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Very old food and classic old cars

10/23/26

Our museum team is on assigment in Tacoma, WA this week and hit the jackpot on day one in terms of treasures that tickle our fancy. When in Tacoma, we always stop in at the Washington State History Museum to visit our buddies, Dave and Dandy, the now-taxidermied oxen that pulled the covered wagon pioneer […]

Harriet Baskas

Museums

The Newsletter

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Airport and Airline Resources

The history of airline meals in 7 courses – in Seattle

KLM reveals miniature Delft Blue house #107

United’s status match offer (do it) + more AmEx lounges

Alaska Airlines news + SJC gate pass program + awards for us

Tickets for new Qantas 18-hour nonstop flight between New York & Sydney begin August 2027

World’s Best Airlines, according to Skytrax

I flew to four Pacific Northwest Airports and didn’t go through a security check once

What’s old is new again: United testing food delivery to the gate

Listen to this. But maybe not on a plane

Alaska Airlines spreading its wings to Athens & Paris

Ryanair asks: would you pay for toilet paper?

04/14/09

After alarming travelers with the ‘joke’ about on-board pay-toilets (don’t be surprised…), Ryanair officials asked travelers to send in their own ideas for other discretionary fees that could be charged. They did. As of today (April 14th) close to 45,000 votes have been cast. And sadly, so far more than 20,000 people have voted in […]

Stuck at the airport? Read. For free.

04/14/09

A great tip for staying sane while traveling is to have a book – a long, interesting, forget-about-time book – stashed in your carry-on. The next best thing: a magazine on a topic you love – science, fashion, golf, celebrity gossip, or maybe even fish. If you buy a pile of magazines at the airport […]

Room with a zoo: hotels that invite or loan pets

04/13/09

Sneak preview: If you can’t take Spot or Puff along with you on your next trip out of town, don’t fret. In my “Room with a Zoo” story on MSN.com, you’ll find plenty of hotels that have on-site pets that can entertain, keep you company, or join you on a walk. Some examples: Koko has […]

Room with a Zoo

Take an art tour of Indianapolis airport

04/13/09

The lovely, new Indianapolis International Airport (IND) opened to the public in November 2008 and now it has a cool-looking Web site to match. Take a minute to visit the site, even if you’re not planning a trip to IND anytime soon. In addition to a tour brochure, the site has a downloadable pamphlet describing […]

Indianapolis International Airport

Nightmare at 20,000 Peeps

04/12/09

The Washington Post has posted a “Peeps Show” of the 40 top entries in their 3rd annual Peeps Diorama Contest. You can vote for your fave. May I suggest #7: Nightmare at 20,000 Peeps, by Allie Berg and Jonathan Herr. “A re-creation of the famous episode of the classic “Twilight Zone” episode “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” […]

Peeps

Traveling with Peeps

04/12/09

The winners of a variety of “Pose the Peeps” contests are being announced today. Here’s one of the winners in the contest held by the Seattle Times: it’s called “Miracle on the Hudson: 155 Peep-ole safe!” by someone named Sky Flirt. Congratulations!