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Contest - Win A Travel Poster
2008-03-07 00:00:00 I am holding a new contest. The prize is a travel poster (or item of equivalent value) from my online store. There are two ways to win. Get one point for subscribing to this blog via email using the form in the right sidebar Get 5 points for blogging about tripinator ... More About: Contest , Travel , Poster
Hotel with Free Internet? and an iMac
2008-03-07 00:00:00 The site Macenstein had an article about a UK hotel that is adding an iMac to each hotel room: Hotel chain City Inn has decided to put a brand new iMac in every room in its London and Manchester hotels. According to Macworld UK, City Inn has partnered with software company DirectStreams ... More About: Internet , Free
Swimming with Jellyfish
2008-03-07 00:00:00 Gary from Everything-Everywhere.com sent me this video that he shot in Micronesia snorkeling with jellyfish in Palau. The jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake on Palau do not have any stingers so you can safely swim with them. I am trying to schedule time to have Gary come on the Amateur Traveler ... More About: Swimming
HotWire.com says ?Smoker? Non-Smoker? Use Something Else?
2008-03-07 00:00:00 I booked and paid for a room using Hotwire.com last weekend and then ended up paying for a second hotel room. Why? It turns out that there is a catch with the HotWire service that you should know about. If you are not familiar with HotWire.com it is a site that ... More About: Smoker
San Francisco - Burma Superstar! Restaurant
2008-03-07 00:00:00 If you drive down Clement street in San Francisco (north of Golden Gate park and south of the Presidio) around 4:30 pm on any given day you will see a line gathering out side of the Burma Superstar ! Restaurant . This might strike you a little strange if you happened to ...
Married in the Dominican Republic? Don?t Be Too Sure
2008-03-07 00:00:00 Remember that lovely wedding and honeymoon that you had in the Dominican Republic . Remember how the whole thing came off without a hitch. Well.. that's the problem... if you are one of more than 200 British and Canadian couples it may in fact have come off without a real marriage. ... More About: Married
Airline Meals
2008-03-07 00:00:00 Remember back when you used to get a meal on your flight? Heck, remember when you used to get peanuts? Well some airlines on some flights still offer meals and the site Airline Meals .net documents meals that travelers have been served. The meal above was served, for example, in Business Class ...
Airport Security - Choose Your Line
2008-02-18 00:00:00 According to a story in the USA Today you may soon get to choose which security line you use at the airport depending on how fast you will get through. Pack lighter and you can choose a faster line. Salt Lake City International Airport is trying to get travelers through security ... More About: Security , Line , Choose
Saddam?s Yacht : Pools, Prayer Room, Helicopter Pad, Mini Escape Sub
2008-02-18 00:00:00 There is some controversy surrounding a yacht that Iraq claims was constructed for Saddam Hussein and wants returned to the country. The current owners are trying to sell the ship for $35 million dollars. If you are in the market, this could easily make a good lair for the next ... More About: Prayer , Mini , Helicopter , Room , Pools
Susan?s Magic Backpack vs eBag?s Air Travel Essentials
2008-02-18 00:00:00 When we first travelled with our friend Susan we would say something like "oh I need a band-aid" or "does anyone have a wet wipe" and out of Susan's magic backpack would emerge the desired item. After while it felt like being on the old "Let's Make a Deal" when ... More About: Travel , Air Travel , Magic , Backpack
The Baths at Virgin Gorda
2008-02-15 00:00:00 Last year I wrote about my favorite beach in the world in an article title Favorite Beach - The Baths in Virgin Gorda. I found this video from an episode of the The Map which goes to Virgin Gorda. Skip the first 2 minutes if you must but the trail to the baths is one ...
Top 25 Most Beautiful Castles in the World
2008-02-15 00:00:00 International Listings, which calls itself “the premier listing service for luxury homes worldwide”, published an article the “Top 25 Most Beautiful Castles in the World “. The list does contain some stunningly beautiful castles from around the globe like Windsor Castle which is pictured, old crusader castles, etc. Sadly, despite this being a real estate ... More About: The World
Ah London
2008-02-15 00:00:00 We have started to plan a trip to Europe in May. The only definite part of the trip is that we are flying through London so my thought have started to turn to London, especially when I saw this wonderful video about the Tower Bridge in London. Ah London. My family went to London shortly ...
Indian Airlines Can?t Handle The Handlebar
2008-02-15 00:00:00 Wear a big mustache, lose your job. That’s what happened to an airline employee in India. Victor Joynath De was grounded by Indian - formerly called Indian Airlines - in 2001 for refusing to shave off his handlebar moustache. He had earlier lost a case in a lower court which ruled that the airline was within its ... More About: Handle
Airbus 380 Goes Green
2008-02-15 00:00:00 Airbus and Shell Oil announced a test flight was completed recently with one of the four engines operating on an alternate fuel. The alternative fuel used on the test flight was gas to liquid (GTL), which looks like kerosene, but is clear coloured. It is a natural gas, which has been cleaned and has undergone ... More About: Green , Airbus
Hawaii - Hilo Underwater
2008-02-15 00:00:00 One of the things that I have always liked about the Hilo side of the big island of Hawaii is that it gets more rain so it is more lush than the Kona side of the island. Unfortunately, Hilo has apparently been getting quite a lot of rain recently as is evident from this video. ... More About: Underwater
Boeing 797, To Good To Be True? Sadly Yes
2008-02-07 00:00:00 There have been a number of stories about the new Boeing 797 aircraft. Boeing is preparing a 1000 passenger jet that could reshape the Air travel industry for the next 100 years.The radical Blended Wing design has been developed by Boeing in cooperation with the NASA Langley Research Centre.The mammoth plane will have a wing ... More About: True , Good
The TSA Blogs Back
2008-02-06 00:00:00 If you have run into problems understanding some of the new airline security rules then you are not alone. Knowing this, but not wanting to have a lot of long drawn out conversations with passengers in the security line at Newark and elsewhere, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has created a new blog where they ... More About: Blogs , Back
St Barts, Getting There is Half the? Fun?
