Flying the Heavenly Skies
Like flying but want a little more spirituality on your trip? Maybe it is time to book a flight on the Vatican’s newly launched airline....
Month: August 2007
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Bye-bye airline tickets
No more tickets for flying, at least not paper tickets. Gone will be the awesome red “carbon” paper, stickers for changing your date of travel...
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Finally back to New Orleans
I’m disappointed in myself that it took so long for me to get to NOLA following Katrina. I’ve wanted to visit and do my part...
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My dining nemesis
Airplane food is, in general, bad. Sometimes it ranges up to mediocre, and very rarely (international carrier C/J/F dining) will it actually be good. But...
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The meal that made me cry
Fine dining may just be the best pick-me-up ever. And when you’re already feeling good, fine dining is just a phenomenal thing. Such was the...
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Eating my way around the world, Part 1: Nebo – Boston, MA
When I was younger some friends and I “dined around the world” at Epcot one time – tried to eat at as many of the...
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It’s Alive!!!!!
It is not often that a new airline shows up, but it happened yesterday as Virgin America took to the skies. The brain child of...
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The problem with passports
For one thing, they are a PITA to get processed right now. Waiting 14+ weeks is crazy. But that is a different rant. My problem...
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Maybe NWA will fly after all
After two months of flight cancellations and the associated PR nightmare due to pilot shortages, NWA and their pilots union have agreed to terms that...
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On Taxes, Service Fees and Surcharges
It seems to me that lately companies are turning to fees and surcharges, rather than increasing rates/fares much more than they used to. Back in...
