Dec 26th, 2008 at 9:00AM: "A gate agent stood on the counter and shouted: 'Don't ask us for help! We cannot help you!'" is one of the lines in Ann Hood's recent and enlightening Op-Ed piece "Up, Up and Go Away" in the New York Times. Hood, now a novelist--her latest novel is Knitting Circle, was a flight attendant back in the day where there were meal choices and the idea that flying was special.
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Air travel observations of a former flight attendant
Dec 26th, 2008 at 9:00AM: "A gate agent stood on the counter and shouted: 'Don't ask us for help! We cannot help you!'" is one of the lines in Ann Hood's recent and enlightening Op-Ed piece "Up, Up and Go Away" in the New York Times. Hood, now a novelist--her latest novel is Knitting Circle, was a flight attendant back in the day where there were meal choices and the idea that flying was special.
Hood's essay of ...It's Important to Type the Name of Your Desintation Correctly
Sep 14th, 2007 at 9:12PM: I recently came across this story about three Norwegian tourists who planned a trip to Rhodes in Greece, only to end up in the French town of Rodez instead. They booked their trip through the Internet, you see, and made a mistake when typing the destination. Despite efforts of Rodez locals to make their stay pleasant, the confused tourists promptly returned to Norway. But while Rodez probably ...Newport Winter Festival: a reason to leave home
Feb 5th, 2007 at 3:08PM: Maybe winter seems like a time to bundle up and stay inside, but here is an event that might get you to think again. The Newport Winter Festival in Newport, Rhode Island has 150 offerings over a 10-day spread. From Friday, February 16 to Sunday, February 26, it looks like the whole town is involved. There are mansion museum tours, tours of the International Tennis Hall of Fame, dances, scavenger ...
