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Overlooked London: The HMS Belfast {Gadling}
May 2nd 2012 9:59PM Thanks, Sean. I'm headed to London in July (be in and out before the Olympics, thank goodness). Will do my best to see her (the ship).
Orkney Islands Serendipity: Discovering The Best Place I Never Wanted to See {Gadling}
Apr 19th 2012 10:46AM But what was in the tin???? (waiting anxiously)
Cockpit Chronicles: Ten tips for the new co-pilot {Gadling}
Apr 5th 2012 11:05AM Kent, thanks for an imformative and interesting story. I quite enjoyed it!
Mazatlan is safe, just ask the dead people {Gadling}
Nov 9th 2011 3:28PM May I suggest you monitor www.borderlandbeat.com? Don't be fooled by the name - this site references ALL of MX and the drug cartel war. Be warned - the pictures are often quite graphic.
Photo of the day: behold the power of Cadbury chocolate {Gadling}
Jul 29th 2011 9:36AM Ok, fine...but where is the dark chocolate? Must have dark chocolate...
ANA's 787 Dreamliner Interior Revealed {Gadling}
Jun 25th 2011 4:09PM How about - I beg to differ but.....
Strictest dress codes - 5 countries with fashion police {Gadling}
Apr 14th 2011 10:57AM "I would expect this sort of posturing from the American South, but clothing oppression along the Champs-Élysées seems a bit misplaced."
Please explain what you meant when you made that particularly ignorant statement about the American south? We're waiting...
Pico Iyer: The surprising charms of Little Rock, AR {Gadling}
Sep 30th 2010 4:49PM Ummm, folks, you need to change your title - AK is Alaska. AR is Arkansas...BTW, it happens all the time and you are forgiven....(big grin)
Washington, DC tour guides lose right to be wrong {Gadling}
Sep 18th 2010 9:52AM This is being done at Gettysburg.
I took a Segway tour in Gettysburg and the young man giving the tour told me that he couldnt answer any of my questions due to the fact that he wasn't an "official Gettysburg tour guide". He said that he'd be glad to pass my question to any official tour guide that we ran across. Despite that, the tour was great fun and very informative...
Galley Gossip: How much do flight attendants get paid? {Gadling}
Aug 31st 2010 6:54PM Heather, I'd like to point out that law enforcement and flight attendants are a bit similar in the fact that pay is low and the working environment is not the best - most FAs and LEOs are in their respective lines of work because they enjoy the work and feel like they can make a difference. For example, in many states (especially the south) , a sheriff's deputy starting pay is $12,000 to $14,000 a year - minimal benefits if they are lucky (however, more than often there is no medical and no retirement). One small community in TN had to have BBQ fundraisers to help pay off the chief of police's doctor bills when he was shot in the line of duty. Since the city he worked for did not have medical insurance available to its employees, he was not covered at the time of the shooting. Sure, he could do something else, as could all other underpaid FAs and LEOS but thats what he likes to do...Pay isnt everything....
