Tagged With "Ronald Reagan"
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Death Valley National Park
Death Valley is one of the most desolate place I have been. Others include central Greenland and the Dead Sea. Death Valley is the lowest place in the western hemisphere at 282 feet (86 metres) below sea level. The Dead Sea in Israel is 1,370...
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Delta tries video chat for customer service
Delta's next tech innovation is a test of a new video chat system for customer service, being tried out at Washington's Reagan National.
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May 20, 2020: Twenty Mule Team Wagon, Death Valley
DrFumblefinger visited Death Valley National Park and spotted these old wagons used to pull borax more than a century ago.
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United adds shuttle, ditches bag sizers
United makes a move into the hourly-to-DC shuttle market, and loosens the baggage reins at the gate.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, November 12, 2015: Berlin TV Tower, Berlin, Germany
The Berlin TV Tower (German: Fernsehturm ) is a television tower in central Berlin, Germany (close to Alexanderplatz in Berlin-Mitte). The tower was designed by East German architects Fritz Dieter, Günter...
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Walking the Center of Berlin
Jonathan L shares a walk through Berlin's heart and tells us how he fell in love with it.
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Virgin America gets American's Love Field gates
Two gates at Dallas' Love Field that American was required to give up as part of its merger deal will go to Virgin America, which will shift its Dallas operations there from DFW. They're adding flights between Love and SFO, LAX, and Washington Reagan...
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Best and Worst U.S. airports: No surprises
ThePointsGuy crunches the numbers and finds the usual suspects at both the top and bottom of the U.S. airport list.
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Château Frontenac, Quebec City (Where Gumbo was #181)
Gumbo was visiting the most photographed hotel in the world, the beautiful Château Frontenac, in Quebec City.
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HMY Britannia.
Ian Cook takes us on a phototour of the retired Royal Yacht Britannia, and provides a detailed account of her design and distinguished service to Great Britain.
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Feb. 23, 2017: Statues of the Presidents, Grand Forks, ND
Discovering these presidential statues made an ordinary trip to a shopping center extraordinary.
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Family Fun in Kent County, Delaware
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger shares some of the travel gems for you to enjoy when visiting Delaware's Kent County.
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No more germs in the airport bin
The company that brings us airport bins covered with ads is now ready to add anti-microbial agents to the plastic they're made of, starting with thirty U.S. airports this summer. That's good news for those who look at all the stuff dumped in trays and wonder where it was before it hit the tray. In theory, it should now not matter as SecurityPoint Media's new bins come on line. Company president Joseph Ambrefe says “Each tray has 100% antimicrobial protection. The additive is imbedded in the...
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United to use bigger planes to up DCA capacity
United needs more seats on routes from DC to its San Francisco and Denver hubs, and the only way is to fly bigger planes—the biggest DCA has seen.
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Is there room in the sky for a niche airliner?
Is there a market for this Russian-designed medium-haul widebody with its unusual shape and three-aisle seating? Rosavia thinks so.
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JetBlue tunes up its network
JetBlue is adding and dropping cities as it tunes its network for the coming year.
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Flight attendants ask FAA for heat regs
Flight attendants ask for regulations as a safety issue, not just comfort.
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TSA tries touch-free security checks
New technology has a machine, instead of an agent, determine whether you are a good match for your ID photo.
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Re: September 13, 2020: Around Solvang, California
Always made a fun day trip. Great drive too passing some beautiful horse farms. The Reagan Ranch is about 45 minutes away.
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Airlines catch FAA break on airport slots
FAA extends a waiver allowing airlines to keep all their airport slots without using them...for now.
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Smaller airlines headed for bigger airports
Several second-tier airlines are taking advantage of depressed traffic to find slots at larger airports than they have usually served.
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AA/JetBlue deal clear for take-off
The two airlines will be partners in the northeast, but are required to compete with each other elsewhere.
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Re: Crossing the Border in Uncertain Times
Garry - In this case, everyone was nice. And as a positive, I got to see a glimpse of Maine . I think I have a better understanding of how the border communities view each other as one. Prime Minister Trudeau quoted President Reagan before calling the US-Canada border “a meeting place, rather than a dividing line.” Hope it gets back to that.
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Washington: DCA untangles its concourses
Finally, it's possible to move between concourses without going through security again
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Philadelphia Museum of Art: Tasting a Vast Collection
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger shows us how rich and varied are this major museum's collections
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Permanent Protest, Washington, DC
In Lafayette Park, protesters against nuclear war and for other causes have kept a protest going for over 40 years.
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Berlin Wall Exhibit, Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s largest Berlin Wall exhibits is located in Rapid City. Samantha shares some of the wall's history and how it was taken down.
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BWI Airport due for major upgrade
The DC area's busiest airport will soon get new systems, new terminal connections and more
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Dulles (finally) gets its rail link to DC
The long-awaited Metrorail connection to downtown DC opens November 15
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Atlanta
George G visits sites in Atlanta tied to the life and legacy of Dr Martin King Jr.
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FAA juggling relieves NY congestion
A scheme designed to cover a temporary shortage of controllers appears to have paid off and is being extended
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New York slot waivers get another year
Still facing a shortage of air traffic controllers, FAA extends its anti-delay waiver for a whole year
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The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa, Denver
This is a must-see when in Downtown Denver. Samantha shares pictures of the elegant and Historic Brown Palace in Denver, CO.
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A visit to Manzanar National Historic Site, California
DrFumblefinger visits the Manzanar relocation camp site in eastern California, not far from Lone Pine. It was at this site that thousands of American citizens of Japanese descent were forcibly relocated during World War II
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Top North America on-time airlines, airports
Delays and cancelations make the news, but here's a list instead of the least-delayed airlines and fields
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A Visit to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley
DrFumblefinger shares photos and impressions of his visit to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum.
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A visit to Normandy: exploring the D-Day beaches
True to its history, our visit to the coast of Normandy was cool, windy and wet -- but that's how it's been for thousands of years. Many an armada was delayed in leaving or landing on these shores because of inclement weather, including the D-Day attack, which had to be postponed.
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Airlines to FAA: Extend NY slot waivers
With a shortage of controllers continuing, the airlines say waivers are needed to avoid long delays