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I’m spending a weekend in the great midwest, while my wife has a reunion with her high school friends in Chicago. Whenever I travel I am amazed at all our country has to offer and proud of the role airports play in that

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The Great Midwest and Hoover’s Legacy

@bostonlogan: Way To Go With Twitter It’s unlikely the Boston Red Sox will make first place this year, but the city’s airport has. Complex, maddening to navigate, and a traffic nightmare, Boston’s Logan International Airport can at least brag that it has more followers (4000) on Twitter than any other major airport in the country, and is second only to much smaller Richmond International (Virginia) with 6000 And that’s good news considering the social networking team that runs the show at Logan consists of only 5 probably manic stalwarts who believe that social media makes happy airports, which make for happy travelers, which in turn generates more money for the airport and Mass Port which runs the place @bostonlogan will get you Twitter answers to anything from flight cancellations and airfare sales to information about book signings and Christmas carolers. Boston.com , the web site of the Boston Globe, also reports that the team spends a lot of time with people tweeting from the airport who are looking for the lost and found or simply want to celebrate having found a parking space, a major accomplishment at Logan

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Book a flight to San Antonio and get great hotel deals San Antonio has earned its status as a tourist destination thanks to the Alamo, and while no trip to San Antonio is complete without seeing it, there is much more culture and life to this city than one might presume.  The Riverwalk is the heart of downtown San Antonio, and home to the best shops, restaurants and nightlife.  Located just one block from The Riverwalk is The St. Anthony’s Wyndam Hotel .  The building was erected in 1909 and is considered a National Historic Landmark.  Book a discounted room with rates starting at $62 a night, and experience all this history this ornate hotel and city have to offer

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Wyndam Historic Hotel in San Antonio from $62

Book a vacation to Scottsdale Just minutes outside of Phoenix, Scottsdale is home to high-end shops, restaurants, resorts and renowned golf courses.  Plant yourself on the fairway in the midst of luxury and stay at the Scottsdale Resort for prices starting at $67 a night.

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Four-diamond Scottsdale golf resort

Visit Toronto and book a luxurious hotel deal If you’re in need of a getaway to the big city, consider heading up to Canada and visiting Toronto.  Stay at The Fairmont Royal York , and experience Toronto in luxurious comfort and style.  Save up to 30-percent with rates starting at $128 a night. Toronto is the fifth largest city in North America, and Canada’s largest metropolis by far, so you’ll definitely be able to get lost in all its hustle and bustle.  This city encloses several different districts ranging from the historic in East downtown, the eclectic in Kensington Market and the ethnic in Greektown.  Get an array of experiences and don’t worry if you run out of time, because you’ll definitely be back for more.   Book this hotel through Hotels.com by Sep. 7.  Rates are based on two and three-night stays, so make sure to read the terms and conditions before booking.

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Toronto luxury hotel deal: The Fairmont Royal York

Membership of our prestigious travel club is not dissimilar to membership of your very own favourite club. Offering exclusive member-only access to select tours, accommodations, VIP access-only venues, member-only discounts and ensuring preferential treatment before and during your luxury holiday. Membership tiers start with the entrance level Bronze which is complimentary right up to Black Level,

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A popular Red Sox slugger who opened a restaurant west of Boston a year ago is apparently looking to open a new spot in the city. According to the Boston Herald, David Ortiz and the business partners involved with Framingham’s Big Papi’s Grille have been looking around the Back Bay and downtown Boston for a possible location for a second restaurant, and may indeed be close to coming to terms on a spot. The Herald mentions that the search for a second Big Papi’s Grille comes on the heels of a some changes to both the menu and the atmosphere of the original restaurant, which is located on Route 9 in Framingham.

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Big Papi’s Grille May Be Coming to Boston

Recently, an NATA member brought to my attention that Donald Trump is suing Palm Beach County, Florida, over the development of a new runway at Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) that would have commercial aircraft fly over his estate in Mar-a-Lago .  The irony here is so thick that I don’t even know where to begin.  Without researching this, I will jump to the safe conclusion that the airport has been around a lot longer than Mr. Trump and his palace in Mar-a-Lago.  As someone who owns (and is desperately trying to sell, from the sound of it) a 1968 Boeing 727 (not the quietest or most fuel-efficient aircraft) that has flown in and out of PBI any number of times, Mr

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Suing Palm Beach Airport: This Just Trumps It All

It looks like a quick-food dining spot in Allston that featured Polish sandwiches has closed its doors. According to a poster on the Chowhound site, Zaps on Brighton Avenue has had a “Closed for Renovations” sign up for awhile. A check on the restaurant’s website shows that it no longer exists, and a call placed to the spot indicated that their phone has been disconnected

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Zaps in Allston Has Apparently Closed

Bon après-midi/Goede namiddag Well what a turn around! Decided after all that I could afford to pay the 520 euro charge a month in the City Living place and so went ahead and booked the penultimate room. An executive room! Its even got a bath.

