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Mileage runs, Flyertalk and obsessive compulsive flying: a film project
Oct 22nd, 2009 at 9:00AM: Those who are remotely close to airline world have probably heard the term "mileage running" or have listened to a brief tirade about upgrades or lounge access at some point -- and many of you have probably tuned it out. For those of you genuinely curious about the industry and those who try to work the system, however, Gabriel Leigh put together a pretty good documentary for his Master's thesis ...
Compete against an Amazing Race champ in the next Competitours
May 11th, 2009 at 2:00PM: So you watched last nights Amazing Race finale and you can see yourself winning the next season if you only had the chance. But you're pretty certain you're so normal that you have almost no chance of being selected for that race. Why not go for something you're guaranteed a chance to compete in? Competitours has managed to replicate the excitement of the Amazing Race, and they've put together a ...Competitours Race Day 5 - Paris "We won!" (with Video)
Mar 29th, 2009 at 9:00AM: As part of our Gadling on the Road series, Kent Wien and his wife Linda are participating as Team Gadling in the first run of Competitours, an Amazing Race like competition taking place in three different countries in Europe. Race along as Kent documents their progress. All eleven teams gathered at the train station in Brussels for our journey to our next destination, which had just been revealed ...Gadling Take FIVE: Week of March 21 --March 28
Mar 27th, 2009 at 5:00PM: I'm psyched. As soon as I set this puppy to post, I'm heading to Cleveland to go to the Cleveland International Film Festival where I'll meet up with Brook Silva-Braga for the showing of his film A Day in Africa. There's also a load of stuff going on to commemorate the inductions at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
It's been busy around here at Gadling as well. Kent has been posting about his ...Competitours Race - Day 4 "Brussels" (with video)
Mar 26th, 2009 at 2:00PM: As part of our Gadling on the Road series, Kent Wien and his wife Linda are participating as Team Gadling in the first run of Competitours, an Amazing Race like competition taking place in three different countries in Europe. Follow along as Kent documents their progress. THURSDAY - DAY 4. After day three of our race in the Amsterdam area, we were excited to travel to a new location, Brussels. ...Competitours Race - Day 3 "Amsterdam" (with video)
Mar 23rd, 2009 at 9:15AM: As part of our Gadling on the Road series, Kent Wien and his wife Linda are participating as Team Gadling in the first run of Competitours, an Amazing Race like competition taking place in three different countries in Europe. Follow along each day this week as Kent documents their progress. We checked into our 2 star hotel in Amsterdam at about 9 p.m. on Tuesday night after the 3-hour train ride ...Gadling Take FIVE -- March 14-March 20
Mar 20th, 2009 at 7:15PM: Happy first day of spring! This week we're having a book give-a-way. Pico Iyer's book The Open Road: Global Travels of the 14th Dalai Lama can be yours. All you have to do is leave a comment about a place that captured your attention at the end Iyer's Talking Travel interview. Two winners will be picked in a random drawing.
Mike just came back from his awesome trip to New Zealand and Australia. ...Competitours Race - Day 2 "The Rhine" (with video)
Mar 18th, 2009 at 11:00AM: As part of our Gadling on the Road series, Kent Wien and his wife Linda are participating as Team Gadling in the first run of Competitours, an Amazing Race like competition taking place in three different countries in Europe. Follow along each day this week as Kent documents their progress. When the alarm went off for day two of our competitours journey, I honestly had no idea where I was. I ...Competitours Race - Day 1 (with video)
Mar 17th, 2009 at 9:30AM: As part of our Gadling on the Road series, Kent Wien and his wife Linda are participating as Team Gadling in the first run of Competitours, an Amazing Race like competition taking place in three different countries in Europe. Follow along each day this week as Kent documents their progress. We arrived via train to Cologne from Frankfurt at around noon, which didn't give us much time to brush our ...Competitours gets off the ground!
Mar 16th, 2009 at 10:00AM: As part of our Gadling on the Road series, Kent Wien and his wife Linda are participating as Team Gadling in the first run of Competitours, an Amazing Race like competition taking place in three different countries in Europe. Follow along each day this week as Kent documents their progress. Without much fanfare – well, without any fans and a modicum of fare paid – the 11 teams ...The inaugural Competitours starts Monday and Team Gadling will be there!
Mar 14th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Ok, I think I'm man enough to admit it. My wife and I watch The Amazing Race religiously. Haven't missed an episode, in fact. I think we both enjoy sitting on the couch while second guessing the strategic choices each team makes as we watch some of their relationships disintegrate while they work their way around the world. After nearly every episode, I've realized two things: 1) I'm incredibly ...
