Today’s dose of worldly perspective is brought to us by Kien Lam, an inspiring photographer who in the span of a year quit his job, bought a one-way ticket to London, and then proceeded to beautifully capture 17 countries over 343 days in time lapse. Read more »
Over 40 million Americans took to the air in the final weeks of December. Regrettably, I was one of them. While most people focus their frustrations on TSA employees or surly flight attendants, the reality is that flying and dealing with those people is often the least taxing part. After my recent experience at Newark Airport, I realize it’s us, the air travelers, who are the real problem. Read more »
While most American carriers are cutting back on fuel-ups and peanut allotments, All Nippon Airways is flying in the opposite direction and in a press release, announced that it’s “the world’s first carrier to offer draft beer keg service on board.” But that’s not true according to these beer-guzzling commenters who say Northwest was the first to offer keg beer in business class.
The pilot of an inbound Continental Airlines flight headed to Newark from Brussels died on board this morning, but two first officers have taken the helm and it’s expected to land at noon. Update: It’s on the ground. |CityRoom|
Whether your flying out of Newark or JFK, unless you’re leaving at the break of dawn or in the middle of the night, traffic always sucks! Avoid the headaches and jump on a helicopter instead. US Helicopter is offering one way $99 fares to both airports till the end of 2008 but you have to buy by October 17. |Jaunted|
And you all thought the Fung Wah bus was a good deal. To hype a new twice-daily bus service from New York to Toronto ingeniously titled “NeOn,” one-way fares are being offered for a dollar. The upside: Each bus sports free Wi-Fi, TVs for DVDs, and power outlets. The downside: It’s a 10-hour drive and the $1 ticket is not roundtrip. Still sound doable? Book it through Greyhound. |BudgetTravel|
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