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National Geographic Expeditions announces tour to Cuba {Gadling}
Aug 31st 2011 12:59PM Lifting the embargo and travel restrictions to Cuba is long, long overdue. This is a step forward, but I don't do group tours, nor do I break the law as travel from a 3rd country would be, even if I think the law is inane, stupid and an affront to freedom, democracy, and common logic.
Video of the Day - Paragliding over Spain {Gadling}
Aug 31st 2011 12:42PM I absolutely agree. Very very annoying. I couldn't figure out what was happening and was going to just leave the site.
Please don't do that auto play anymore. Thanks.
Cockpit Chronicles: Landing an airline pilot job just got harder, but here's one way to do it. {Gadling}
Jul 3rd 2011 2:18PM Kent, I concede your point. My observation is entirely anecdotal and certainly overly generalized. But it is valid so far to me. I know that I would not be in the least bored if it were possible to have that discussion with you.
Cockpit Chronicles: Landing an airline pilot job just got harder, but here's one way to do it. {Gadling}
Jul 3rd 2011 1:31PM I remember when virtually all airline pilots were trained in the military. I used to idolize pilots and would seek their company like a rock band groupie. The main reason was that they were usually intelligent, interesting people.
The reason for that is simply that qualification for military flight training is very rigorous, both mentally and physically. No more. Civilian trained pilots are a different breed, often boring and not well rounded educationally.
This may not be relevant to this discussion, but I think it is to me.
Americans still don't like dollar coins {Gadling}
Jul 3rd 2011 12:53PM My understanding is that the coin is cheaper in the long run because of the durability. If what you say is true (which I doubt), there is no need whatever to convert to coins.
I don't like to carry coins of any denomination and always have a horde of them at home.
But given government costs savings, I could deal with the dollar or higher value coin. But as others have said, it won't happen until the government simply withdraws paper bills and replaces them with the coin. That is what other governments have done to introduce coins. Given the option, people will always go with the lighter, easy to carry bill.
Strictest dress codes - 5 countries with fashion police {Gadling}
Apr 15th 2011 4:26PM We appeal for reason and tolerance throughout the world. Except toward the American South, based on residency qualifiers? Ummm, maybe blogs on tolerance is what you are best suited for?
America's Meanest Airlines {Gadling}
Apr 11th 2011 7:12PM Allow me to expand on my comment. The main point I meant to make is that everybody has a one and only worst airline based on their experience. My comment was not specifically about Delta. My own worst experience with Delta had nothing to do with a travel experience. It was that I had failed to travel with Delta for a 2 year period, and Delta deleted 50,000 miles previously accumulated in my frequent flyer account. No notice, no warning, no offer to fly with them again.
That was just extreme poor marketing and stupid. They lost me. The reason for the lapse was that Continental met my needs more. But I would have gladly gone with Delta if they had asked, or if they had even so much as warned that they were about to take such drastic action.
But my point was that each person has their own worst and best airline based on their own experience. Mine is Delta for that loss of miles.
America's Meanest Airlines {Gadling}
Apr 11th 2011 12:00PM The worst airline is unique to each persons experience. It is the one that they have had the worst experience with and would avoid patronizing if at all possible. For me, It's Delta.
United Airlines celebrates 85 years of flying with a retro livery Airbus A320 {Gadling}
Apr 7th 2011 2:08PM This is kind of strange. A look to the past while in the process of transitioning into a new airline with Continental. Will Continental reminisce as well before the complete transition? Waste of money. It would be much preferable to see a return to real service and customer satisfaction. That no doubt won't be included. Just paint jobs and old uniforms. Big deal.
Austin no longer live music destination {Gadling}
Apr 1st 2011 6:06PM I read this and came back to respond, then realized that this is April Fools day on gadling, and it's all nonsense today. So...never mind. And...I have not been amused by any of the postings.
