Plane crash into the Hudson river
A US Air A320 en route from LaGuardia to Charlotte has crashed into the Hudson River between NYC and New Jersey. Amazingly it seems that...
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The inside of my dishwasher
No, it isn’t really travel related, but I did use my underwater housing that I travel with to protect my camera while taking this video. ...
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Deliciously different chicken wings in NYC
It might not look like much, but Tebaya, housed in this little storefront on West 19th Street in Chelsea happen to make some of the...
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Shhh…we’re having a sale
If you have a sale and no one notices, does it really count? It seems that Continental is trying to find out. For the past...
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The weight of 3,000 points
How much do 3,000 loyalty points weigh? About 60 pounds, give or take a bit. The US Mint continues to try to get dollar coins...
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Why I’d fly commercial over private
Last week I had the great fortune to fly on a Gulfstream IV to Europe and back. The flight was great in both directions and...
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France surrenders. Again.
And they really didn’t even put up a fight this time. My jetlag drug study trip finally started yesterday with a pretty ridiculously disorganized gathering...
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Making an easy trip rather complicated
Several months ago a friend had a reasonably good idea: a Belgian beer drinking excursion in the middle of the winter. In Belgium. Piece of...
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Troubles on the British rails
A couple quick stories this evening from the UK, where they seem to be having some serious trouble this week keeping trains operating smoothly. First...
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Behind the scenes with Continental Airlines
About 5 years ago a very frequent flier made a bet with the CEO of Continental Airlines: Given the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes tour...