December 6, 2014

A million bottles of wine!?!

Those of us with limited imaginations might find it hard to conceive how thirsty all those passengers get on flights.    Or the sheer volume of people who fly now.   Emirates airlines definitely has an eye on the future.  In…

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Major New Entrant in Cruise Business

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group announced it’s forming Virgin Cruises.It plans on building two new world class cruise ships. It’s the first major new entrant in the business since Disney Cruise Line started in 1996. Read More:…

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Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, December 6, 2014: Late November, Pescadero

Sunny late November on the rural coastside of the San Francisco Peninsula. Normally too expensive for me, but it was off-season and I made a deal with the proprietor of a B&B near Pescadero for several nights while I visited my family nearby – midweek, cash, how could she refuse. A tiny cabin set in a garden, complete with kitchen and a deep bathtub, simply perfect. For more of PortMoresbys contributions, click here . …

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Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#79)

  Gumbo’s been on quite a world whirl lately, popping up in various cathedrals, museums, libraries and airports on quite a few continents. This week, it seems is quite different. Could this house, with its unusual and identifying characteristic…

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A million bottles of wine!?!

Those of us with limited imaginations might find it hard to conceive how thirsty all those passengers get on flights.    Or the sheer volume of people who fly now.   Emirates airlines definitely has an eye on the future.  In…

Read More

Major New Entrant in Cruise Business

Richard Branson’s Virgin Group announced it’s forming Virgin Cruises.It plans on building two new world class cruise ships. It’s the first major new entrant in the business since Disney Cruise Line started in 1996. Read More:…

Read More

Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, December 6, 2014: Late November, Pescadero

Sunny late November on the rural coastside of the San Francisco Peninsula. Normally too expensive for me, but it was off-season and I made a deal with the proprietor of a B&B near Pescadero for several nights while I visited my family nearby – midweek, cash, how could she refuse. A tiny cabin set in a garden, complete with kitchen and a deep bathtub, simply perfect. For more of PortMoresbys contributions, click here . …

Read More

Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#79)

  Gumbo’s been on quite a world whirl lately, popping up in various cathedrals, museums, libraries and airports on quite a few continents. This week, it seems is quite different. Could this house, with its unusual and identifying characteristic…

Read More