Vagabond Tales: How to ...

Filed under: History , Stories , South America , Ecuador With the radio crackling from the speakers of his rusty old cargo van, Juan’s furrowed brow indicated a greater focus on the newscast than on shuttling us to Pululahua Crater . My wife and I being the only two passengers on...

News and Deals: April 2...

Trump’s Spat With Salmond Over Scottish Wind Turbines Escalates‎ Bloomberg Donald Trump hailed Alex Salmond as an “amazing man” for championing the financial benefits of his golf resort in northeast Scotland. Now the two are at loggerheads over the linchpin of the Scottish...

Galley Gossip: 5 Of The...

Filed under: Airlines , Video , Transportation , Galley Gossip 1. Saturday Night Live: Flight Announcement (staring Kristen Wiig and Megan Fox) 2. Pam Ann: Cabin Service (staring Pam Ann) Continue reading Galley Gossip: 5 Of The Best ‘Worst Flight Attendant’ Comedy Skits Of...

A Traveler In The Forei...

Filed under: Europe , North America Imagine working in an office where all of the most experienced employees with the most seniority and institutional knowledge were the underlings. And what if all the chiefs were foreigners, many with a dodgy command of the local history, language and...

A Little Tip about Book...

I’ve been trying to book a trip to Maui for the 4 of us using United miles, and I wanted to share a little tip: Hawaiian Airlines (a UA partner) doesn’t make 4 award seats available between Kahalui, Maui (OGG) and Honolulu. That was causing a problem for me getting back from...

Why I Put Very Little S...

There’s been a lot of talk about the Airline Quality Rating (AQR) lately since the 2012 rankings just came out . I’ve generally avoided talking about this and every other survey out there, except for one missive back in 2007 . It seems like this might be a good time to...

Brussels Airlines to Ro...

Quick one: Brussels Airlines, which will be introducing new nonstop service to New York in June, will roll out its new A330 Business Class on that route, to be followed eventually on their services to Africa (please put aside the ridiculous amount of competition on that route already,...

Malaysia Airlines to Ch...

For all of you child-free seating zone proponents, Malaysia Airlines has taken the plunge: the airline will not permit children in the upper deck of their A380s, which begin service in July between Kuala Lumpur and London. The interesting twist is that they are not permitting children...

Bolivia’s Largest Air...

AeroSur, Bolivia’s largest airline, has shut down after 20 years in service. I’m not going to pretend to know much about the Bolivian airline market, but apparently the Bolivian government launched an airline called BoA after its previous flag carrier went kaput. AeroSur...

Evacuated Tube Transpor...

Filed under: Transportation , News Ever look at a pneumatic tube at a bank and think, “Why couldn’t I travel like that?” A new form of high-tech transportation called Evacuated Tube Transport (ETT) could take passengers in car-sized capsules traveling through tubes so...