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Airlines – Qantas Airbus 380 vists L.A….and does an SFO flyover
Qantas, the Australian flag carrier, launched service yesterday with the Airbus 380, the world’s largest passenger aircraft. After arriving from Australia, Qantas operated a ceremonial flight-to-nowhere from LAX up the coast to do a flyover and U-turn over San Francisco. … Continue reading
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Destinations – Alameda, Part 1
ALAMEDA, CALIF. CITY HALL Have you ever been to Alameda? Bet you haven’t! Do you know where it is? Bet you don’t! Should you pay it a visit? You bet! I’m writing … Continue reading
Rail – Amtrak’s Coast Starlight to detour via the Tehachapis!
Warning! This will probably only be of interest to the died-in-the-wool train fan(atic). But then maybe I’ll be surprised by all of the “civilians” that will jump on the chance at this opportunity for a rare train ride . Comment … Continue reading
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Tripit – Organize your trip
How many of you have found yourselves in a situation similar to this? – You booked flights from Chico to San Diego on United.com – You booked a car rental at Hertz.com. – You booked a hotel through Marriott.com The … Continue reading
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Airlines – News Roundup, Oct. 7, 2008.
Todays post is a compendium of airline news of possible interest to area travelers, plus a link at the end to an educational post on Airfarewatchdog.coms blog. I will periodically – but not on a regular schedule – offer these … Continue reading
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Elliott.org – Travel woes resolved and knowledge imparted
Heres a another travel website (with blog and e-mail newsletter) I enjoy. It encompasses aspects of travel in many forms: airlines, lodging, car rentals, travel agents, and so on. The website is Elliott.org. You may, in fact, already be familiar … Continue reading
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Airlines Airfare Watchdog
Heres a very useful website and optional fare alert service you may wish to explore. Its called Airfare Watchdog . Some of the features I like are: – daily (or less often) e-mailing of fare information for cities you are … Continue reading
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Running – Whiskeytown Relays
I’m going to start a convention on my blog whereby I’ll cue the potential reader to the general subject. That way if you’re not a runner and the topic (as in this post) is about running (and you’d sooner drink … Continue reading
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Rail – Through the Feather River Canyon on Amtrak’s California Zephyr
Have you ever woken up feeling that today was the day that you absolutely must go to Winnemucca? It wasn’t quite so spur-of-the-moment but about a month ago I found out a major trackwork project in the vicinity of Donner … Continue reading
Please allow me to introduce myself …
… Im a man of well, you know the lyrics if youre around my age. Unfortunately Im not a man of wealth, and as for taste well, youll have to be the judge of that. What I can legitimately claim … Continue reading