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Tuesday Travel Trivia (Week 9) {Gadling}
Dec 23rd 2008 10:38AM 1. Maarten Troost.
2. Reno, right?
3. Jo'burg & Pretoria
4. Rick Steves, I think.
5. ORD, Chicago O'Hell.
6. TWA.
7. Mediterranean
8. Poland. Then again, most things in Polish are hard to pronounce. I wish they'd kept Szczeczin as Stettin.
9. I don't know. (The kangaroo. Did you see what I did there?)
10. Sochi. It'll be interesting to see how the geopolitical threats in the rest of the Caucasus affect the games, actually.
--John at http://voyagers.typepad.com
Product review - Solo CheckFast Netbook instant messenger bag {Gadling}
Dec 22nd 2008 3:15PM Hmm. To me, it screams "Hi! I've got a laptop inside! Please steal me!" -- but then again, so do all laptop bags.
For roughly the same money, I'll take whatever the Gap has on sale and a laptop sleeve.
--John at http://voyagers.typepad.com
Is NYC's subway about to get more expensive? {Gadling}
Dec 22nd 2008 10:45AM Ahahaha. As an ex-Londoner and a New Yorker by birth, with London's ridiculously priced Tube, I pine for the simplicity and the absolute bargain that is the NYC Subway. Oh, and it runs all night, too.
--John at http://voyagers.typepad.com
Inflight Internet on Delta arrives just in time for the Holiday season {Gadling}
Dec 15th 2008 4:32PM Following up on my tweet, I just posted about this too on Voyagers.
I'm not convinced that the short flight times on the Shuttle make it worthwhile, but I like the idea on transcon flights. (I want someone to solve the laptop-and-seat-back-tray-gap problem, too.)
And Stephen Fry getting caught by the paparazzi on arrival at LAX because he'd been tweeting inflight gave me a laugh.
Galley Gossip: Interview with a flight attendant - ME! {Gadling}
Dec 15th 2008 11:04AM "My jumpseat alone was something to write home about."
Actually, never having got higher up the passenger food chain, I'd love to hear more about your experiences on a G.
(And are you *serious* about the blueberry muffin incident?)
--John at voyagers.typepad.com
The best cocktails in the world {Gadling}
Dec 12th 2008 8:55PM New York City? Sundowner in the Rainbow Room.
I remember many a happy martini in the Shanghai Jin Mao Tower's Hyatt hotel bars, overlooking the Bund. The sunsets were gorgeous:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/turnips/250036111
Good times.
--John at http://voyagers.typepad.com
Win a LaCie Rugged and iPod nano from PowerMax {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Dec 11th 2008 8:30AM I'd back up my 80GB of music and 200GB of iTunes videos somewhere other than my creaking WD drive!
7 fantastic airport restaurants from around the world {Gadling}
Dec 10th 2008 4:07PM You know, a good Cornish pasty and a pint of real ale at Newquay Airport in Cornwall beats just about any other airport food ever.
Sounds of Travel: Eddie From Ohio {Gadling}
Dec 9th 2008 6:22PM Man, I love EFO as roadtrip music. I have a roadtrip playlist on my iPod that contains a fair deal of EFO, a good chunk of Girlyman, some Simon & Garfunkel and a smattering of U2.
...actually, that gives me an idea: I should make a Giant Roadtrip Playlist post on my own blog.
Galley Gossip: Flight attendant vacation - Venice (Cannaregio) {Gadling}
Jul 1st 2008 12:49PM The other alternative to avoid the tourist crowds in Venice is to go in late January. I did so in 2005, and was one of four (FOUR!) people in St Mark's. It wasn't too cold -- warmer than New York at that time of year -- and running around a square in Venice with snow falling will be one of those memories I always cherish.
--John Walton -- http://wa.lton.be
