March 12, 2015

Reader Request: Plan My 500,000-Point Honeymoon

A friend and reader of the blog, Huendy, reached out to me a few weeks ago asking for some honeymoon planning advice. When I booked my honeymoon for my wife and I, the only points or miles we used were for two coach tickets on Delta to St. Lucia. Don’t get me wrong, it was […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2015/03/reader-request-plan-my-500000-point-honeymoon.html

5 uncomfortable truths about living in Hawaii

The struggle for Hawaiian sovereignty is alive and well.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/5-uncomfortable-truths-living-hawaii/

You'll Find World-Class Food At These Airports

In contrast with many airplanes, a few airports are not culinary wastelands.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/these-are-some-best-airports-finding-world-class-food-1845290

The State of Quintuple Dipping on Your Travel Purchases

I receive compensation for many links on this blog. You don’t have to use these links, but I am grateful to you if you do. American Express, Citibank, Chase, and other banks are advertising partners of this site. I do not write about all credit cards that are available — instead focusing on miles, points, […]


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Uber Offering Free Rolls Royce Rides In NYC Starting Today

Via the Uber blog:


"In anticipation of Sunday’s series premiere of The Royals, we’ve teamed up with E! to bring lucky NYC riders FREE rides in exclusive Rolls Royces this Thursday, March 12, through Sunday, March 15.


Catch a sneak-peek of The Royals on your car’s iPad while you ride, and adorn yourself in a selection of regal bits and bobs. You’ll enjoy the grand opportunity of parading around town in noble fashion, so you’d best start practicing your royal wave."


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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/03/12/uber-offering-free-rolls-royce-rides-in-nyc-starting-today/

50 states of USA slang

Here's a little fun with the language of all 50 states: what we say, how we say it, and what the heck it means:



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/state-state-guide-hilarious-annoying-slang-across-u-s/

Chicago

From inside its breweries, restaurants and vintage clothing stores.

















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London

A polyglot Victorian city.

















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Rome

In pursuit of art and aperitivo.

















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Kid President Is Coming to WDS! Here’s How You Can Join Us.

maxresdefault We're super excited to announce that Mr. President will be joining us in Portland this summer for our five-year anniversary event.If you've never been to WDS before, know that it's a gathering like no other. All that's missing is you—but we can fix that next week.



from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/kid-president-is-coming-to-wds/

LA in 60 seconds

"I set out to capture the feel of LA by shooting small segments around downtown, Disney Concert Hall, Venice Boardwalk, and Santa Monica Beach."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/tv/la-60-seconds/

Penn's Cave in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania

Penn's Cave Exit


Boats take visitors through Penn's Cave, a quarter-mile subterranean waterway with ornate limestone formations and a bat colony, all underneath a working farm. It is also said to be the final resting place of the ill-fated suitor of a Lenni-Lenape chief's daughter whose name has been adopted by everything from a lake to college athletics.


Penn's Cave was opened as a show cave in 1885. An inlet of Lake Nitanee runs underground to a wide entrance where boats are moored. Tours use these boats to traverse the waterway into a cave with ceilings can go 55 feet high above the water. Visitors will have to keep their heads low in some areas and watch for resting bats right above them. The tour highlights limestone formations like "the Statue of Liberty," "Garden of the Gods," and "the Angel's Wing." The tour will also explore Lake Nitanee if weather permits. Aside from the astounding rock formations, the cave is also home to a legend that has spread its name all around the area.


A local legend has a young French trapper, Malachi Boyer, exploring the area until he met Nita-nee, a Native American chief's daughter. Wishing to marry her, Malachi could not get permission from the chief. One night, they tried to escape, but were captured by her seven brothers. Malachi would be thrown into this cave and guarded until he died. The brothers weighted down his corpse and sank it to the bottom of the cave's waters. Nita-nee's name lives on as the namesake of the lake, the nearby Mount Nittany, and Penn State's athletic teams, the Nittany Lions.


Penn's Cave also has a working farm, so tourists can watch the cows graze in a nearby pasture or see blooming sunflower fields once they experience the sights and slightly uncomfortable legend of the watery cave.




















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Germans Can Joke: Lufthansa CEO Suggests Worst Labor Negotiator Ever

You've gotta love Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways' CEO. He's hands down the most prolific character in the airline industry. And I have such mixed feelings about him. On one hand I appreciate his passion and no-nonsense approach to things, on the other hand hand I don't appreciate the way employees are treated, and how he's dishonest about how he runs his airline.


But you've gotta love when other airlines joke about him.


Lufthansa is having huge issues with their unions at the moment, in particular with their pilots union. In 2014, Lufthansa's pilots went on strike 10 times over early retirement benefits, which apparently cost the airline over 200 million Euros.


So what solution does the Lufthansa CEO have, via Arabian Business?


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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/03/12/germans-can-joke-lufthansa-ceo-suggests-worst-labor-negotiator-ever/

People who live in internet cafes

For some temporary workers in Japan, the most affordable place to live is in the tiny cubicles of 24/7 internet cafes.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/tv/theres-entire-population-japan-lives-internet-cafes/

Karl Ove Knausgaard in America

The Norwegian writer travels through the Midwest in search of a distant relative and an alleged Viking relic.

















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