Souvenir Sunday at Tan Son Nhat Int’l Airport in Ho Chi Minh City
It’s Souvenir Sunday, the day StuckatTheAirport.com takes a moment to look at some of the fun, inexpensive and locally-themed items travelers can find when stuck at the airport. This week’s souvenir comes from Jon Douglas, who was kind enough to snap a photo of these traditional Vietnamese hats he found for sale at the Tan […]
How do airlines decide who gets those coveted upgrades?
Each Friday on msnbc.com’s Overhead Bin blog I have the pleasure of tracking down an answer to a reader’s questions. This week the topic was: how do airlines decide who gets those much-coveted seat upgrades on the airplanes? With full airplanes these days, many frequent fliers seeking upgrades find themselves unable to get a spot […]
Help needed: building libraries in Zambia
Feeling elfish? I am. And this year I’m participating, once again, in a project called Passports with Purpose: an ever-expanding group of travel bloggers who band together to raise funds for a great cause. In 2010 the group raised more than $64,000 to build a village in India to improve lives of the Dalit […]
Where to eat locally when you are stuck at the airport
Gastronomic guru Anthony Bourdain’s new Travel Channel show, “The Layover,” offers viewers tips on how and where to fill up on local fare if you have just a 48-hour layover in a city. But what if your layover is much shorter and you’re stuck at the airport looking for a tasty local meal to tide […]