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10 Things to do at Changi Airport
For today’s blog we hook back up with the BackRowFlier as he provides us with a list of 10 things to do at Changi International Airport in Singapore. Changi is routinely rated as the best airport in the world and there is no shortage of ways to keep yourself entertained. Singapore is a jumping of…
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MIT AeroAstro Open House
In late April the MIT Aeronautic and Astronautics Department opened their doors to the public to celebrate 100 years of the program. In celebration, a number of special events were held in conjunction with the Cambridge Science Festival. I didn’t realize it was April vacation and the event was mobbed with school children. It was…
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Talking Airports with Aviation Queen Benét
Today tripchi is honored to speak with the Aviation Queen herself, Benét J. Wilson Benét J. Wilson is an aviation/travel freelance journalist who currently serves as the Air Travel Expert for About.com. She has also written for publications and blogs including Cranky Flier, ACI-NA Centerlines, Aviation International News,Airport World and the Airline Passenger Experience magazine.…
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The Perfect Landing at Centennial Airport (APA)
On my last two trips to Denver, I had the good fortune to spend some time at the Centennial Airport (APA), and dine at The Perfect Landing restaurant.
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New Fleet VS Old Fleet
Two weeks ago Boeing rolled its 8,000th 737 off the line and delivered it United Airlines, who was the first airline ever to order a 737. This is a great demonstration of how successful the 737 program has been. When Boeing first implemented the program in 1967 it was another seven years before Airbus delivered…
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MashHacks Travel Hackathon at Hack/Reduce in Cambridge
Last Saturday tripchi (aka Chandra Jacobs, me, the author) participated in a Mashable Hackathon at Hack/Reduce near Kendall Square, in her hometown of Cambridge, MA. The theme of the #MashHacks Travel hackathon was right up my ally – mobile travel technology! The sponsors of the event, Emirates Airlines and Mashable, were offering up a round-trip…
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Limping & Wheeling Through Denver, and Back to Boston
As I mentioned in my last blog, I arrived in Denver a few weeks ago, just a few days fresh from ankle surgery in Boston. After a pleasant journey and flight with United Airlines, and gate to taxi wheelchair service from the kind folks at Denver International Airport, and after a pleasant ride with an…
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Limping & Wheeling Through Boston Logan and Denver International Airports
The sad truth is that, even in this day and age, it’s hard for disabled people to travel. I recently had ankle surgery to stimulate tissue regrowth in an 8mm “hole” in my ankle (talus chondroplasty), where bone and cartilage should have been. The surgery went fine – the challenge began once the surgery was…