2008-02-06 00:00:00 The Daily Mail had this picture showing the airport at St Bart’s in the West Indies. I have had some interesting landings on short island runways but nothing like this where passersby actually felt the need to duck as the planes came in. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ftripinator.com%2F2008%2F02% 2F05%2Fst-barts-getting-there-is-half-the -fun%2F'; addthis_title = 'St+Barts %2C+Getting+There+is+Half +the%26 %238230%3B+Fun%3F'; ... More About: St Barts
Ride on the London Underground - ?Thrilling?
2008-02-06 00:00:00 London Underground passengers had a surprising ride recently when a group of people rose from their seats to perform the dance to Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Had they read the recent story about pole dancers on the New York Subway? New York, back to you. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ftripinator.com%2F2008%2F01% 2F31%2Fride-on-the-underground-thrilling% 2F'; addthis_title = ... More About: London , Ride , London Underground
Pickpockets
2008-02-06 00:00:00 We were riding down the escalator in the Paris Metro when someone in front of us bent down to pick up something and started backing up against us. My situational awareness told me something was wrong. “Check your wallet” I quickly said to a friend traveling with us. “I still have it” he said but ...
United Airlines - Will Charge $25 for 2nd Bag
2008-02-06 00:00:00 Here come more extra fees. According to Orbitz: United Airlines plans to charge a $25 service fee for many travelers who check a second bag on domestic flights. The fee, which takes effect on May 5, applies to passengers who purchase nonrefundable, economy-class airline tickets for travel within the United States and to or from Canada, Puerto ... More About: Charge
Nudist Airline Gives New Meaning to ?Take-Off?
2008-02-06 00:00:00 According to Reuters: FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German nudists will be able to start their holidays early by stripping off on the plane if they take up a new offer from an eastern German travel firm. Travel agency OssiUrlaub.de said it would start taking bookings from Friday for a trial nudist day trip from the eastern German town ... More About: Meaning , Airline
Traveller 2.0 is Looking for Travelers to Travel on Their Dime
2008-01-27 00:00:00 I had a Skype conversation with Ryan Flynn last week in Australia. Ryan, whom I just met, was telling me about a new venture called Travel ler 2.0 which is a for profit travel review site he is starting. Ryan is recruiting travelers: We are currently recruiting a team who will be taking TRAVELLER 2.0 global and ... More About: Traveller , Dime
Avoiding Flight Delays
2008-01-26 00:00:00 According to the website AvoidDelays .com “on January 21, 2008 the number of flights delayed was 1,864 According to FAA”. But those delays are not evenly distributed across all flights. This new web site helps you avoid flight delays by pointing out what flights, times and airports are most likely to have flight delays. Their ... More About: Flight
How to Avoid Crowds in Venice
2008-01-26 00:00:00 VeniceHotel.org has a great feature for those traveling to Venice in the very near future. It has a forecast for which days will have the biggest crowds. I assume they are predicting this using bookings at hotels in the area. The only catch is that the forecast only goes out for 21 days. But, for ... More About: Venice , Avoid
Internet Rules Travel in U.S. in 2007
2008-01-26 00:00:00 A new report indicates that the internet has taken the lead in yet another area. For the first time last year, more travel was purchased online than off-line in the US, according to thePhoCusWright Consumer Travel Trends Survey. “The gap between online and off-line will continue to widen as more and more travelers shift behavior to ... More About: Internet , Rules
Virgin American Planes to Try BioFuel
2008-01-16 00:00:00 The New York Times Reported today: Virgin Atlantic said Monday that it would conduct a demonstration flight next month of one of its Boeing 747 jets using biofuel ? the first airborne test of a renewable fuel by a commercial jet. Related Dot Earth: Jumbo Jet to Fly (Partly) on Biofuel (January 14, 2008) The airline, founded by the ... More About: American , Planes
San Jose Travel Show 2008
2008-01-12 00:00:00 This weekend you will find me again at the 2008 Bay Area Travel Show . I am particularly looking forward to hearing both Pauline Frommer and Rick Steves who are speaking at the seminar portion of the show. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Ftripinator.com%2F2008%2F01% 2F11%2Fsan-jose-travel-show-2008%2F'; addthis_title = 'San+Jose +Travel+Show+2008'; addthis_pub = ... More About: San Jose
Self-Guided Walking Tour of San Francisco (for MacWorld Attendees)
More articles from this author:2008-01-11 00:00:00 If you are going to San Francisco for MacWorld this week and actually get weather that does not include rain, try and get out and see that beautiful city. A while back I recorded a soundseeing walking tour of San Francisco that starts from Union Square (near Moscone Center and the Apple Store). Soundseeing self-guided ... More About: Tour , Walking , Macworld 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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