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Happy Souvenir Sunday from Munich Airport

10/04/09

Happy Souvenir Sunday! Munich, Germany’s official Oktoberfest celebration is winding down now and many folks have no doubt spent all their time hanging out at the fairgrounds drinking oversize mugs of beer instead of shopping for lovely gifts for their loved ones. So it’s a good thing that the traditional Oktoberfest frosted gingerbread, or lebkuchen, →

Tidbits for travelers: Roadside Distractions & Quirky 4th of July

07/02/09

Ready for the weekend? I sure am. Especially after working on these two fun articles. (Statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe, the Blue Ox, greet travelers in Bemidji, MN.) From the air, you might be lulled into thinking that every town looks the same. Once you’re down on the ground, take a closer look: there →

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Getting mom at the airport?

05/08/09

Back in 1908, Anna Jarvis probably didn’t have pie-throwing and roller-coaster rides in mind when she began her quest to make the second Sunday in May a day for honoring our mothers. And she probably didn’t think going into debt for a rushed Mother’s Day brunch should end up being part of the deal. So →

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Take your mom to the airport

05/06/09

Two Florida airports have scheduled special events to honor moms on Mother’s Day. Volunteers at the Jacksonville International Airport (JAX)will be handing out long-stemmed white carnations to mothers traveling through the airport on Mother’s Day, May 10th from 8 am until 6 pm. And from May 7 – 9, to prep for Mother’s Day, Miami →

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Bright Easter greetings from Schiphol Airport

04/10/09

Stuck at an airport on Easter? If you’re lucky it will be at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, where the flower experts from the famed Keukenhof gardens have arranged a display of long yellow tulips that stretches for almost 100 feet. These aren’t the only flowers blooming at Schiphol right now. Last week, Keukenhof unveiled a flower →

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Free yellow roses at San Antonio Int’l Airport

02/12/09

On Friday, February 13th, just to get folks in the mood for Valentine’s Day, San Antonio International Airport’s volunteer ambassadors will be handing out 4,000 yellow roses to arriving passengers in the baggage claim area. Passengers will also be serenaded by a mariachi band. The airport’s partner for this event is the local convention and →

Airports offer sweet treats for Valentine’s Day

02/11/09

This month, my “At the Airport” column in USAToday.com is all about Valentine’s Day specials at the nation’s airport. Here’s a link to the column and, below, some highlights. Valentine’s Day falls on a Saturday this year, so frequent travelers have a good chance of working out those plans to touch down in the same →

A Valentine from NASA and a birthday gift for Galileo

02/11/09

In 1609, 400 years ago, Galileo first turned his telescope towards the sky. Now, to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy, Valentine’s Day, and Galileo’s birthday (Feb. 15) NASA is all giving sky lovers a gift. The agency is releasing giant images from its Great Observatories– the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, and Chandra →

Will Santa get stuck at the airport?

12/23/08

It’s been a bad week for air travel and I’m sure everyone who’s been very, very good this year is worried that Santa will get stuck at the airport along with all those other folks who’s flights have been canceled. Your friends and family may not be able to get a flight in time for →

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Holiday travel: a vintage view

12/23/08

The Delta Air Lines archive manager posted this cute, classic 1939 ad for holiday travel on the Delta Air Lines blog. Unfortunately, bad weather means that lots of people who had planned to fly somewhere this holiday are ending up stuck at the airport instead. But let’s hope the mother and child in the ad →

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