The Trials, Tribulations, And Triumphs Of Holiday Travel : 1A

Travelers arrive for their flights at the United Airlines Terminal 1 ahead of the Christmas Holiday, at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP)

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Travelers arrive for their flights at the United Airlines Terminal 1 ahead of the Christmas Holiday, at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP)

KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images

It’s the holiday season.

And that means time spent with friends, with family, and… in the car.

Or a plane. Or a train. Or maybe even by boat.

But one thing’s for sure. America will be on the move here soon if it’s not already.

Where are we going, what’s waiting for us when we get there, and why is it so difficult sometimes to get where we need to go at the end of another year?

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