Flying Over the Okavango Delta

Merry Christmas! I hope everyone is having great holidays! A little mind-bending for the day from Alan Watts And here’s something a little different for you… it’s one of those that’s worth watching full-screen with good sound! Daily Photo – Flying Over the Okavango Delta One day in Botswana, we took a rather incredible helicopter […]



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Hey, what’s this “disposition” fee from Hyundai?

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How Much Influence to Airlines Have Over Restaurant Choices and Other Retail in Their Terminals?

Reader Michael A. asks, I know you have an interest in decent food and that you come through LAX a lot. LAX is getting much better restaurants, and it makes me wonder: Do the airlines have a say in what restaurants come to their terminals? LAX is maybe a bit unusual in having the different […]

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Candy Cane Lane in Los Angeles, California

Zip-lining Santas and atypical, potentially blasphemous art-mangers. That is Woodland Hills come Christmas time.

Since 1952, these eight square blocks of houses have come into friendly, informal competition with one another over who can create the most extravagant or outlandish Christmas or Hanukkah display. Animatronics, Danish nisse, and giant roof-mounted St. Nick busts are not uncommon sights on these streets.

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My Christmas Gift: I Pick Up The Cutest Flight Attendant Ever

I don't usually buy duty free items onboard, though I'm a complete sucker for airline related teddy bears. For example, a while back I picked up a Cathay Pacific pilot teddy bear, which was ridiculously adorable.

However, I think Gulf Air takes the cake for the cutest airline teddy bear I've ever seen. Check out this adorable Gulf Air flight attendant teddy bear I picked up on my London to Bahrain flight today.

My only complaint is that they only had one for sale, or else I would have picked up more...

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How to Outsmart Immigration Screening and Sneak Into Europe, Go to Jail for Changing Seats, and an easyJet Christmas

More great links from around the web: The CIA’s Guide to Dealing With Immigration Screening. More from The Economist. American ended its frequent flyer partnership with El Al November 1. And yet they’re now expanding codesharing between Europe and Tel Aviv. Passenger suing United after she was jailed for attempting to change seats. Self-upgrading has […]

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LOT Polish Adds Mistletoe To Their Planes

Here's a simple but cute idea. Through January 6, 2015, LOT Polish is hanging a mistletoe on each of their airplanes.

Here's the press release:

"LOT Polish Airlines has kicked off the Christmas holidays with KISSaLOT. Mistletoe twigs have been hung in each of LOT's aircraft--the highest place in the world--through Jan. 6, 2015. It's the airline's way of bringing people together."

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The Impact of Credit Card Authorized Users on Credit Scores

DJ asked about adding authorized users to credit card accounts. I am always curious about the impact on credit score from authorized user accounts of credit cards In addition to an authorized user being a way to give someone access to credit — a spouse or a child, for instance — authorized users have other, […]

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Review Of Qatar Airways Airbus A350 Delivery Ceremony

On Monday I had the amazing opportunity to visit the Airbus Delivery Center in Toulouse, France.

The occasion was to celebrate the delivery of the first Airbus A350 to Qatar Airways, which is the plane’s launch customer. There were about 150 media people invited from all over the world.

They really went over the top with the event, as I’ll cover in more detail below. There were two press dinners (neither of which I attended), an amazing ceremony, and a 45 minute media flight on the Airbus A350.

To start, here's a short clip that Airbus made, with the highlights of the ceremony:

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Over There: In France, Vestiges of the Great War’s Bloody End

A tour of trenches, bunkers and memorials in the forests of Lorraine, where the last battles of World War I were waged.

















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36 Hours: What to Do in Casablanca

Morocco’s cosmopolitan port beckons with its convivial cafes, colorful markets, waterfront nightclubs and a palm-filled park for a quiet stroll.

















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Airlines that Offer Chauffeur Service on Award Tickets

Most travel hackers interested a premium travel experience tend to use their miles to book business and first class on foreign carriers. International first class on foreign airlines comes with a host of bells and whistles that makes it superior to products offered by U.S. based carriers: better service, sets, meals and lounges. In addition, […]



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Hiring A Babysitter At A Hotel

My wife and I tried something new on this trip – we hired a babysitter for a night! I know, that probably doesn’t seem very revolutionary, but for us it was. Although we have a part-time nanny at home who helps out a few days during the week, we pretty much exclusively take care of our own munchkins on the road.

As I’ve previously mentioned, I was the best man in a dear friend’s wedding in Penang this past weekend. The wedding was in the evening, and was scheduled to be followed by a multi-course meal. We wanted the kids, Squirt and Squeaker, to attend the wedding – they were both participating as flower children – but figured that by the time the party was finished, it would be way past their bedtime. And we all know that would not have ended well for us or anybody else!

So we hired a babysitter.

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Surfacing: A Sweets Factory in Moscow, Now Hot

The industrial complex Red October, once a confectionery, is now home to shops, galleries, bars and restaurants popular with young Muscovites.

















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I Heart My City: Rebecca’s St. Pete

Rebecca Davis is a St. Petersburg native through and through. A recent transplant to Washington, D.C., she now delights in visiting what she describes as a "tropical, art-conscious city with a laid-back beach vibe." Rebecca gets to explore the world by way of photographs and stories as an associate producer at Nat Geo Travel, but she'll always be proud of her Florida roots. Here are a few of her favorite things about St. Petersburg.



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