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Does The Spearmint Lose Its Flavor On ....

.... your shoe, airline seat, aisle floor, arm rest or toilet seat overflight? Remember that old song? According to the Moscow Times, the Russian airline Pobeda has had it with sticky chewing gum. It claims to be spending thousands of rubles to clean up squashed wads from the passenger sections of their airplanes.

Therefore, the subsidiary airline of Aeroflot has banned Spearmint and all other forms of gum from its flights. Russian airport security is already super tight when passengers go through the line. So, just imagine what the guards will do if you show up as a suspicious chewer.

6 Non-Violent Ways To Deal With Gabby Seatmates

We’ve all experienced it in the air. Already stressed from fighting traffic jams to the airport, being frisked thru security and trying to stow an oversized bag into the stuffed overhead, you’re not in the mood to chat.

However, if you fly often enough, it’s inevitable that an intruding and annoying seatmate will get to you. Here are several ways to deal with the yakking pest:

1. First, try to be considerate. Have a 30-second conversation, then conclude it with words that are clearly final. For example, say you’re very tired and need to nap. Then smile, turn away deliberately, put on a sleep mask and relax.

2. Headphones always blot them out. When you squeeze the ear pieces on, they indicate you’re into your own world of Bach, Beethoven or Bebop, and any more attempts at conversation will be ignored.

Air Lavatory Consideration, Courtesy & Cleanliness

Unless it’s a quick hop, every air traveler must use the sky-high public toilet. When it becomes necessary, it seems everyone lines up there at once. It’s even worse when you go in and find the previous user made a mess.

The best solution for the senior traveler is to have a personal kit, including large sanitized wipes and toilet seat covers. There may be some when you enter, but on a crowded and long flight, the supply could be already used up.

Additionally, apply your wet wipes wherever you touch, including spigots, flush handle, sink, toilet seat and exit door slide. Too many recent incidents on cruise ship bathrooms indicate outbreaks of illnesses are caused by flu germs, E. coli and fecal bacteria, with unwashed hands among the prime carriers.

Should We Join A Guided Tour Of North Korea?

Would travel4seniors.com encourage controversial travel ideas? Which brings the next question. Is this senior out of his mind? You be the judge.

Q: We’ve been all over the world since our retirement a decade ago. We’ve enjoyed every moment, and now we’re considering a bucket list destination ... North Korea. We got the idea when Dennis Rodman and his basketball players visited there and were treated well. We hope it caused attitudes to open up, and create normal travel to that country. What do you think? KRT, Waukegan IL

A: First a note. Senior travel pals from Hong Kong visited North Korea recently, and they found cities drab, people nice but fearful. They said NK resembles gloomy 1960s Russia. So, with all the welcoming places in the world to see, why go there?

We’re not against visits to former enemy nations. One of our ex-GI editors was in Vietnam last year. He found it all friendly, eagerly promoting Western tourism and dollars. There was a recent full-page Vietnam ad in the LA Times encouraging Americans to visit.