A Pilot and a Priest Ascend to Heaven. You’ll Never Believe What Happened Next!

An oldie but a goodie. A priest dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates. Ahead of him is a guy who’s dressed in sunglasses, a loud shirt, leather jacket, and jeans. Saint Peter addresses this cool guy, ‘Who are you, so that I may know whether or not to admit you to […]

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Killer timelapse of Chile + Bolivia

The surreal deserts, salt flats, and mountains of Chile and Bolivia are a natural subject for photographers and filmmakers of all stripes.



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Air France May Cut Flights In Half During Pilots Strike Starting Monday

Air France says the walkout would cost the company between $12.96 million and $19.44 million a day.



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Here’s an Airline That Shouldn’t Be Reborn

I’m too young to really remember Air Florida, although I know stories of Air Florida. Mostly I remember that Howard Stern went on the radio in DC ostensibly asking them for a one-way ticket from Washington National airport to the 14th Street Bridge, a day after the crash of Air Florida flight 90 caused by […]

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Weekly Review: September 13, 2014

Hello from Hong Kong! I am here for a quick trip courtesy of some great fares American was offering earlier in the year on their new Dallas > Hong Kong route, and it's been a whirlwind (but awesome) few days.

As a side note, thanks to all of you for sharing in all this. While it's been a rough ten days for me, I feel like this has been an exceptionally fun week on the blog, and it's really because of y'all. Every single crappy travel moment I've had has been brightened by the thought of "well, at least it will make a good story."

So thanks for that, and for reading in general. Really can't express how much I appreciate it.

And with that:

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Air France-KLM Warns of Flight Cancellations as a Strike Looms

A dispute with pilots over the carrier’s planned expansion of a low-cost unit has the potential to disrupt the travel plans of tens of thousands of passengers.

















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In Transit Blog: Acapulco Tries a Rewind to Its Jet Set Days

A big, new resort might represent a reversal of Acapulco’s reputation as a drug-gang crime center.

















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Fake images from a trip to Thailand

It makes me think twice about what we REALLY see in travel photography.



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T Magazine: Phoebe English, London’s Newest Designer to Watch, on Her Hometown Haunts

The young Brit, who presents her spring 2015 collection today, shares her favorite places to eat, drink, unwind and get inspired.

















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How To Fly Business Class Without Paying Business Class Prices

You can experience the joy of luxury air travel, without paying through the nose for it.



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US Airways Changes its Booking Classes to Line Up With American

American Airlines posted a travel agent advisory about how it has updated fare class for US Airways. For tickets issued starting today for travel beginning on September 17, US Airways has worked to align its fare classes with American. US Airways is shrinking its economy fare buckets from 15 down to 12. T, U and […]

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Bonus Starpoints For Weekday Dining

Through December 30, 2014, Starwood is offering bonus Starpoints on weekday dines at participating restaurants.

The promotion has quite a few terms and restrictions, but if you do the math it can work out pretty nicely.

The basics of the promotion are as follows:

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T Magazine: A Complete Guide to This Year’s London Design Festival

The week promises a host of mind-blowing installations by names like Barber Osberby and Zaha Hadid, plus gallery madness, curated shopping and more.

















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Hopefully Southwest Didn’t Actually PAY for Their New Paint Job’s Design

Here’s the new Southwest Airlines livery. I’m not sure what was wrong with the old one. I don’t know anyone that buys airline tickets based on the paint job of the planes. I get that you need to paint planes when airlines merge, to put the right company name on them. And the composite materials […]

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EVA Air Hello Kitty Flights To Paris Starting October 29, 2014

A few weeks ago EVA Air announced that they'll be discontinuing Hello Kitty service to Los Angeles as of October 27, 2014. That's kind of disappointing, given that they just launched Hello Kitty service to Los Angeles roughly a year ago.

For those of you not familiar with EVA Air's Hello Kitty service, they operate select flights with Hello Kitty themed aircraft. I've had the opportunity to fly this service on two occasions:

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