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Author Christine Negroni’s books on airplane crashes may not be ideal airplane reading. But they are definitely must-reads for those on the ground who find the process of air accident investigations intoxicating. The just released audiobook version of her book, Deadly Departure (first published in 2000) includes new information and insights about the in-flight explosion of […]

This is a slightly different version of a story we first prepared for The Points Guy site. All images courtesy Ted Heutter In “Waiting for Spaceships: Scenes from a Desert Community in Love with the Space Shuttle,” photographer Ted Huetter documents the thousands of people who would gather to welcome home the space shuttles on […]

August 9 was National Book Lovers Day and we celebrated by visiting some of the places in Seattle that are featured in our new book, 111 Places in Seattle That You Must Not Miss, which begins shipping today. The book is part of the international 111 Places series, which offers locals and experienced travelers guides […]

This week we’re marking National Library Week by highlighting libraries of all sorts at airports. We started earlier this week with an airport library list put together by the Stuck at the Airport librarian that includes libraries, book exchanges, and short story dispensers at more than 10 airports stretching from Amsterdam to Philadelphia and San […]

Test-driving a colorful carry-on A week before COVID-19 made staying home the right thing for us to do, we had the chance to test drive the Roam luggage carry-on we were invited to design for ourselves. We’ve been reading about these bags. And besides offering a line of 4 carry-ons and check-ins that are super […]

Author Christine Negroni’s books on airplane crashes may not be ideal airplane reading. But they are definitely must-reads for those on the ground who find the process of air accident investigations intoxicating. The just released audiobook version of her book, Deadly Departure (first published in 2000) includes new information and insights about the in-flight explosion of […]

This is a slightly different version of a story we first prepared for The Points Guy site. All images courtesy Ted Heutter In “Waiting for Spaceships: Scenes from a Desert Community in Love with the Space Shuttle,” photographer Ted Huetter documents the thousands of people who would gather to welcome home the space shuttles on […]

August 9 was National Book Lovers Day and we celebrated by visiting some of the places in Seattle that are featured in our new book, 111 Places in Seattle That You Must Not Miss, which begins shipping today. The book is part of the international 111 Places series, which offers locals and experienced travelers guides […]

This week we’re marking National Library Week by highlighting libraries of all sorts at airports. We started earlier this week with an airport library list put together by the Stuck at the Airport librarian that includes libraries, book exchanges, and short story dispensers at more than 10 airports stretching from Amsterdam to Philadelphia and San […]

Test-driving a colorful carry-on A week before COVID-19 made staying home the right thing for us to do, we had the chance to test drive the Roam luggage carry-on we were invited to design for ourselves. We’ve been reading about these bags. And besides offering a line of 4 carry-ons and check-ins that are super […]

What are long airplane rides good for? Reading a book cover to cover. Here's the pile of books publishers have sent my way recently. Which ones have you read?
A new book coming out soon if filled with great aerial images of the North American landforms - including volcanoes, canyons, lakes and canyons. A reminder of why you should choose the window seat on your next flight.
Souvenir Sunday: chatting about what to buy at the airport. This week: the paperback edition of Mark Vanhoenacker's book "Skyfaring."

Here’s an activity book perfect for those lazy, hazy days of summer or those crazy days when you just need to take a break, focus on simple, creative tasks and chill out. Fantastic Cities: A Coloring Book of Amazing Places Real and Imagined – out in a few weeks from Chronicle Books – is a […]

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