There are some airports which are notoriously bad for traffic. Two that immediately come to mind are Jakarta and Sao Paulo, where a transfer between the airport and the city can often take several hours.
But it seems like there might be a solution which can cut your travel time in half. Yep, you don't have to be a head of state or diplomat to get a police escorted convoy to the airport. In Jakarta you can get it for a very reasonable price, actually.
Specifically, there's a guy in Jakarta -- Eric -- who offers both airport transfers and city transfers with two police motorcycle escorts:
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News and notes from around the interweb: Linens return to domestic first class on American starting April 1. Peter Chang — the elusive Szechuan chef who used to cook for the Chinese embassy in DC (and has a history of disappearing from restaurants where he works) — has a new place in the DC area. […]
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Airline safety videos are no longer a necessary evil, but for many airlines a great marketing and branding opportunity.
The leader in the safety video "space" has no doubt been Air New Zealand, given their creative and frequent themed videos.
But they're not alone in investing efforts into their safety videos, as even US airlines have been trying to make their safety videos fun lately.
Air France has just released their latest safety video, which in a word can be described as "chic:"
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Peter comments, Announcement today on new rewards platform Plenti from Amex. What is Plenti? According to the trademark filing, Administration of a customer loyalty program which provides the consumer the ability to earn and redeem points and awards across their favorite stores and services American Express has becoming more aggressive in rewarding points for activities […]
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As I threw beads over the wrought-iron balcony of Bourbon Bandstand in the French Quarter, I looked down at the crowds: strangers in elaborate costumes toasted drinks, laughed, and danced with each other as streets bands performed jazz. Everyone moved as if part of a well-rehearsed stage production done countless times before. “Mardi Gras is certainly wild,” I thought. “Laissez les bons temps rouler!” (“Let the good times roll!”) Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is the day before Lent, in which […]
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