Before I get into the meat of this post, let me recommend a really cool blog for aviation geeks – go check out Travel for Aircraft. It’s about one guy’s travels, and how he folds trips to cool aircraft museums into his trips. He is extremely handy with a camera, and has a good writing [...]
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Dog in Hot Tub Soils Reliable Hotel
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve stayed at the Travelodge on Butler Avenue in Flagstaff, Ariz. It’s been a haven for its reasonable price, hot tub, sauna and proximity to good food.
But it’s time to pull up stakes and find a new place. I think the low prices have pulled in a [...]
Hotel Review – InnSuites Tucson Foothills
Living in Phoenix in the fall and winter is pretty sweet. I’m just now starting to forget four months of scorching, unrelenting summer heat. I can go outside without fear of dehydration!
But still, I needed a change of scenery. That lead Sarah and me to Tucson to hike a bit and check out the Arizona-Sonoran [...]
What Hotel Services Could You Live Without?
Recently, The Cranky Flier wrote about the airline El Al (which seriously sounds like it should serve flights to the planet Kypton) creating a super-low economy section by charging for services normally offered for free. This “unbundling”, as it’s known in industry parlance, would charge for things like snacks and drinks. I’m assuming there’s no [...]
7 Recycled Airplanes that Still Thrill
These days, recycling is cool. And so are airplanes – even the Honda Civic of the skies that is the 737.
That makes recycling airplanes an off-the-charts, Ricardo Montalban-level of cool. I’m not talking about turning Cessnas into aluminum cans. I’m talking about turning Boeing jumbo jets into backpacker hostels, or shady old military cargo planes [...]
Rating 7 Hotels in New Zealand
You’re not supposed to feed him, but he’s hard to resist. Woodlyn Park   From nz2
Booking a hotel on the other side of the planet is a lot easier thanks to the Internet. But really, you still don’t know what you’re going to get until you step inside a room. And Lonely Planet guidebooks can [...]
Update from Wellington Airport
Well … it’s been some time the past few days. Waitomo has some awesome caving, and the glow worms inhabiting them are a pretty incredible sight. Waitomo itself … as my new friend Billy Black says, “it’s a two-horse town, and one horse has died.”
That adds up to a lot of quiet, fresh air and [...]
Update from Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
The weather at Tongariro National Park can -and does- change quickly. Rain gear is a must!
Water might be essential, but it’s better to drink it out of a bottle than get soaked in sheets of it falling from the sky. Still, the scenery here is awesome. I have expect to see Bruce Campbell and Kevin [...]
The world’s coolest hotel … and one of the coldest!
About a year ago, I talked to a teenager who made an awesome visit to Sweden. He went there to stay at the ICEHOTEL, up in the very far north part of the country. He was a very clever guy who works part time as an architectural draftsman, so he was really fascinated [...]
Photos of Toilets and Rental Cars – Funny Travel Rituals
I’m the youngest of three brothers. It’s pretty much a scientific fact that the middle brother is the odd duck of the bunch. Here’s one example why: He travels extensively for business, and takes a photo of each rental car he drives.
That wouldn’t be that odd if he didn’t obviously think other people share this [...]
