3 posts tagged “travel”
Courtesy of Gridskipper (yet another arm of the Gawker empire), a handy tip to avoid the in-room coffee pot on your next hotel visit.
Note the helpful explanation from the local sheriffs in Alabama -- "look for burnt red or orange coloring in the pot" as your cue to stay away. Doesn't that describe just about every glassware coffee pot in existence after a few weeks? It gets better, though -- you can even watch the original evening news report on the website of WAFF-TV in Huntsville, Alabama (search around on "video on demand").
I love "public crisis" stories masquerading as news almost as much as "human interest" stories masquerading as news.
Courtesy of American Airlines:
1.5 hour flight, Coach -- Beverage service (full can on request) plus mini-bag of snack mix.
3.5 hour flight, Coach -- Beverage service (full can given immediately, with follow-up later in flight), opportunity to purchase "snack pack."
When one spends $550 for the privilege of spending 5 hours in an airborne sardine tin, isn't it reasonable to expect at least one-half ounce of snack mix per flight to be included in the fare? Or should we all begin bringing our own snacks (as my wife says is already the case)? What happens when the person allergic to peanuts (who already caused the airlines to switch to non-denominational cracker-and-pretzel mix) winds up next to the PB&J fiend?
From Martanne's in downtown Flagstaff, a hippie diner where the skulls represent both the Grateful Dead and the Mexican "Dia de los Muertos." We had a fabulous lunch here... our first taste of real southwestern food in too many years.
