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This matchbook is one that I found in the back of a drawer, but still one that brought back some fond memories. It’s from a restaurant that no longer exists, Citarella, the Restaurant, although it’s parent company still remains in business as a terrific venue for gourmet shopping and food, including take out.
The restaurant [...]
Begin, or renew, your love of the Corvette at the National Corvette Museum, as you gaze longingly at these classic sports cars that are an important piece of Americana and automobile history.
Introduced in 1953, the Corvette became a favorite, and eventually a classic, and the museum attracts enthusiasts from all over the world. Exhibits and [...]
Welcome to the June 7th, 2008 edition of the Carnival of Travelers.
The theme for this month was travel photos, specifically profiling the great photos that travel bloggers take (the requirement was that the photos be taken by the blogger).
Here, for your viewing pleasure is a little window into the world:
Diane Robbins presents Travel Snippets [...]
I was sitting at the airport earlier this week, and a very nice gentleman seated next to me asked this question:
Q. Do Flight Attendants have to go through this whole security rigmarole than I just did?
A. It depends.
When we are on duty and in uniform, we are not subject to the restriction about liquids. [...]
With all the talk about rising fuel costs, charges for second bags, charges for checking any bag at all, and all sorts of other airline fees, there’s an equal amount of talk about the impact all of this will have on those of us who plan to travel this summer.
So I’m asking you — [...]
You had to know that it was just a matter of time before a matchbook for Italy appeared! But I forgot (or lost) so many of the ones that I picked up. Fortunately, my friend Anita picked up some, and this one came from a restaurant that both of us enjoyed on our respective [...]
No, I wasn’t at Woodstock, although I saw the 1970 Oscar winning movie (Best Documentary), and generally like the music of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair (as it was originally called).
People came from around the country, by car, bus, and on foot to attend a three day music festival, and what would be [...]
With a rousing speech from the front porch of his home in Marion, Ohio, Warren Gamaliel Harding launched his campaign for the presidency of the United States. Historians may argue that Harding, our 29th president, was one of the least effective Presidents, but he was certainly an interesting and colorful man, leading an administration [...]
Today’s questions is one that I’ve been asked many times over the last week or so.
I wanted to stay away from the topic, because this blog is not about the politics of travel. While I am candid about the fact that I work for an airline, I stay away from criticizing airlines, because to [...]
Who decides luxury?
This week it’s Newsweek, as they name the eight most luxurious airlines in the world, and not a US carrier in the bunch.
In alphabetical order:
British Airways
Emirates
Qantas Airlines
Qatar Airways
Singapore
Swiss International
Thai
Virgin Atlantic
Do you agree?
Photo credit: flickr
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Travel information, tips, and destination suggestions from a Flight Attendant.
Written by Mary Jo Manzanares [email] for b5media.
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