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Home Tag Archives: airport

Tag Archives: airport

A Wing and a Kind of Prayer

By Skip Kaltenheuser
in :  Travel USA

I was strapped tightly into the front of the cockpit via an elaborate seat belt that made sure I couldn't damage myself from any angle. The pilot sat behind, flying with his set of master controls. A retired Rear Admiral, a champion stunt competition biplane pilot who teaches stunt flying, and a former teacher and practitioner of dentistry. Who would have imagined that combination? Maybe Doc Holiday. Bill Finagin, the 2008 inductee into the International Aerobatic Club Hall of Fame, has won stunt competitions all around the country. Years ago, after reading something about him, I called him on a whim and he kindly offered to take me up in an incredibly beautiful machine.

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Favorite Airports of our Past

By admin
in :  World Travel
Changi Airport Sinapore. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons

Iceland’s Keflavik Airport handles most international flights and is the convenient gateway for Icelandair’s connection from North America to a many European destinations. Transfers are the quickest and easiest than I have found in any other European airport. Even if your flight is less than an hour from landing …

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Life in Airhead City

By Raoul Pascual
in :  Raoul's TGIF

Raoul’s Two Cents: June 25, 2021 Color Blind Someone called me a racist the other day. I was shocked that someone would call me that just because I was critical about the violent activity of some people who just happened to be of a certain culture. I don’t think I became defensive … no use debating someone whose mind was …

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Voodoo Doll

By Raoul Pascual
in :  Raoul's TGIF
Voodoo Doll preview

Honey, do you ever get a shooting pain across your body, like someone's got a voodoo doll of you and they're stabbing you?

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The World’s MOST Romantic Beach – It’s On an Island Only 689 Feet Wide!

By John Clayton
in :  World Travel
One Foot Island Post Office, Aitutaki, Cook Islands

Have you ever had one of those dreams where you’ve fantasized about a gorgeous South Seas Pacific island beach that’s surrounded by pristine, crystal clear waters so beautiful it makes you wonder if such a beach might REALLY exist somewhere in the world?

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You’re Gonna Get On a WHAT? Traveling in the Times of a Pandemic

By Fyllis Hockman
in :  Travel USA
socially distanced passengers

“So I’m planning on flying up to Portland, Maine next week,” I told my friend. Dead silence. Clear disapproval. I understood that. It’s early July still in the midst of our much misunderstood pandemic and I was doing something crazy. Getting on an airplane.

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Foods with Long Shelf Lives, Community at Home

By Ed Boitano
in :  Eclectic Stuff
shaka sign

As much of the world adjusts to a new normal of restricted living, our readers share tips for finding everyday joys... The Zoom platform is easy and convenient. Missing your favorite teacher or class? This will allow you to still take that class with that teacher at their regular time slots in the safe environment of your own home.

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Max von Sydow, Dog Clones, Science in 2020s

By Ed Boitano
in :  Eclectic Stuff
a young Max von Sydow

A Koreatown-based company in Los Angeles is giving pet lovers a second chance with Fido.For pet owners who just aren’t ready to let go, ViaGen can provide an invaluable service by cloning a beloved dog, cat, or even horse... Johnny Cash is arguably country music’s most cited influence by younger artists, but Cash wasn’t above being influenced himself. He was forever a student of music, always listening for songs that moved him.

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T-Boy Film Critics Winners, Kirk Douglas on His Acting

By Ed Boitano
in :  Eclectic Stuff
Kirk Douglas

See Traveling Boy's Film Critics winners for 2020... Traveling Boy Film Critics Association selects Kirk Douglas’ film appearances followed with comments by Mr. Douglas... Profiles in Courage is a 1956 volume of short biographies describing acts of bravery and integrity by eight United States Senators under enormous pressure from their parties and their constituents.

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Teachers on Impeachment, Anna Karina Remembered

By Ed Boitano
in :  Eclectic Stuff
Anna Karina

Last week, Kane Tanaka celebrated her 117th birthday with a party at a nursing home in Fukuoka, Japan... By the year 2040, international travel will be a faster, easier and more ecologically sustainable activity than ever before, according to a report... It’s been almost 600 years since the trial and execution of Joan of Arc, and her memory hasn’t faded.

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