Frequent Traveler University Advanced – San Diego is Now on Sale!

FTU Advanced San Diego tickets are now available. The regular Frequent Traveler University events can be huge, they’ve been as large as more than 600 people. Participants often requested smaller, more intimate events allowing for greater in-depth discussion and really getting to know fellow participants. Both the first FTU Advanced and the second one each […]

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Qantas Sydney To Vancouver Flights Coming… Six Times

I'd argue the single coolest route within North America is Cathay Pacific's flight between New York and Vancouver. It's hands down the most comfortable way to fly coast-to-coast, despite the horrible flight times (it's a redeye in both directions).

Another awesome fifth freedom route was Qantas' flight between San Francisco and Vancouver, which unfortunately was discontinued a few years back. They used to fly from Sydney to San Francisco (which has since been discontinued as well), and then at least seasonally had a tag flight from San Francisco to Vancouver, which you could book by itself.

That's all only mildly related to the main news -- in January, Qantas will be launching service between Sydney and Vancouver six times. Nope, not six times per week, but rather six times total. That's all.

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Eurostar runs Weibo promo for Chinese students in UK/France

An easier visa regime for Chinese visitors to London is one of the reasons why high speed train operator Eurostar is launching ...



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40 stunning images of Thailand

Here are 40 stunning photographs to get you inspired for a trip to Thailand.



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Sidecar moves up a gear with $15m to fuel expansion

Interesting moves in the world of ridesharing apps as Sidecar announces funding of $15 million from existing investors Avalon Ventures and Union ...



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Scenes From a Floating Village, Cambodia

I’m sitting here in a chilly, air-conditioned San Diego hotel room, thinking about home. I haven’t quite figured out how I’m going to get back there. In two days, I’m supposed to fly to Seattle out of Los Angeles. I have made exactly zero plans to get to Los Angeles in order to catch said […]



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Clayton Tunnel North Portal in Hassocks, West Sussex

Nestled above a railway tunnel, built into the side of the South Down hills, is an imposing Gothic folly evocatively referred to as Clayton Tunnel North Portal. Originally constructed in 1841, the folly was part of the railway tunnel construction linking the then up-and-coming seaside town of Brighton to London.

For three years, over 6,000 men toiled endlessly to dig the mile-and-a-half long tunnel through the chalk hills. So why was the folly built after the tunnel was constructed? No one really knows the true answer, but there are a few speculations. Back in the 1800's, steam train travel was a relatively new technology and one that a number of people were fearful of. Thus, some claim the folly was built to "reassure" passengers about to enter the tunnel for the first time that they weren't about to descend into the depths of Hell. Others claim it was built as a monument to the feat of engineering and to the men that worked to build the tunnel underneath 270 feet of rock. The most plausible answer however, was that the folly was built to appease the local land owner to allow the tunnel to be dug in the first place.

A cottage was added to the top of the folly in 1849 and it was in here that the signalman / tunnel keeper lived with his family. The daily routine consisted of walking the length of the tunnel, lighting the oil lamps along it's length to guide the trains through. Today the oil lamps are a thing of the past but over 350 trains pass underneath the cottage each day. Despite this, residents of the cottage report that it is surprisingly quiet and peaceful, "like being in the eye of a hurricane."

And it wouldn't seem proper that a Gothic folly should exist without a good amount of supernatural goings-on: a signalling failure in 1861 resulted in the infamous Clayton Tunnel Rail Crash causing the death of 23 people and to this day, visitors still report sightings of two ghostly figures walking hand-in-hand into the entrance of the tunnel.

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The Fence in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University students painted a fence for 70 years, with the Guinness Book of World Records calling it "the most painted object in the world" with six inches of paint covering it. It would collapse under the weight of all those coats in 1993, but a new concrete fence was built to replace it. Today, students carry on the tradition of painting the Fence at night.

Fences used to surround a bridge over a ravine on the property when the Carnegie Institute of Technology was established in Pittsburgh in 1900. The bridge was a popular meeting place for students at the time. Further construction would lead to the ravine being filled in over the early years of the school, and the bridge and its fences no longer being necessary. To commemorate the favored meeting spot, the graduating Class of 1923 built a picket fence on the site to keep tradition alive. However, school officials decided that it was an eyesore and should be brought down. The night before the fence was to come down, a fraternity painted it with a party announcement, and due to the fence's central location on campus, it was the largest party in school history. The administration yielded, and the Fence continued to be a billboard for student groups, becoming covered with layer upon layer of paint.

The painting would continue for 70 more years until it collapsed under the weight of its painted layers in 1993. To carry on the tradition, a steel-reinforced concrete fence was built on the site, and students continue to paint it to this day. Tradition dictates that the Fence must only be painted at night, from midnight to 6 AM, in its entirety, using only brushes. If a group wants to keep the message up over a few days, the Fence must be guarded around the clock with at least two students. The Fence has once again accumulated four inches of paint covering it, catching up to the record set by the old Fence one layer at a time.

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Is this enough compensation for being locked in the bathroom?

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The Foggy Mists of Yellowstone

Yellowstone or Yosemite? Which of these two is your favorite? I’ve only been to Yosemite once, but I’ve been to Yellowstone maybe 9 times. I just don’t know Yosemite that well yet, but I know it is the opposite with many people!



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IHG’s New Promotional Free Nights: No Special Gotchas, They Really Are That Good

IHG Rewards is running a super generous free nights promotion. At least it’s super-generous for some, the specific offers a member will get vary. But the base offer is pretty good where three Holiday Inn nights booked carefully can be turned into two free nights at any Intercontinental Hotels Group property in the world. Regarding […]

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Frequent Flier: Surfer’s Travels Accompanied by Whales and Wipeouts

For a top professional surfer, airplane turbulence is nothing compared with crushing waves and shark worries.

















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On the Road: Airlines Head Abroad, and Also Inland

The growing importance of international air traffic is redrawing route maps, even to cities away from the coastal United States.

















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American Business Class Dallas To Hong Kong

Last October, American Airlines announced a new nonstop daily flight between Dallas and Hong Kong, which launched this June. This route was incredibly exciting to me on many levels:

-- Hong Kong is possibly my favorite city in the world

-- It's operated by a Boeing 777-300ER, which features American's new first and business class products, making it the only route to Asia where that's the case

-- I love being an Executive Platinum with American since I get eight systemwide upgrades just for achieving the status, and there's no better use of those than American's longest route

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A Bald Eagle in Flight in Northern Rocky Mountains Provincial Park, British Columbia

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/09/15/bald-eagle-flight-northern-rocky-mountains-provincial-park-british-columbia/