November 26, 2014

Expect to pay more for travel in 2015

It appears as though we’ll be paying more to travel next year, no matter where we’ll be traveling.   Ground transportation, airfare and accommodations are all expected to rise between.  Average price increases may range from 3-7%, depending…

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Alaska Airlines adding 3 new routes

Alaska airlines will be adding 3 routes from its busy Seattle and Portland hubs next year.  New routes include daily nonstop service from 1)  Seattle and Milwaukee; 2) Seattle and Oklahoma City; and 3) Portland, Ore., and St. Louis….

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Thanksgiving Storm: Check with your airline!

As of Wednesday morning, airlines have cancelled over 200 flights in anticipation of a Noreaster that will hit the New York area and surrounding territory starting Wednesday afternoon. About half the cancellations involve New York Laguardia and Newark…

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Gulangyu Island

Early in my Gumbo career, I wrote about the big mud apartment blocks, called tulou, in the hill tribe region of southern China, photos of which compelled me to travel to Fujian Province. 

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Expect to pay more for travel in 2015

It appears as though we’ll be paying more to travel next year, no matter where we’ll be traveling.   Ground transportation, airfare and accommodations are all expected to rise between.  Average price increases may range from 3-7%, depending…

Read More

Alaska Airlines adding 3 new routes

Alaska airlines will be adding 3 routes from its busy Seattle and Portland hubs next year.  New routes include daily nonstop service from 1)  Seattle and Milwaukee; 2) Seattle and Oklahoma City; and 3) Portland, Ore., and St. Louis….

Read More

Thanksgiving Storm: Check with your airline!

As of Wednesday morning, airlines have cancelled over 200 flights in anticipation of a Noreaster that will hit the New York area and surrounding territory starting Wednesday afternoon. About half the cancellations involve New York Laguardia and Newark…

Read More

Gulangyu Island

Early in my Gumbo career, I wrote about the big mud apartment blocks, called tulou, in the hill tribe region of southern China, photos of which compelled me to travel to Fujian Province. 

Read More