Souvenirs are one way to remember a place you have visited. Most tourist sites have countless items for sale, but of course you aren't limited to what is in the various shops at your destination.
Starbucks mug collection belonging to Magic Ketchup. Image from Flickr.
I have friends and family who collect things like shot glasses and spoons from various destinations. Another collectible that seems to be ...
Flying coast to coast, I find that 95% of the time my window shade is down. I rarely look outside because after all, in my mind, 85% of this country equals a fly over state, meaning everything from East of the Rockies to the Appalachians (minus Chicago) really isn’t worth stopping at or looking at. I lived in Kansas City, Missourifor a while, which I renamed Kansas Shitty, Misery (sorry guys it wasn’t for me), and I was certain that I was in a fly over state. The entire time I ...
Lets be honest, with Hurricane Sandy clean up going on and the elections nearly upon us I think just about everyone is ready to get out of town and leave our worries and fears behind. To help alleviate your desire to get out of town iFly is offering a free trip for 2 to Budapest!
iFly KLM’s in-flight and online magazine is quickly becoming one of my favorite magazine of any airline! The reason is really short and sweet, just like the magazine. Each month I get a simple ...
Five MD-11's are pictured in this photo taken at PDX in January, 1999
A few decades ago, Delta Air Lines operated a transpacific hub out of Portland International airport (PDX) in Portland, Oregon. I remember collecting Delta Sky magazines and published timetables from the late 1990's and seeing that Delta based a series of McDonnell Douglass MD-11 and Lockheed L-10/11 tri-star widebody planes out of PDX to serve its Asian network.
According to a ...
Hello Upgrd and Doublewide readers!! This weekend I posted about an amazing airfare sale from the USA by Aeromexico allowing you to fly from places like LAX to as far away as Santiago or Buenos Aires for $430. Well, I figured that this was such a bargain I would jump on the sale myself and now I am heading south to check out a new part of the world! I’ve never been further south than Peru so I’m ready for a high energy jam packed adventure!
This is where you all come in. ...
Boy did we have an exciting week last week trying to secure those HK tickets for 4 miles and $35? Some are still holding out hope, some have given up. For those that have kissed this one goodbye, this week is for you. By coincidence, the Sherpa and Sherpstress were in Hong Kong last week while the whole mess was taking place. Though you may be a little disappointed United is not currently planning to honor those tickets you can still get a great trip report the next few days - ...
