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Souvenir Sunday: Free rides on Singapore Airport’s Giant Slide

08/22/10
Each Sunday we take a look at some offbeat, inexpensive souvenirs you can find when you’re stuck at the airport. This week, the airport souvenir is an experience: A ride on Singapore’s Tallest Slide and the World’s Tallest Slide in an Airport. The Slide @T3 is actually two slides: one is a free-to-ride“preview” slide one →

Souvenir Sunday: emergency underpants at the Greenwood Space Travel Supply Co.

08/15/10
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, →

Souvenir Sunday: Socks and pet services

08/01/10
Yesterday’s Snack Saturday feature served up Tastycakes and other Pennsylvania-made treats for sale at Harrisburg International Airport’s (MDT) Perfectly PA shop. That same shop is where you’ll find one of this week’s Souvenir Sunday picks: socks decorated with an Amish horse and buggy scene. I’m sure there’s a shop or two over at the Minneapolis-St. →

Tidbits for travelers: Pink’s at LAX, $5 haircuts at PDX

07/27/10
(Photo credit: Jay Berkowitz/LAWA photographer) Hot dog fans rejoice. There’s now a branch of Pink’s Hot Dogs in the pre-security food court at the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport. On the menu: the LAX International Dog, based on a “recipe” suggested by an airport employee. And in Oregon, there’s now →

Souvenir Sunday at Spokane Int’l Airport

07/25/10
Traffic was slow heading into Spokane International Airport on Friday because most drivers had their eyes on the sky. I don’t blame them: the USAF Thunderbirds and other military flight demonstration teams were practicing for this weekend’s Skyfest 2010 at Fairchild Air Force Base. Inside the airport, flights were delayed while practice flights took place. →

Souvenir Sunday: cherries & more from Mineta San Jose International Airport

07/11/10
Each Sunday at StuckatTheAirport.com we take a look at some of the fun and inexpensive souvenirs you can find at airport gift shops. This week’s treats come from Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), which just opened its new high-tech Terminal B to the public. At SJC, there’s free wireless Internet access throughout the terminals, →

Happy Souvenir Sunday from Des Moines International Airport

07/04/10
Each Sunday at StuckatTheAirport.com is Souvenir Sunday, when we take a look at some of the fun, inexpensive and offbeat souvenirs you can buy at airports. This week’s souvenir comes to us from Twitter buddy, @Cassivella (Melissa Odom) who sent along a snapshot titled “Evil Corn” found for sale at Des Moines International Airport (DSM). →

Souvenir Sunday: horseshoes and cigars from Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport

06/20/10
Each Sunday at StuckatTheAirport.com is Souvenir Sunday – the day we look at some of the fun, inexpensive items for sale in airport gift shops. This week’s souvenirs come to us from the Blue Grass Airport (LEX) in Lexington, Kentucky. The Aviation Museum of Kentucky is on airport property and last weekend (June 13, 2010) →

Souvenir Sunday from Indianapolis Int’l Airport – again

06/13/10
Each Sunday at StuckatTheAirport.com is Souvenir Sunday – the day we look at some of the fun, inexpensive gifts you can pick up at airport shops. This week, it’s (more) stuff from Indianapolis International Airport (IND). While these popcorn-ready ears of corn make sense to me, I’m still not sure what to make of all →
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