Originally from the sub-Saharan (“Sahel”) regions of Africa, notably Senegal, the Gwana are ritual musicians who originally came to Morocco as slaves in the 15th and 16th century from the vast Songhai Kingdom.
Starting tonight (January 8), frequent fliers who are both AAdvantage members (AA) and Dividend Miles members (USAir) will be able to start the process of eventually merging their accounts into one. The step now is to match up the two accounts so that…
Porter Aviation, which built and owns the Toronto Island Billy Bishop terminal featured in Gumbo’s Where in the World Puzzle #71 , is selling the terminal to an investment group. But no fears for the convenient downtown airport—Porter is getting…
In the face of competition from Gulf-based carriers and European budget carriers, it’s been hard times for the familiar “national” airlines of Europe. Some, such as Sabena and Swissair have gone under, re-emerging in other forms; some, such as…
Today is Elvis Presley’s eightieth birthday. In honor of this event, it seemed fitting to do a Picture of the Day dedicated to “The King”. I came across this attractive bronze statue of Elvis on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee….
Gumbo was visiting the magnificent Cathedral in Cologne, Germany. The puzzle destination was recognized rather quickly by Roderick Simpson — congratulations Roddy! I first saw Cologne’s Cathedral on a…
Originally from the sub-Saharan (“Sahel”) regions of Africa, notably Senegal, the Gwana are ritual musicians who originally came to Morocco as slaves in the 15th and 16th century from the vast Songhai Kingdom.
Starting tonight (January 8), frequent fliers who are both AAdvantage members (AA) and Dividend Miles members (USAir) will be able to start the process of eventually merging their accounts into one. The step now is to match up the two accounts so that…
Porter Aviation, which built and owns the Toronto Island Billy Bishop terminal featured in Gumbo’s Where in the World Puzzle #71 , is selling the terminal to an investment group. But no fears for the convenient downtown airport—Porter is getting…
In the face of competition from Gulf-based carriers and European budget carriers, it’s been hard times for the familiar “national” airlines of Europe. Some, such as Sabena and Swissair have gone under, re-emerging in other forms; some, such as…
Today is Elvis Presley’s eightieth birthday. In honor of this event, it seemed fitting to do a Picture of the Day dedicated to “The King”. I came across this attractive bronze statue of Elvis on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee….
Gumbo was visiting the magnificent Cathedral in Cologne, Germany. The puzzle destination was recognized rather quickly by Roderick Simpson — congratulations Roddy! I first saw Cologne’s Cathedral on a…