Fossils at Liverpool John Lennon Airport
It’s the 50th anniversary of the Beatles being “The Beatles” so I’m planning a visit to the Liverpool John Lennon Airport, where the slogan is “above us only sky.” Poking around the airport’s website this weekend, I discovered that it’s really easy to get to JLA from Amsterdam and that the Liverpool airport has a […]
Souvenir Sunday at Fairbanks International Airport
It’s Souvenir Sunday, the day we focus on fun, offbeat and inexpensive items you can find at airports. And I’m tickled that this week’s Souvenir Sunday items come to us from Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), courtesy of Bobbie Egan of Alaska Airlines. The first souvenir she sent over is this teeny-tiny brush, which has a […]
More Wacky Festivals
(Dillsboro, N.C. is having its Easter Hat parade today) I knew this would happen. And I’m really happy about it. People keep sending emails with the subject line “Heh! You forgot….” in response to my Wacky Festivals slide-show on msnbc.com this week. Here are a couple that showed up yesterday. “I am disappointed you missed […]
Headless chickens, rotten tomatoes and other reasons to party
Friends, family and, yes, strangers, often remind me that there’s a whole world out there beyond airports. They’re right. And luckily that world is quite wacky. Especially if you find yourself at one of the offbeat festivals or events I rounded up this week for a “Wacky Festivals” slide-show on msnbc.com. (Courtesy Fruita Tourism) In […]
WestJet offers hands-free Clapper technology
Here’s an interesting idea: Today WestJet announced that it is introducing Clapper technology on board its aircraft that will allow guests to operate amenities such as lights and live seatback television, simply by clapping their hands. “Made popular on television in the mid-1980s, Clapper technology is making an in-flight comeback thanks to the addition of […]
Re-launched day spa at Newark Liberty International Airport
When it opened back in 2000, the d_parture spa, at what is now Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), was probably the first day spa at an airport. A decade has gone by, airport businesses have come and gone, but d_parture spa is still here. And CEO Gina Stern has re-launched the Newark branch as a […]