Feb 14th, 2010 at 6:00PM: Travel photos are typically taken once we arrive at our destination. But did you ever consider the airport as a great setting for travel photography? The rhythm of the passengers hustling about, brightly colored airplane tail fins and the ever changing sky all make for great subjects as you begin to document your trip. Flickr user jameskadamson shared this uniquely framed airport snap with us ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Feb 14th, 2010 at 6:00PM: Travel photos are typically taken once we arrive at our destination. But did you ever consider the airport as a great setting for travel photography? The rhythm of the passengers hustling about, brightly colored airplane tail fins and the ever changing sky all make for great subjects as you begin to document your trip. Flickr user jameskadamson shared this uniquely framed airport snap with us ...TSA misses another "forgotten" loaded gun
Oct 7th, 2009 at 12:30PM:
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Apparently all the security equipment in the world can't fix stupidity and poor screening. A transfer passenger was arrested at Tokyo's Narita airport last week when security staff found a loaded gun and ammo in his carry-on luggage. The man was on his way from Dallas ...Hermes helicopter redefines the run to Narita
Aug 8th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Regardless of what you do, a day will never have more than 24 hours. If you're strapped for time, the only way you can buy time is to cut something else, and time spent sitting in traffic is at the top of everyone's trade-in list. If you're headed for the airport in Tokyo, skip the streets and take to the air. A new luxury helicopter service is shuttling passengers between the Asaka district of ...Smoke 'Em if You Got 'Em: Asia's Best Airport Smoking Rooms
Sep 8th, 2008 at 2:00PM: Unlike the US, in some parts of the world smoking is still politically correct. It is even encouraged. For the nicotine addicts among us, there is no better time to light up than after a 10-15 hour flight across the Pacific. Stuck in the terminal waiting for your connection? No worries. That's what smoking rooms are for. Some resemble a bus stop shelter, some are more like a high class smoking ...Big in Japan: $10,000 worth of marijuana gets misplaced by customs official at Tokyo-Narita airport
May 26th, 2008 at 10:00AM: There are a million reasons to hate flying in the post 9-11 world. From rising fuel surcharges and increased airport delays to overzealous security agents and declining airline quality, spending some time at home isn't such a bad idea these days. Of course, if you want to encourage consumers to help stimulate the flailing airline industry, why not reward them with copious amounts of sweet and ...
