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No Upgrades for You!

Keri and I have been getting ready for our turn around mileage run to HNL (Honolulu, Hawaii).  That’s over twenty hours in a plane with just a mai tai in the middle! I’ve been watching the tickets like crazy, waiting for upgrades to be available.  The leg to HNL is …

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Anna Chapman’s Stylish Purse & Espoinage History

Spy Anna Chapman knew how to travel in style. Why commit espionage carrying a boring leather briefcase when you could carry a $2,300 Chanel purse?  With a communication device sewn into its lining and classic Chanel chain straps, this purse can tie any outfit or spy operation together. Perhaps the …

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Please Make Sure Your Monkeys Are Stowed Properly

…and in an upright and locked position? John M. passed along this link to me because in addition to my love of travel, I have a love of monkeys. I’m not sure the passengers on this Air China flight out of JFK had the same love:  A monkey escaped its …

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