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3 things: soccer artifacts + free hotel stays + a FIFA livery

06/23/26

Iconic soccer artifacts at Seattle’s MOPOP Museum (FIFA World Cup participation medals; 1930) Soccer fan or not, you can’t help but notice that everyone is a bit World Cup crazy right now. Museums included. In Seattle, one of the host cities, the Museum of Pop Cuture, MOPOP, has teamed up with Julien’s Auctions to present […]

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3 things: soccer artifacts + free hotel stays + a FIFA livery

Friday roundup: Qantas Project Sunrise + July 4th travel

Alaska Airlines’ World Cup livery

“Save a life, not a bag” campaign for air travelers

Alaska Airlines debuts swanky PDX lounge + SEA & MIA Airports celebrate soccer

Horizon Air’s fun ‘Toy Story 5’ livery

Alaska Airlines now flies between Seattle and London

JetBlue’s Blueprint livery is back

See KLM’s new limited-edition miniature Delft Blue House

Flight attendant fashion at the Museum of Flight

How not to travel with kids

05/12/08

People leave a lot of unusual things behind at airports. Lost and Found offices have logged in everything from ash-filled urns to prosthetic limbs and entire car engines. But kids? According to Canwest News Service report, today “a family forgot their 18-month-old toddler after clearing security and boarded a flight to Winnipeg without him.” An […]

Read any good books on an airplane lately?

05/12/08

The folks at Coudal Partners are a curious, creative and crafty crew. They not only curate the marvelous MOOM– the Museum of On-Line Museums – they organize lots of other intriguing projects. Such as? The Field-Tested Books project, which is specially-designed for travelers. Recognizing that “reading a certain book in a certain place uniquely affects […]

Proof the TSA has X-Ray Vision

05/10/08

On Friday, May 9th, the TSA posted full body images of millimeter wave full body scans on its Evolution of Security site. The images, provided by the manufacturer of the scanning machines, are supposed to show what TSA officers see when someone opts for a full body scan instead of a full-body pat down at […]

New exhibit at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

05/09/08

Next time you’re at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, take a moment to check out the new exhibit of black and photographs by Rick Williams. Titled Working Hands, the images portray the rugged lives of the cowboy, the rough work of the west Texas oil field hand and the intricacies of the workplace for the high-tech worker […]

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Cell-phones on airplanes. Good or bad? Vote!

05/08/08

What does a World Bank economist flying to Morocco have in common with a young couple jetting home to Switzerland from Paris? A fear of seat mates with cell-phones. Air France is testing cell-phone service on one of its airplanes. I had a chance to fly on that plane last week and interviewed passengers about […]

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Candy is dandy… especially at the airport

05/08/08

One way to stay healthy when flying from one side of the country to another is to make sure you eat good food along the way. It’s getting easier to find healthy options at many airport restaurants and food-courts, but I still make sure to carry cut-up veggies, protein bars, and nuts and raisins in […]