Transportation

by Katie Hammel (RSS feed) (15 days ago)
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 ...

by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (16 days ago)
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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 ...

by Katie Hammel (RSS feed) (17 days ago)
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 ...

by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (17 days ago)
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 ...

by Aaron Hotfelder (RSS feed) (19 days ago)
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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]()
by Grant Martin (RSS feed) (19 days ago)
Those who are remotely close to airline world have probably heard the term "mileage running" or have listened to a brief tirade about upgrades or lounge access at some point -- and many of you have probably tuned it out. For those of you genuinely curious about the industry ...

by Brenda Yun (RSS feed) (19 days ago)
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]
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by Aaron Hotfelder (RSS feed) (20 days ago)
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 ...

by Katie Hammel (RSS feed) (22 days ago)
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 ...

by Katie Hammel (RSS feed) (25 days ago)
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 ...

by Brenda Yun (RSS feed) (26 days ago)
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 ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (26 days ago)
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 ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (27 days ago)
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 ...

by Katie Hammel (RSS feed) (29 days ago)
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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 ...

by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/For_men_scared_of_girls_we_present_the_Mannermobil_RV'; If you don't like traveling with your wife, or you just think girls will give you cooties, check out the Männermobil RV. This "boys only" mobile home has absolutely nothing ...

by Heather Poole (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
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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 ...

by Katie Hammel (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
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, ...

by Grant Martin (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
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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 ...

by Jeremy Kressmann (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
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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 ...
![Weekend drive: A trip on the Reading and Northern]()
by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
These are the weekends of fall foliage train trips. Several states have them, and some more than one option. This Penn Rail video is a journey of the Reading and Northern. The sounds, sites and excitement of train travel are captured perfectly.
Along with showing up close ...
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