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Love the layover: London’s Madame Tussauds free for US citizens Jan 20th

01/07/09
Can’t afford to go to Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20th?   Consider going to the see the newest U.S. president in London instead. On January 20th, Madame Tussauds in London will be unveiling its sculpture of Barack Obama. The waxwork version of the new president will be posed informally, in […]

Love the layover: Indianapolis International Airport

11/18/08
All of a sudden there are lots of (free) reasons to visit Indianapolis. The city has just opened its brand-spanking-new terminal at Indianapolis International Airport (IND), complete with free wireless Internet access, swanky shops and restaurants, and several million dollars worth of brand new public art. Now museums, attractions and tourist destinations in town have […]

Love the layover: vintage toy trains at San Francisco International Airport

11/11/08
A new exhibition at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is all about trains. (New York Central Railroad with alphabet blocks (push toy) 1885-95; Collection of Rod Cornell) Inside Track presents more than 200 vintage toy trains and accessories-including two miniature train layouts. In addition to realistic-looking trains, there are specialty items such as Mickey Mouse […]

Free Wi-Fi and more at Oakland International Airport

11/10/08
Good news for laptop-toting travelers passing through Oakland International Airport (OAK). Starting today, (Monday, November 10th) there’s free Wi-Fi Internet service throughout the airport. The service is provided by FreeFi Networks, the same company that now provides the free Wireless Internet access at Denver International Airport. You’ll need to watch some advertising before you get […]

Last chance to name the airport dinosaur

10/22/08
Last summer, these two dinosaurs from the Royal Ontario Museum took up residence in the Terminal 1 International Arrivals area of Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. The display features an “action” scene of a large Allosaurus bearing down on an Othnielia that has tripped to the ground. But it doesn’t include the ‘given names’ of these […]

Beatniks from Outer Space

09/14/08
I was all hopped last week when an episode our family remembers as “the Beatniks from Outer Space” finally showed up on Twilight Zone re-runs. It’s as wacky and far out as I remembered. Now comes word from the Museum of Flight that the Association of Space Explorers is having its 21st annual Planetary Congress […]

Cheap, car-free, airport side-trips

09/09/08
Airline route cuts and drastic schedule cutbacks mean you’re probably going to be spending a lot more time hanging around the airport waiting for a flight. You could use that time to snooze, eat, or work. Or you can head out for one of the cheap, educational, car-free side trips I list in my most […]
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