Feb 23
2009
Feb 23
2009US Airways Rescinds Beverage Charge
Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 23-02-2009
After the miraculous water landing of a US Airways Airbus in the frigid Hudson River on January 15 with no loss of life, people were feeling benign toward the carrier. Good feelings only go so far, however. The airline was the only major airline to charge coach passengers for non-alcoholic beverages ($1 for coffee or tea; $2 for bottled water or soft drinks). This annoyed passengers like me, who recently flew Denver-Charlotte and Charlotte-JFK.
Feb 23
2009Buming Around in the Footsteps of Caesar and Alexander
Filed Under (Uncategorized) by Admin on 23-02-2009
I spent most of today walking the streets of Alexandria. There is no better way to get to know a city than to walk around for a day and get lost in the process.
Feb 23
2009A Blast in the Present
Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 23-02-2009
Cairo explosion was no blast from the past but a current menace that I recently avoided
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