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Happy Souvenir Sunday from the WorldShop & Richmond Int’l Airport

02/21/10
Lufthansa pilots have scheduled a four day strike beginning on Monday, February 22, 2010.  Negotiations are currently underway, but if those talks fail to avert the strike, the carrier will be forced to cancel most of its flights. And that will leave passengers stuck at the airport. The upside? If you do end up spending →

AeroTrain running at IAD; Mobile lounges still on duty

02/01/10
Last week the Dulles International Airport (IAD) started using its AeroTrain airport train system to replace some, but not all of the mobile lounges that have been taking passengers between the Main Terminal and the Midfield Concourses for years. I really like those kooky lounges. Riding on them always offers a unique view of the →

Love the layover: straight to the moon from Düsseldorf Airport

01/29/10
Next weekend, February 6 and 7, 2010, visitors to the Düsseldorf International Airport will be entertained by skiers and snowboarders performing stunts and jumps on a 130-foot long ski slope set up right in the shopping arcade of the terminal. Pretty impressive by itself, but if you’re heading to Düsseldorf to see the world’s first →

Love the layover: airport adventures on Oahu and the Big Island

01/22/10
Snowstorms, mudslides, rain, more rain, and tornadoes. Sounds like a good time for a trip to Hawaii. If you go, or just want to dream a bit about going, be sure to check out the slide-show I put together for MSNBC.com – Cheap and Offbeat Oahu – about activities that are free, cheap or bit →
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