The Kempinski Dead Sea Resort in Jordan

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/08/21/kempinski-dead-sea-resort-jordan/

BIG! 90,000 Mile Bonus Offer for New Virgin Atlantic MasterCard!

PointCentric uncovered a 90,000 mile signup bonus for the Virgin Atlantic co-brand credit card. They used to offer the card as an American Express (one of those oddball American Express cards not issued by American Express). Now it’s a MasterCard. It’s advertised as a signup bonus of up to 90,000 miles but I wouldn’t think […]

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AZAL Azerbaijan All Business Class 727 Between Baku And Geneva

There are several airlines operating all business class configurations, from British Airways' Club World London City service between New York and London, to La Compagnie's new service between New York and Paris.

But here's one I had never heard of until today, thanks to this amazing airliners.net trip report of the inaugural. And unfortunately it looks like it's too late, since it has been discontinued already.

AZAL Azerbaijan operated an all business class 727 service twice per week between Baku and Geneva. Apparently it was the last ex-Northwest 727 still flying.

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Going to space in a balloon [vid]

Maybe, someday, it will be me soaring to the edge of space in a capsule tethered to a balloon invented by one of the guys in this video.



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/tv/going-space-balloon-gopro-action-figure/

Cathay Pacific is Launching a Boston Flight.. With First Class!

Cathay Pacific will start Boston – Hong Kong service in May of next year. This is exciting because Cathay Pacific is my overall favorite airline, and their Hong Kong – New York JFK service is my favorite flight in the world. When I first saw the news I thought it would be like the Newark […]

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Cathay Pacific New Boston To Hong Kong Flight Coming

Last August Cathay Pacific made a game of announcing their newest US destination. They said within a few days they'd announce service to one of the pictured destinations, which included Boston, Seattle, Miami, and Newark.

Their newest destination ended up being Newark, much to my disappointment (because it's not really a "unique" market, since they already have 4x daily flights to New York JFK.

Yesterday Cathay Pacific played a similar game on their Facebook and Instagram, having us guess their latest city. Their first picture made it pretty obvious the newest destination would be Boston based on the "red socks."

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Travel is the best education

This is a collection of images and arguments that prove classroom and textbooks are only one way we learn, and that travel is the best form of education.



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15 amazing natural bridges

These rocky natural bridges were formed over millennia by flowing waters, which slowly eroded away the rock to create the shape of a bridge. Here are 15 of our glorious favorites from around the world.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/22/travel/natural-bridges-arches-world/index.html

World's funnest theme parks

From Myanmar to Mickey Mouse, Stefan Zwanzger, aka The Theme Park Guy, gives his rundown of the best.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/21/travel/worlds-funnest-theme-parks/index.html

The Sanctuary of Truth at Night

Finding this spot I posted this last month, but I’m posting it again in case you missed it! It’s a new video I made in Thailand that shows how I found this spot! I used Stuck On Earth (free app!). Daily Photo – The Sanctuary of Truth at Night Finding this little spot was kind […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2014/08/22/the-sanctuary-of-truth-at-night/

Lufthansa Ice Bucket Challenge And India Commercial

Lufthansa has uploaded a couple of cool videos lately that I figured would be worth sharing.

The first is of a Lufthansa MD-11 captain doing the ice bucket challenge. Pretty hilarious, though I'm kind of shocked he didn't even take his badge off while getting drenched:

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Mom died, but US Airways won’t refund my fee

from Elliott http://elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/mom-died-us-airways-wont-refund-fee/

6 Discoveries From Near and Far, Volume VI

I. Around the World Things I found on long walks in foreign cities, or perhaps when someone posted them on Twitter. Dinner in New York — A photographer documents a shift from eating as a primary activity to a secondary activity The Life of a Professional Race Pacer — Behind-the-scenes of a highly unconventional (and…



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HOT DEAL: Free 2-Day Weekend Car Rental from Avis

A week and a half ago I wrote about how you can get instant and free car rental status from Avis and from National. PointCentric points out that when you sign up for your Avis status you will be given a free 2-day weekend car rental. [W]hen I got my confirmation email from Avis above, […]

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Virgin Atlantic MasterCard (Up To) 90K Sign-Up Bonus

I've written in the past about the Virgin Atlantic MasterCard. It's not the most lucrative credit card out there given that I don't find it to be very rewarding for everyday spend, and I don't find their Flying Club miles to be all that valuable.

That being said, the previous sign-up bonus was marketed as offering up to 65,000 miles as a sign-up bonus, which was broken down as follows:

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