Mar 6th, 2011 at 6:00PM:
For travelers, Russia is a country that is at once fascinating and baffling. An oft-cited metaphor for Russia's many charms and mysteries is the Matryoshka doll, a typical wooden figurine pictured in today's photo. At first glance, the Matryoshka appears to be a single doll, but when opened, reveals a series of ever-smaller figures inside. Adding to the mystery of today's photo, taken by ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo of the Day - Matryoshka dolls
Mar 6th, 2011 at 6:00PM:
For travelers, Russia is a country that is at once fascinating and baffling. An oft-cited metaphor for Russia's many charms and mysteries is the Matryoshka doll, a typical wooden figurine pictured in today's photo. At first glance, the Matryoshka appears to be a single doll, but when opened, reveals a series of ever-smaller figures inside. Adding to the mystery of today's photo, taken by ...Planes in Philadelphia and Newark being swept for suspicious materials
Oct 29th, 2010 at 11:45AM:
Suspicious items have been found on cargo flights that landed in Newark, New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania today. According to the Transportation Security Administration, the planes have been "moved to a remote location ... out of an abundance of caution," according to CNN.
The fire department's hazardous materials units in Philadelphia responded to situations with two planes ...Philly no longer top spot for airline hotel hookers
Aug 20th, 2010 at 12:00PM: It's not often a worker at the airport makes you feel good ... and it seems like the party's over for the good people passing through the City of Brotherly Love.
The police ended the fun by arresting nine people this week. They're being called a "prostitution ring," but that just seems so negative. Rather, they appear to me to be dedicated to putting smiles on faces in airport hotels.
When's ...Philly TSA agent plays cruel drug baggie joke on traveler
Jan 21st, 2010 at 5:30PM: In what appears to be a daily report of the "dumbest TSA agent", a story from Philadelphia airport will really have you fuming.
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/travel_places/Philly_TSA_Agent_Plays_Cruel_Drug_Baggie_Joke_on_Traveler'; 22 year old Rebecca Soloman was heading back to Detroit on January 5th, when she passed through the airport checkpoint. As her bag came out of the X-ray machine, a ...Airline employee helps roommate get on plane strapped
Jun 5th, 2009 at 3:00PM: A US Airways employee had the brilliant idea of helping his roommate bring a concealed semiautomatic handgun onto a plane yesterday. On the bright side, this would have meant one less gun on the streets of Philly. Now, both have been charged by the FBI.
Roshid Milledge, a customer service agent, switched bags with passenger Damien Young at the gate, so Young could bring his unloaded weapon on ...Chattanooga, Portsmouth among top art destinations in the U.S.
Apr 18th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Who thought that Tennessee and New Hampshire would be some of the top towns in the country for art lovers. AmericanStyle magazine just issued the results of its twelfth annual arts destinations poll. Some spots are predictable. Others, like Chattanooga, will just blow your mind. This is the first year Chattanooga made the list, shooting all the way up to second in the mid-sized city category. If ...More airline employees with sticky fingers
Apr 8th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Did you lose a bag at Philadelphia International Airport? Well, there may be a reason. An American Airlines baggage crew chief was arrested and charged with stealing clothes from the luggage he handled. The game appears to have been: (1) steal the clothes, (2) return them to a department store and (3) don't get caught. That last one's the hard part. A passenger on Flight 892 from Dallas to Philly ...Monumental "mixup" - US Airways delivers casket instead of tropical fish
Mar 11th, 2009 at 11:30AM: Sooner or later every passenger on an airline will run into some kind of issue with their luggage. But a recent blunder by US Airways makes everything I've ever endured look like a walk in the park. When Northeast Philadelphia pet store owner Mark Arabia received a shipment of tropical fish, he knew something was wrong - instead of 3 boxes containing his shipment, the driver had been given a ...Recession vacations: do more with less
Feb 23rd, 2009 at 4:00PM: Vacation plans are changing. This isn't exactly a surprise. With layoffs mounting and a careful eye trained on every expense, long vacations are becoming short, and short trips aren't straying as far from home. For some destinations, this is actually paying off. A handful of smaller cities are pulling in visitors that normally would set off for grander locales. Charleston, SC and Fort Meyers, FL, ...Philly Flavor: Capogiro Gelato
Apr 24th, 2007 at 11:28AM:
It was very random that I found myself eating Mexican Chocolate gelato (with real chipolte) in Philadelphia last week as the Nor'easter blew into town. And so I didn't mention it. In fact, I forgot about it until I saw my first ice cream truck of the season yesterday. And now the pleasant and balmy weather has got me thinking it's a good time to tell you about the spectacular gelato offerings ...SoundAboutPhilly's Awesome Audible Tours/Google Maps Mash-up
Feb 19th, 2007 at 9:27AM: Recently, we told you about the [murmur] project, an audio archive of the stories of Toronto. It turns out that SoundAboutPhilly is undertaking a similar project for the City of Brotherly Love. SoundAboutPhilly's free, customizable sound-seeing tours are told by "real" Philadelphians, and provide an insider's look at the city. Moreover, since it's mashed with Google Maps, the site lets you plan an ...Photo of the Day (10/28/06)
Oct 28th, 2006 at 4:44PM: I've been to Philly about two or three times and have never seen the city from under the Schuykill River bridges like this. Luminous Lens notes after much debate she decided to take her camera outside although there was overcast and came back with two shots. This was one of them and personally I think it's great. The muted colors and browns in the photo all look really visually attractive here. ...Philly Taxi Drivers Protest Use of GPS Tracking Plan
Aug 20th, 2006 at 9:36AM: NPR has an audio listen on the taxi situation in Philly, where cab drivers are protesting a plan to place GPS (Global Positioning Systems) in their vehicles. The GPS devices would allow the cab dispatchers to know and pinpoint the exact location of a driver, but the driver's are saying this is a violation of their privacy. Hmm... Personally, I think it is a great plan. I don't catch cabs too ...
