March may be here, but that doesn’t mean winter is over. (Technically, it’s gone March 20th, but for anyone who can see snow out their window, you know May is still pretty far away.) So now is the time to start looking at those last minute deals to places water laps up against the beach...
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It's the latest tour craze: Flying the flights terrorists have tried to blow up. See how long you can last out there. And now Farecompare.com has an offer on one flight.
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Answer the following question to the best of your ability: Q)    Europe is best known for: a.)    Being really old b.)    Bidets c.)    Hygiene – or lack thereof d.)    Great rail service e.)    All the above The correct answer is: D (though you could make an argument for E). Nobody gives better train than Europe. They’ve been at it for a long...
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Virgin America offered a special Friday flight to premiere its new reality TV show that debuts later this month. But on Friday, it was all cocktails, laughs and clips.
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Finding a spot to park at the airport is easy, paying for it requires a second job.
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Most companies identify their mission through clever advertising slogans.  For instance, Cadillac referred to itself as the “standard of excellence throughout the world.” Wonder Bread tells you it will “build strong bodies eight ways.” And let’s not forget “Pork…the other white meat.” The airline industry isn’t any different. During the halcyon days when travel by...
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The LA Time Travel blog recently wrote about traveling with needles. Basically, heroine addicts and speed shooters may want to think twice before packing up a bunch of needles in their carry on bags (checked luggage is still game though).  The reason: TSA agents tend to become pricks when they come across a few...
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New rules and regs are being enforced this week for the TSA at airports around the country and if your hands are really dirty, you may get bumped from a flight -- or at least offered a free cavity search.
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Kevin Smith may not talk much in his movies -- but now he won't keep quiet about what happened to him after Southwest Airlines bumped him from a flight because, well he was just too big.
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Investigators are still trying to figure out how two commuter trains hit each other in Belgium today, which may have left 20 people dead, according to Times Online. Rescue workers were still cutting through the wreckage to pull passengers out of the trains that hit each other at a suburb about eight miles outside of...
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