As a child growing up in Detroit, one of my favorite summer activities was riding the "Boblo Boat" down the Detroit River to Boblo Island. An amusement park created in 1898, it closed for good in 1993. The island is now a residential community and any hope of resurrecting ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Detroit's Boblo Boat is back!
As a child growing up in Detroit, one of my favorite summer activities was riding the "Boblo Boat" down the Detroit River to Boblo Island. An amusement park created in 1898, it closed for good in 1993. The island is now a residential community and any hope of resurrecting ...London's Tube will have (some) air conditioning next summer
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Londoners love to hate the Tube. The London Underground is said to be overpriced, overcrowded, and prone to breakdowns and strikes, but ...50% of air travelers will fly with the flu to avoid a fee
I'm a one of the those people who always seems to get sick after a long plane ride. A few days post-trip, I suddenly get a runny nose, sore throat and all the other telltale signs of a cold, most likely contracted from a sick passenger. Usually it's minor, and I'm out of ...Northwest pilots fly plane miles past airport where plane was supposed to land
Missing a highway exit, thus driving well past it and needing to turn around may be common, particularly if a driver is feeling spaced out and road hashed. Missing an airport, thus flying past it, is unusual. Even so, it happened this past Wednesday. A Northwest Airlines ...Caution: Do not attempt before your next flight
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I think this cartoon from the creative folks at xkcd.com brilliantly illustrates the often-ridiculous "Security Theater" practiced by the ...Mileage runs, Flyertalk and obsessive compulsive flying: a film project
Gadlinks for Wednesday 10.21.09
Hump day is upon us, and for today I have some pretty fresh, eco-friendly/Asia-themed travel reads for you. Snuggle up with your laptop and enjoy!
We'll start our tour in the Far East, where my friend Mary Jo offers up 22 things to do in Taiwan. [via Blisstree Travel]
...Can reducing the number of traffic signs reduce the number of accidents?
What would happen if your local government announced that, starting tomorrow, most of your town's traffic signs-- including traffic lights, stop signs, and speed limit markers-- would be taken down?
I've been thinking about this question a lot after reading about several ...United to receive heavy fine for towel stuffed in engine
US Airways and United Airlines both stand to receive multi-million dollar fines from the FAA for maintenance violations.
US Airways' violations include failing to inspect cargo doors and landing gear on a few plans and for failing to perform routine checks on dozen of ...Choosing the right company for your carbon offsets
According to Carbonfund, with the amount of flying I do annually, I "produce" about 21,000 pounds of CO2 per year. If I want to make up for the environmental damage I've done, I can pay $125 to offset my carbon contribution.
But what does that really mean? How can ...Gadlinks for Wednesday 10.14.09
It's that time again! Here are the latest travel reads for my Gadlinks faithful.
It's sometimes a daunting task navigating the travel world on the Web. That's why you should read this handy guide to new travel sites for niche markets. [via MSNBC Travel]
I'd like to ...Dream Escape: the name says it all
The problem with most vacation packages is that they're ... well ... packaged. You may have some room for a little tweaking, but you aren't going to stray far from the menu. As an alternative, you could reach out to an upscale travel agent or concierge, but you'll probably ...Amtrak traffic down - but last year was a record
Ridership on Amtrak fell by more than a million passengers since last year. Now, we could turn around and blame the financial crisis, talk about a decline in travel and so on, but to be fair, 2008 was the best year in the railroad's history for passenger traffic. Even with ...Morocco by motorcycle
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The guys over at Urban Daddy have been on a roll lately, unearthing some pretty cool packaged tours. First there was Urbane Nomads' dive trip to the Great Wall of ...For men still scared of girls - we present the "Männermobil" RV
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Ya know, I've seen a lot of strange things working as a flight attendant in the last fourteen years, I really have, and just ...British Airways computer glitch posts super low cost flights to India
Late Friday night, an alert went out on Twitter. Fares to Mumbai, India, from locations all over the US were being offered at rock bottom prices on British Airways. Flights from Chicago to Mumbai were just $550 per person.
I quickly logged on to Orbitz, selected my dates, ...24 Hours in Rio De Janeiro: The City Maravilhosa
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It's hard turning your back on a city as amazing as Rio de Janeiro, but circumstances, schedules and work sometimes can't be avoided and ...Photo of the Day (10.4.09)
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What year is it? Based on a first glance at Flickr user Cazimiro's photo, you could be forgiven for thinking you've been transported to some kind of "space ...
