On my recent trip to London I found myself craving connecvitivy to the internet and as some folks know, internet rates internationally, particularly Europe, are awful.   My hotel was charging £20 which is close to $35 USD.  Needless to say, a bit excessive.   While walking down Regent Street in central London I came upon my solution and it's something I noticed on another trip to Asia back in October.  Prepaid Wireless ...

In the last year a lot of buzz has been surrounding in-flight internet.  To some it seems great, to some it is the end of the world.  Personally, I am somewhere in the middle.  While I appreciate the convenience it brings, I also dread the same convenience.  Why?  My time on airplanes is my "quiet" time and it lets me disconnect. Having the ability to be on the internet takes that away and also raised the possibility that I may ...

I'm sitting on an airplane right now, AA flt. 21 JFK-LAX.

Apparently it's very windy in Los Angeles right now, and my wife (thanks, a lot, my dear) just sent me this article from the LA Times:

Strong winds this evening forced one flight heading to Los Angeles International Airport to be diverted to another airfield,  said Allen Kenitzer, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. He said the winds, gusting up to 35 knots, forced two other flights to use ...