HELD CAPTIVE BY UNITED AIRLINES IN CHICAGO [1]

Long story short, we spent in excess of 5 hours in delays in Chicago. When we arrived at Newark, it had taken us a total of 12 hours to fly from Knoxville to New York. Google says it is 751 miles from my house to 226 W. 52nd Street in New York City (Hotel Novotel Times Square), about 12 hours and 9 minutes!

For our business travel, if it's within a 500 mile radius it's usually cheaper and faster to drive. For vacation travel, we love us a road trip, and practically no U.S. destination is too far to drive. (Except maybe Hawaii. But I knew a guy in FL who drove to Alaska for a vacation. That's some serious road tripping.)