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Guitar aficionados passing through San Diego International Airport will want to be sure to see the classic Taylor Guitars on display in the Commuter Terminal through April 2008.

If you happen to be in or near the airport this Friday, Feb. 29 from 5:30 – 7pm, though, head over to the west end of the commuter terminal for a reception with Taylor Guitars founder Bob Taylor. He’ll be showing off the company’s first-ever solid-body electric guitar. Taylor staff will be on hand to perform demos. Rock on!

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Two young women escorted off a Southwest Airlines flight for causing a disruption on a flight from Tampa to Los Angeles are blaming the incident on jealousy over their good looks – rather than their truly rude and clueless manners.  

I had fun  writing about it this week in my Well  Mannered Traveler column on MSNBC.com. 

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Have a long layover coming up in Philadelphia? Check out the Philadelphia Flower Show, March 2nd – 9th at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The country’s largest and oldest indoor flower show traces its roots back to 1829. And this year the folks at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) will have a display there.

The airport has teamed up with the W.B. Saul High School for Agricultural Sciences to create an exhibit that recreates the wetlands that surround the airport.

What will you see? “A re-created tidal marsh where water ebbs and flows as well as 37 species of plants and a variety of wildlife.”

Photo credit: Richard McMullin

Philadelphia International Airport.

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I’m a big fan of art at the airport. Anything that helps perk a place up.So I was pleased to see that there a two new pieces of public art at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.Steven Heyman’s sculptures, the square “Blue Beacon” and the circular “Orange Beacon” have been installed at International Terminal 5 and will welcome arriving passengers.The artwork should be hard to miss: each is 16 feet across and consists of painted silk panels that are lit from within.

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Next time you’re at the airport, listen closely to the announcements on the public address system. You may hear a familiar, refreshing, or out-of-the ordinary voice.

Here’s a link to my story about airport voices that appeared in USA TODAY this week. Be sure to check out the audio clips – especially Rodney Dangerfield.

Categories: USA Today
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