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Congratulations, you have secured a room… on the 9th floor…

In the latest episode of Top Five Watering Holes, former restaurants editor for The Beijinger and current freelance writer Tom O’Malley lets us know where he grabs something to drink after he’s had something to eat.

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Top five Beijing bars: Restaurant reviewer Tom O’Malley

I write this from my office chair; while waiting for the 300+ emails to download. From this you may deduce that I got back safely! I am tired and stiff (aeroplane seats are not good for me) but happy to be home. The trip started out uneventfully.

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Great Trek (Part Two) (22/365)

Marriott just annouced that it will follow the LEED guidelines for a greener hotels at The Courtyard Charleston/Summerville that will open in South Carolina in 2012. This will be the first hotel built using Marriott International’s green hotel prototype,,as part of a plan to have 300 LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) hotels by 2015. “This new program packages all the basic requirements for LEED certification in a prototype,” said Karim Khalifa, senior vice president, architecture and construction for Marriott International

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Marriott adopts the LEED certification

We all associate airports with waiting and delay. A nontrivial part of that delay at some busy airports is sitting on a plane that creeps toward along a taxiway for a chance to use the runway. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Federal Aviation Administration has implemented a new way of managing that line at New York’s John F

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Planes get in line at JFK

This past week I took a much needed fun in the sun trip to Las Vegas.  Sittin’ poolside sipping Margaritas was just the remedy I needed after four months of nonstop work.  As I was getting off the plane trying to decide which bathing suit I would sport first, I noticed plexiglass cases displaying aviation memorabilia and was completely shocked.  The next photo shoot I’m working on is a futuristic military concept that displays male military figures in the exact same display cases!  Before I left, I was looking for an example to send my photographer and I couldn’t find anything.  Then, right there, as I was on my way to the desert sun, they were!  I immediately whipped out my camera and started to dodge travelers trying to take the shots.  Who would have thought I would find the example I was looking for in an airport?  Now that’s thinking outside the box.

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Thinking outside the box

Bangalore budget hotels Bangalore budget hotels provide all the necessary transport facilities to temple and rejuvenate their senses with lots of positive energy. During their stay in Bangalore hotels, the travelers who are really keen to discover its rich cultural heritage, must visit different cultural centers

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Bangalore budget hotels is cultural Heritage

For some reason this post slipped my mind and I totally forgot about it over the last few months.  In March, we took a short vacation up to the Central Coast of New South Wales and stayed at a place called “Bells at Killcare.  It’s one of those places that offer boutique hotel accommodation and a one chef’s hat restaurant thanks to the scrumptious cuisine of Stefano Manfredi.  The prices aren’t particularly cheap (around $250-$300 a night) but they have several different types of packages that can help you save money if you bundle the accommodation with food and other services.

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Bells at Killcare

Share Create Apture™ by Chris Heaton While the airline is still mum on its plans on where to deploy its first of 55 787-8s, All Nippon Airways plans to configure the new twin for both long and short-range missions. Shuichi Fujimura, ANA senior vice president Europe Middle East and Africa and general manager, London, says that the long range configuration for international long haul will be configured with three classes of first, business and economy seating, similar to the airline’s 777-300ERs.

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ANA opts for three-class and high density 787 configurations

Kintamani is a village to overlook to huge caldera where Batur volcano and Batur lake exist, usually people go there on lunch time to enjoy the scenery but it worth visiting also during the morning on sunrise time, take some pictures while enjoying cups of Bali coffee from the “warung”

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Sunrise From Kintamani

♣ I Had To Get Over It Eventually… ♣ “Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.” — Jim Morrison HOUSTON — Easter weekend 1994. That was the last time I had set foot on a plane.

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Flight Club: Getting Over Fear at 37,000 Feet