Top 10 Worse Alternatives to Plane Travel

The day before Thanksgiving is one of the biggest travel days of the year, and nobody seems to enjoy getting on a plane anymore — at least not since we started paying those baggage fees, putting liquids in a baggie and getting intimate pat-downs at airport security. But it could be worse. TIME takes a look at far poorer alternatives to getting on a plane

Wagons

Top 10 Worse Alternatives to Plane Travel

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Wagons aren't so bad — their canvas tarpaulins guard you from the sun, their buggies carry your goods. Except when bandits or disgruntled indigenous tribes attack. In that event, you can always try to form the wagon circle, a famed defensive maneuver, and resist the onslaught like the bold pioneer that you are. After all, you'll tell yourself, the riches of Oregon and the west await. Or you can rethink your California vacation and just book on JetBlue.

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