Give Sheep a Chance

We don’t all… Here’s one of my favorite Farside cartoons about sheep! Daily Photo – Give Sheep a Chance We took a drive out past Glenorchy towards Paradise the other day. About 30% of the time, I come across a shepherd moving sheep from one farm to the next. They totally clog up the road […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2014/10/09/give-sheep-a-chance/

I’m a single mom on disability – can DirecTV just raise my rates?

from Elliott http://elliott.org/problem-solved/im-single-mom-disability-can-directv-just-raise-rates/

Renew Your Comped MGM Status!

Last summer Hyatt Gold Passport and MGM M Life launched a really innovative partnership. I think of it as ‘hotel codesharing’. Each program’s members could earn points and credit towards elite status by staying in the other chain’s hotels. And there was reciprocal elite status matching, so that the best customers of each chain would […]

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Choice Tables: In Detroit, Revitalizing Taste by Taste

Considered a food desert not so long ago, Detroit is now a culinary oasis. Here’s a look at four of the city’s new restaurants.

















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Why Airlines Aren’t Nice

Scott Mayerowitz has a piece for Associated Press that asks why Virgin America hasn’t done well as US airlines earn record profits, and why talk of a public offering of shares has so far been met with lukewarm reception. The bottom-line seems to be that you can’t succeed as a high cost, low fare airline. […]

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Travel Challenge: Vegas, Baby

Vegas — is there really anything that hasn’t been said about it? I’m not old enough to have enjoyed it during the days of the Rat Pack, but I did get a taste of it during its family phase in the late 90s and early 2000s. My family went out a couple of times — […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/10/travel-challenge-vegas-baby.html

In Transit Blog: In Turkey, a Display of a Coffee Ritual

The Pera Museum in Istanbul tells the history of Turkish coffee in “Coffee Break: The Adventures of Coffee in Kutahya Tiles and Ceramics.”

















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U.S. to Begin Ebola Screenings at 5 Airports

Temperature screenings will take place at airports in New York, Washington, Chicago, Atlanta and Newark.





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Air France Puts Cost of Pilots’ Strike at More Than $400 Million

The cost of the two-week walkout was higher than initially predicted and, along with a decline in year-end bookings, will drag down profit this year.





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U.S. airports adopting ebola screening

Five of America's biggest, busiest airports will soon implement new steps to guard against Ebola, requiring travelers arriving from the hardest-hit West African nations to go through an additional layer of screening.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/08/health/ebola-us-airport-screening/index.html

Sherlock’s Cheeky Switzerland

Meiringen is the ultimate pilgrimage site for Sherlock fans. Literally. In the story “The Final Problem,” Sherlock (along with his nemesis Moriarty) plunged to his death at Reichenbach Falls just outside the Swiss town.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/10/08/sherlocks-cheeky-switzerland/

Signs you’ve never had Italian food

You’re expecting to eat stuff you’ve ordered from the Olive Garden -- it's just not stuff you'll find in authentic Italian restaurants



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/nights/11-signs-youve-never-really-eaten-italian-food/

How Etihad Handled My 14 Hour Flight Delay

As I hinted at on Monday, I just flew Etihad Airways from Seoul Incheon to Abu Dhabi, and had a 14 hour delay. It ended up being my best Etihad flight ever, though I'll have more on that in a separate post.

After having virtually no delays for the past couple of years I've been having an unlucky streak lately, whereby I've had several 4-6 hour delays. However, it has been years since I've had a 14 hour delay.

Anyway, I figured I'd share the story of what happened, since it ended up being pretty amusing... or something like that.

My flight from Seoul Incheon to Abu Dhabi was scheduled to depart at 12:20AM, and I showed up at the airport at around 8:30PM.

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Join the cause and get a set of wheels for the weekend, new luggage … and more!

from Elliott http://elliott.org/blog/join-cause-get-set-wheels-weekend-new-luggage/

Did tweets get a JetBlue flier kicked off plane?

A JetBlue passenger claims her tweets about her flight delay got her removed from a flight.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/08/travel/jetblue-tweet-passenger-kicked-off/index.html