Souvenir Sunday

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Souvenir Sunday: 22-foot tall candles and tiny Lego pilots

03/21/10
I spent the last few days poking around Oregon’s Mt. Hood territory, stopping in small towns with ‘wonder what’s there’ names such as Boring, Rhododendron, Happy Valley, ZigZag and Damascus. Visiting Damascus was a special treat, because out in front of the Damascus Fire Station there’s a 22-foot-tall candle. For years, this was just an →

Souvenir Sunday: Amelia Earhart luggage

03/14/10
Earlier this week, while waiting for Captain Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger’s presentation at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, I spent some time in the Amelia Earhart exhibit.  And while I don’t think I’ll take up flying my own plane anytime soon, I keep thinking about getting some new luggage. Amelia Earhart endorsed a long →

Snack Saturday: Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Machine at New Bedford Regional Airport

02/27/10
Souvenir Sunday is coming up tomorrow, so if you’re at an airport today and find a great souvenir that’s under $10, “of” the city or region, and sort of offbeat, please snap a photo and send it along. In the meantime, today is Snack Saturday, in honor of something unique I came across while researching →

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 →

Souvenir Sunday at SFO Airport: gifts from Alcatraz

02/07/10
Happy Souvenir Sunday! If you’re stuck at the airport you can snooze, snack, eavesdrop and, of course, shop for souvenirs.  So each Sunday here at StuckatTheAirport.com we feature fun, local, offbeat,  items you can find at airports for under $10. This week’s souvenir comes to us (again!!) from Ken Rogers.  He sent along this photo →

Happy Souvenir Sunday from SEA and ORD

01/31/10
(Photo courtesy Pam Mandel, Nerd’s Eye View) On Sundays, I unpack my bags and take a look at some of the fun, under $10, “of”the city items I picked up while stuck at the airport. Last week, it was gee-gaws from McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. This week, I’ve got souvenirs sent in by →

Happy Souvenir Sunday from: McCarran Int’l Airport in Las Vegas

01/24/10
It’s Souvenir Sunday! And it’s the traditional day to unpack and look over the fun, inexpensive souvenirs we’ve picked up at airports. This week: McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas (LAS). Add a hotel and those guys trying to press nightclub advertisement cards into your hands and you’ve pretty much got the whole city experience →
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