takes sleeping pills when flying and apparently likes to eat Southern food while in the air.
Baby on board. If you're wondering whether it's safe to fly while pregnant, wonder no more. Doctors and ob-gyn experts say pregnant women with no medical complications shouldn't be afraid to take flight. WEar comfy clothes and your seat belt and all should be just fine. And don't worry about the radiation either - a typical flight exposes passengers to only 15 percent of the limit for cosmic radiation.
Hot hotels. The New York Times has a great weekend story on European lodging with a list of 100 hotels under $150 a night.








