3 generations

Filed Under (The Traveler) by Admin on 20-02-2010

Part dog, part man (genius)

Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 19-02-2010

(This video is the work of soxovici)

Warning: storm tripping hazard ahead

Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 18-02-2010

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Oklahoma City Meets 9/11

Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 18-02-2010

Disgruntled Texan crashes private plane into Austin building housing government offices

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Wishful thinking

Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 18-02-2010

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Terminal Expansion at Philadelphia Airport

Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 17-02-2010

“E” is for exciting — for fans of low-fare airlines Southwest

The still-snow-clogged City of Brotherly Love had something to celebrated yesterday as Philadelphia International Airport’s (PHL) Terminal E expansion and renovation was dedicated yesterday with seven additional gates for low-fare Southwest, plus more seating, new restrooms, a mini-food court with three new concessions and an atrium flooded with natural lighting. By the end of March, Southwest is scheduled to consolidate its PHL operations in Terminal E. It currently occupies four gates in Terminal D and five gates in Terminal E. Passengers are excited with the additional space and delighted that construction is over. Click here for the Philadelphia Inquirer’s story that includes all sorts of other PHL facts and figures.

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A tip for keeping the plant and cat alive

Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 16-02-2010


Cat eats houseplants, originally uploaded by dlangsen.

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1966 Seagull outboard

Filed Under (The Traveler) by Admin on 16-02-2010

The Joy of Kirkwood

Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 16-02-2010

Lake Tahoe ski area’s dynamite terrain and distinctive flavor

Kirkwood, the southernmost ski area in the Lake Tahoe orbit, is neither the largest nor the most famous  resort in the region. Then again, it is not the smallest or most obscure either. Like Baby Bear’s Porridge, it is just right. While it participates in the Ski Lake Tahoe interchangeable lift pass that includes free daily bus from South Lake Tahoe, it feels like a separate world apart. With the lakeshore more than 30 miles away,it feels Sierra Nevada summits and valleys. It is also a self-contained ski resort with lodging stretching between to base areas and a small mall that is designated as Kirkwood’s village. Every ski resort now has to have a village, doesn’t it?

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Stormageddon trouble drags into second week

Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 14-02-2010

An ambulance worker stands ready Sunday afternoon after a large chunk of the roof at Rostraver Ice Garden, Rostraver Township, Pa., collapsed between tournament games involving children from as far away as Canada. Everyone in the building has been safely accounted for, township police said.

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