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One of my absolute favorite places to eat in New York City is Xi’an Famous Foods. The flavors of the western Chinese restaurant make it a “don’t miss” option when visiting the city. You have a mix of Muslim influence and Chinese noodles that blend together to make a meal that is amazing. My favorite […]
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I have been fighting an enemy that continually sends in reinforcements and those reinforcements seem to pop up in all kinds of locations that are meant as ambushes. Locations that are hard to get to or they show up even stronger than before, attempting to break my will to fight them. I’m talking of course […]
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Late in 2019 there were a number of reports around mystery drones flying over northeastern Colorado and western Nebraska. The origin of the drones remained a mystery for quite a while (and still does), but a bunch of research has given some insight into the concern around unidentified drones flying around the country. Nevertheless, the […]
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From the New York Times: European Union countries rushing to revive their economies and reopen their borders after months of coronavirus restrictions are prepared to block Americans from entering because the United States has failed to control the scourge, according to draft lists of acceptable travelers seen by The New York Times. and A prohibition […]
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One of the more troubling trends during the Covid-19 pandemic is the refusal to wear a mask by segments of the U.S. population. The reason to wear a mask while in a building or in large groups is simple; When everyone (or a majority) of people are masked, the spread of the disease will be […]
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I know, I’m a day late… On June 8, 1995 Rasmus Lerdorf announced “Personal Home Page Tools (PHP Tools)” on a CGI usenet board (now converted to a Google Group). PHP quickly became a great way to make dynamic websites and it is still going strong today. I started using PHP in 2001 and I […]
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You may remember that I posted about United’s refusal to refund tickets for cancelled flights, instead offering passengers ETCs (electronic travel certificates) for future bookings. During the crazy times we are living, United is trying to preserve as much cash as possible. Their recent earnings call statedearnings call stated a first quarter net loss of […]
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The “influencers” on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and other platforms who get paid to push products are starting to see their reach fade as COVID-19 continuestheir reach fade as COVID-19 continues. For luxury influencers like Israel, it’s an opportunity to reflect on his industry. “I’m trying to be very real at the moment,” he says, adding […]
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I wrote a post in late November about the perfect travel earbuds that focused on my search for earbuds that would fit my needs. After that, I started seriously looking at the AirPods Pro. At first, I really balked at the idea of the AirPods; I thought the stems sticking out of the ears looked […]
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Dr. Jeffrey VanWingen shares some good tips on shopping safely and keeping items sterile during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Quarantine, social distancing, self-isolation, whatever you want to call it, we’re all in the middle of it right now (well, some of us). I am recovering from a nasty ear infection, but otherwise healthy. We’ve only left the house to grab some groceries for some friends who are on a mandatory quarantine for 14 days […]
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This photo essay by the NY Times of cities during the quarantine is eerily beautiful. The Great Empty
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I had a flight scheduled for work travel, heading to Montreal on March 16 and back to Portland on March 19. Due to Covid-19 restrictions I moved that flight to March 30 with a return on April 2. After rebooking, United made a number of route network changes, including get rid of Washington-Dulles to Portland, […]
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By now I am sure you are all too familiar with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) but I wanted to write about some of my recent travel experiences and what all of this could mean for the future of aviation and travel. I am not a doctor or epidemiologist so my health expertise is limited to […]
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United started 2020 by implementing a “new” measure for elite qualification. They call them “Premier Qualifying Points” (PQPs) and “Premier Qualifying Flights” (PQFs). United’s claim is that this new system will make determining your qualification numbers easier to track. We also wanted to get rid of factors like fare class multipliers, which made it harder […]
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I accidentally left my primary pair of headphones, the BeatsX, at home this week. I resorted to a second pair of earbuds that I keep in my bag but rarely use, the Soundcore Liberty Neos. Neither of these headphones are ideal and with the recent AirPod Pro release I got to thinking, what would be […]
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Ever since a number of airlines have implemented a dollars or “spend” calculation into their elite statuses there have been complaints. The complaints have escalated as the required amount of spending has gone up for most levels over the last couple of years. My complaint is a little different in that I understand a need […]
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There is a story coming out today on a number of different news sites stating that United put a 14-year-old passenger on the wrong connecting flight. He was set to go to Stockholm on SAS but ended up on a Eurowings flight to Düsseldorf. Those two flights board next to each other and the gate […]
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In case you missed it, Seth reported that Turkish Airlines’ brand new 787-9 was damaged during a photo shoot. Reports suggest that the aircraft window melted out of its mount in the fuselage. How did it get so hot? Seems that the company was filming inside the plane and had it fitted inside and out […]
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Images of United’s new livery hit the internet last night before the official “reveal” today in Chicago. The new paint scheme drops the gold elements from the look and replaces them with different blues. For all the hype that United was trying to generate around the new livery, overall it appears like a very minor […]
