JetBlue starts selling via eBay
JetBlue has started selling some flights and vacation packages through eBay, allowing customers to set the price rather than using the normal booking channel. While...
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A proper barber shop
One of my favorite simple treats for myself is a shave at the barber shop. The hot towel, fresh lather and straight-blade make for a...
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Is on-board duty free shopping really that profitable??
I’m sitting on the plane now about a third of the way across the Atlantic and the flight attendants are stowing the gear from the...
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Continental decides to hose just about everyone
Usually when an airline decides to cut benefits or otherwise screw their customers they sortof try to protect their frequent fliers. In general the FFers...
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We made it out of Turkey without buying a carpet
We got a kilim instead. I really thought that we might make it. We didn’t even stop at the carpet shops as we passed through...
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Menu without numbers
Among the many “must-do” recommendations we received for our trip to Turkey, one was a restaurant in Istanbul, right on the Bosphorus serving phenomenal seafood. ...
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Mosques, minarets and markets
After a much needed night’s sleep to reset our bodies to local time, today was spent meandering among the various sights in the Old City...
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Fırst impressions of Turkey
We’ve been in Turkey for about 8 hours now and thus far it has been quite impressive. We have learned a few things in these...
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Busing around Ecuador
The ad bar atop my Gmail account this morning had a link to an article about the busses in Ecuador. It got me thinking about...
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Good and bad on a canceled flight
In an event that was hardly a surprise considering that we’re flying into Tropical Storm Fay, our flight to Jacksonville tonight was canceled. It was...