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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

Free Valentines at Denver International Airport

01/22/09

It’s never too early to plan for Valentine’s Day. And to get you in the mood, the folks at Denver International Airport have unveiled a new exhibit. Included are Victorian-era Valentine’s cards, historical photographs, memorabilia and artwork by artists from Loveland, the Colorado town with the famous post office that puts a special cachet stamp […]

Smoking at airports. Good or bad?

01/21/09

If, like President Barack Obama, you haven’t quite kicked the smoking habit yet, you might be on the look-out for airports where you can grab a smoke indoors without having to trek out to the curb. Or perhaps you’d like to know where all the non-smoking airports are so that you can breathe free when […]

Vintage fun for kids from Delta Air Lines

01/21/09

Stuck at the airport? Print out some of the fun, airplane-related puzzles that were posted on the Delta Air Lines blog last week, including this vintage “Connect the Dots” game from the archives.

Delta Air Line

Great seats for the Inaugural Parade

01/20/09

If you’re watching – or attending – today’s Inaugural Parade, stay tuned till the end. A prototype of NASA’s Lunar Electric Rover and a bevy of astronauts will be bringing up the rear of the parade. The nimble Lunar Electric Rover is a pick-up sized concept vehicle NASA is considering using when humans return to […]

Happy Inauguration Day!

01/20/09

Millions of people have traveled to D.C. and are braving the cold and the crowds just so they can be part of the buzz and the festivities surrounding the inauguration of Barack Obama as the president of the United States. For those of us who couldn’t get a plane ticket, bleacher tickets, or a place […]

Barack Obama Inauguration

Love the layover: Architecture exhibition about O’Hare Airport

01/19/09

From now through May 1, the Chicago Architecture Foundation (224 S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago) is featuring a free exhibition about the architecture of O’Hare International Airport. Frequent travelers who have spent way too much time stuck at O’Hare may quibble, but this exhibition looks at the airport “as an international model of airport design.” […]