May 13, 2015

Cruise lines drop Puerta Vallarta over violence

Recent street fights between armed drug gangs and Mexican police and troops in Puerta Vallarta have cancelled several cruise’s port calls, and curtailed others.   Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas, Disney’s Wonder and Celebrity’s Infinity have…

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Lanai: Sorry, Island Closed for Renovation

Larry Ellison, the software billionaire (Oracle) has a dream of making the Hawaiian island of Lanai “the first economically viable, 100% green community” and he’s closed down the island for a while to work on it. He can do that, because three years…

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Night at the Museum, British style!

Hundreds of British museums and historic sites are offering night-time activities this week, and the Guardian (UK) has picked out 16 to highlight as the best.   Among the offerings are overnight stays in museums, ghost walks, and pop-up planetariums.

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AA, USAir: Next step, combining reservations

USAir, AA planes at Washington on the morning of their 2013 merger. That was the easy part…   Now that American/USAir is past the legal hurdles, tidied up labor contracts, and merged the loyalty programs, they’re ready for the big one: merging…

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Road Trip, Day 5: My Birthday in Chinatown

  March 13, 2015    I was born in San Francisco and it was the only place I wanted to be on this ending-in-zero birthday.  More specifically, in Chinatown, like China, but better in some ways.  I’ve loved it for as long…

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Cruise lines drop Puerta Vallarta over violence

Recent street fights between armed drug gangs and Mexican police and troops in Puerta Vallarta have cancelled several cruise’s port calls, and curtailed others.   Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas, Disney’s Wonder and Celebrity’s Infinity have…

Read More

Lanai: Sorry, Island Closed for Renovation

Larry Ellison, the software billionaire (Oracle) has a dream of making the Hawaiian island of Lanai “the first economically viable, 100% green community” and he’s closed down the island for a while to work on it. He can do that, because three years…

Read More

Night at the Museum, British style!

Hundreds of British museums and historic sites are offering night-time activities this week, and the Guardian (UK) has picked out 16 to highlight as the best.   Among the offerings are overnight stays in museums, ghost walks, and pop-up planetariums.

Read More

AA, USAir: Next step, combining reservations

USAir, AA planes at Washington on the morning of their 2013 merger. That was the easy part…   Now that American/USAir is past the legal hurdles, tidied up labor contracts, and merged the loyalty programs, they’re ready for the big one: merging…

Read More

Road Trip, Day 5: My Birthday in Chinatown

  March 13, 2015    I was born in San Francisco and it was the only place I wanted to be on this ending-in-zero birthday.  More specifically, in Chinatown, like China, but better in some ways.  I’ve loved it for as long…

Read More