Checking in: Hotel Tantalo, Panama City, Panama
Panama City is growing by leaps and bounds. The high-rise towers continue to grow along the waterfront and huge hotels are opening downtown with most...
Trip Reports
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Cabin Pressure: Some of the best in-flight entertainment ever
I’ve never been one to let the IFE systems on board drive my purchasing decisions, instead choosing to bring my own distractions on board. Our...
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Some photos from a day in Rio, and a request for recommendations
I was in Rio de Janeiro last week on assignment for Airchive.com (stories will be published there soon) but I had a bit of spare...
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Up for grabs: A Sheraton Amenity Kit
Who knew that hotels gave out amenity kits, just like airlines?? As part of a recent stay in Rio I have acquired a Sheraton kit...
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The Panama Canal remains amazing after 100 years
There is something simply amazing about showing up at the Panama Canal and watching it in operation. The history of its construction is quite spectacular...
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Pick-pocketed in Montevideo: It could have been much worse
This was not a subtle effort where they hoped to succeed without being noticed. They simply didn’t care about that. It was, in essence, a...
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Getting ready for an amazing August travel schedule
I didn’t get on a plane in July. That was hard for me. The good news, however, is that the next couple months should more...
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When HUCA doesn’t work so well
There have been a number of posts out lately reminding everyone that if you don’t get what you want from a reservations agent to just...
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In flight: Rangon to Nyuang Oo on Air Mandalay
I knew that the flight was going to be an interesting one well before we got close to the trip. Booking domestic flights in Myanmar...
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Perth-ish: A morning in Kadikoy’s market
Day six of my trip to Perth and back and somehow, despite my third consecutive night sleeping on a plane, I was still feeling reasonably...