underwear Archives - Stuck at the Airport

Spotted at Las Vegas Travel Goods Show

02/28/13

I spent a long day walking the aisles of the 2013 Travel Goods Show underway this week in Las Vegas. Here are few fun items I encountered along the way. Everyone travelers needs – and probably has – some power adapters. Flight 001 has created a set that is not only fun to look at →

Museum Monday: Katharine Wright’s pantaloons

10/15/12

I’m racing to finish up the entries for my Hidden Museum Treasures book, which will feature the stories behind objects in museums that are rarely or never displayed. When the project began, I put a call out seeking nominations from museums around the country. The International Women’s Air & Space Museum in Cleveland, Ohio was →

Pickpocket-proof undies & other gear to protect your valuables

04/15/12

A long-planned adventure can quickly turn to mush if a pickpocket makes off with your passport, cash, credit cards or keys. “We get reports fairly regularly about wallets going missing and things being taken from purses,” said Mike Kelly, president and CEO of On Call International, a company that provides travel assistance and emergency medical →

Security

Proper flying attire: baggy pants or hotpants?

06/22/11

Hotpants-wearing man and saggy-pants-wearing student fuel debate about the rights of passengers at airports and on airplanes. →

No underwear at Schiphol’s Victoria’s Secret

06/22/11

Schiphol Airport has Europe's first Victoria's Secret outlet - but it does not sell underwear. →

Art
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Tidbits for travelers: Volcano underwear at Schiphol

05/11/10

I spent a morning touring Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport in search of new amenities and services to share. Along the way my tour guide, Marianne de Bie (who reminded me that she’d been my tour guide almost ten years ago!) shared some stories about what the Schiphol staff did to try to make stranded people more →

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