We were flying home from New Orleans to Denver … via Washington DC. No amount of begging, pleading or whining could get United to put us on the direct New Orleans to Denver flight. At one point they said for $200 they would put us on the waitlist. So we showed up at the airport […]
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Today’s USA Today says there are now medical clinics and pharmacies in airports for travelers. Because they spend so much time in the airport and they aren’t allowed to carry syringes and the like. While we are at it, why don’t we just build some condos, daycares, grocery stores, … Then we could just go
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I really liked my Shure headphones that Frank got me for Christmas a few years ago. However, when they broke – or rather just stopped working – I decided to just go back to the default iPod headphones. Not a good decision. The background noise on the BART train and on the airplane yesterday were
I bought an ASUS Eee PC last week. I was looking for a very light-weight and yet inexpensive laptop for travel that could run Linux well. I love it. My shoulder loves it. After having used it on a business trip, here are my initial pros and cons. The good: It’s light. Only 2 pounds.
I got a new offer from United: create a team and compete with other frequent fliers. The team that flies the most wins. The catch? It’s not who flies the most miles, it’s who flies the most miles MORE than last year. So if you flew a 100,000 miles last year, and you fly 105,000
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You can use your cell-phone as a boarding pass now on American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, Southwest and Alaska. From the New York Times, Paper Is Out, Cellphones Are In.
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I don’t get it. You can now pay United more money so that you get an extra measly 1,000 frequent flier miles on your next trip. Receive an extra 1,000 bonus miles on your next United roundtrip for just $20. Simply register and pay $20, and your account will be credited with 1,000 bonus miles
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I travel with two bags: a Keen Oswego messenger bag and a Dakota Rollaboard. During my last week long business trip, I packed, carried and wore the following 89 plus items on board in my carry-ons: Keen Oswego messenger bag Dakota Rollaboard Laptop (6 pounds) Power cord for the laptop Logitech IO2 Digital Pen Logitech
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Last week I flew down to Australia on Air New Zealand and back on United. I’d fly Air New Zealand over United any day for two reasons: seat comfort and entertainment. Seat Comfort. After four hours in the United seat, my bottom was sore – that seat was hard! In contrast, I had no issues
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I went down to Melbourne’s Queen Victoria market to buy a (toy) boomerang for Jacob. The first place was selling them for $15, the next for $18. The third place had the best selection but no price, so I asked how much. They said $14 and I thought ok. Luckily I only thought ok because
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