Tidbits for travelers: art in AUS & PHX
“Travel/Places,” a new exhibit at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) combines hand-scripted, journey-related quotes with illustrations of places traveled. 10 members of Austin’s Capital City Scribes contributed 12 works to this exhibit, which includes a piece by Abigail Hutchison incorporating the travel quote attributed to Saint Augustine: “The world is a book and those who […]
PDX workers find good use for abandoned luggage
Here’s a nice story I found in this month’s PDXaminer, a newsletter for the people who work at Portland International Airport (PDX) Two employees from Portland Habilitation Center (PHC), the company that provides the janitorial services at the airport, came up with an idea that does something nice for kids going into foster care while […]
Packards at John Wayne Airport & a salute to women in aviation at the C.R. Smith Museum
From now through June 1, 2010, a collection of photographs and accessories from the classic Packard automobile will be on display in Terminal A at John Wayne Airport (JWA). The items are on loan from Orange County’s Packard International Motor Car Club and include hood ornaments, Packard ephemera, and photos of Packards, including this 1932 […]
Connection conundrum: SFO or LAX?
If you’re traveling to or from New Zealand or Australia, you’ll have a make a connection in California at either LAX or SFO. San Francisco would like you to make your connection through San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and has kicked off the “I Wanna Go Through SFO” campaign to urge folks to consciously make […]