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O’Hare Airport gets very fresh with passengers

09/07/12
This is definitely the airport amenity of the week: Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport now has a farmer’s market selling basil, cilantro, thyme and other fresh herbs grown inside the airport’s aeroponic garden, fresh fruit from a local produce vendor, healthy snacks and to-go meals and, soon, products made with honey harvested from the airport’s apiary. →

Love the layover: airport adventures on Oahu and the Big Island

01/22/10
Snowstorms, mudslides, rain, more rain, and tornadoes. Sounds like a good time for a trip to Hawaii. If you go, or just want to dream a bit about going, be sure to check out the slide-show I put together for MSNBC.com – Cheap and Offbeat Oahu – about activities that are free, cheap or bit →

Greetings from Changi Airport: butterflies and free coffee

10/09/09
I had loads of fun touring Singapore’s Changi Airport today and wanted to share a few photos of the some of the fun, unusual, and very useful amenities this airport offers. In addition to free wireless Internet access and more than 500 free Internet terminals, Changi Airport has five lovely and restful gardens, including a →