What would the souvenir stand look like at the airport where flights took off for outer space? No doubt just like the Greenwood Space Travel Supply Co. in Seattle, where there’s an Atomic Teleporter on-site and shelves full of useful and just plain fun and bizarre things for that out-of-this-world trip. Unfortunately – or maybe, […]
Zombies may be trendy right now, but the madness for mummies is eternal. That’s what I found out while putting together a Mummy Madness story this week for msnbc.com. Before I started my research I called my buddy Adam Woog, who wrote a book about mummies for the middle-school market. “Mummies are creepy and cool,” […]
If you’re in the Seattle area today (Friday, August 6, 2010) and can skip work for a while, please join me at the Future of Flight Aviation Center – co-located with the Boeing Tour – in Mukilteo, about 30 miles north of Seattle. The big attraction there, of course, is the tour of the Boeing […]
In my msnbc.com column this week –Fresh airport amenities make the wait fly by – I offered a run-down of some of the programs and services air travelers can take advantage of this summer. One amenity that didn’t make it into the story is self-service ice-cream sundae machine at Boston Logan International Airport. Using a […]
Some airports are pulling out the stops this summer and throwing parties for travelers. One example: Miami International Airport is hosting themed weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) events from noon to 3 pm through the end of August. This weekend’s theme is Havana Nights and will include domino tables, mojito demonstrations, a DJ, rumba dancing […]
If you have a choice about when to travel to or through Vancouver International Airport (YVR) this summer, choose a Friday. YVR is entertaining pretty much anytime, but this summer, the airport is throwing Take Off Friday parties with face painting, DJ’s, and free treats and samples from airport shops such as Daniel Le Chocolate […]
What would the souvenir stand look like at the airport where flights took off for outer space? No doubt just like the Greenwood Space Travel Supply Co. in Seattle, where there’s an Atomic Teleporter on-site and shelves full of useful and just plain fun and bizarre things for that out-of-this-world trip. Unfortunately – or maybe, […]
Zombies may be trendy right now, but the madness for mummies is eternal. That’s what I found out while putting together a Mummy Madness story this week for msnbc.com. Before I started my research I called my buddy Adam Woog, who wrote a book about mummies for the middle-school market. “Mummies are creepy and cool,” […]
If you’re in the Seattle area today (Friday, August 6, 2010) and can skip work for a while, please join me at the Future of Flight Aviation Center – co-located with the Boeing Tour – in Mukilteo, about 30 miles north of Seattle. The big attraction there, of course, is the tour of the Boeing […]
In my msnbc.com column this week –Fresh airport amenities make the wait fly by – I offered a run-down of some of the programs and services air travelers can take advantage of this summer. One amenity that didn’t make it into the story is self-service ice-cream sundae machine at Boston Logan International Airport. Using a […]
Some airports are pulling out the stops this summer and throwing parties for travelers. One example: Miami International Airport is hosting themed weekend (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) events from noon to 3 pm through the end of August. This weekend’s theme is Havana Nights and will include domino tables, mojito demonstrations, a DJ, rumba dancing […]
If you have a choice about when to travel to or through Vancouver International Airport (YVR) this summer, choose a Friday. YVR is entertaining pretty much anytime, but this summer, the airport is throwing Take Off Friday parties with face painting, DJ’s, and free treats and samples from airport shops such as Daniel Le Chocolate […]
We’re having a heat wave. Well, a lot of the country is having a heat wave. The kind of tropical heat wave Ella Fitzgerald, Marilyn Monroe and Gale Storm sang about. And when there’s a heat wave there’s only one thing to do: eat ice-cream and lots of it. Back in the 1984, President Ronald […]
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has kicked off its summer-long “Just Plane Fun” program and well, it looks like fun. Last week, just in time for the busy 4th of July holiday travel weekend, PHL announced that the airport-wide Wi-Fi service would now be free. Now that’s fun! This week? Well, there’s not much that can […]
On the first Sunday of each month you’ll find a party or some sort of unusual event going on in the vast public lobby area of Dusseldorf International Airport (DUS). Last Christmas it was a circus, complete with aerialists and clowns. Last month, the airport was the site of the 2010 German’s best parkour championship. […]