I like to mix it up here at Flyaway Cafe, providing you with a variety of tips, ideas, destination suggestions, opinions, trends, and humor. This morning I took a look back at what you read most during June, and there were some real surprises. The top five posts were all found deep in my archives! [...]
A.M., or "ante meridiem" in Latin, means before noon. P.M., or "post meridiem" in Latin, means after noon. One letter difference, but if you aren’t paying attention it could mean missing your flight. It always amazes me how otherwise bright people can get totally confounded by departure times. There was a situation involving a friend [...]
Tonight is the season premiere of everyone’s favorite gal around town, Samantha Brown. This season will focus on the shorter vacation, that quick getaway weekend that is both easier to schedule and kinder on the budget. Where are the great places for that weekend getaway? Of course, it all depends on where you live, but [...]
Last fall I wrote about 10 things you should always carry onboard. It’s still good advice, although a recent travel story from a friend made me re-read my post. I had missed the obvious – carry on your electronic gear! Your iPod (or other music player), laptop, cell phone, Kindle, any of those thing – [...]
I picked up today’s Matchbook Monday from the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Last month I was visiting the city for a few days, and found myself at the MGM before a performance of Ka (a Cirque du Soleil performance). Since I had about an hour to spare before meeting a friend to see [...]
Next month I’ll be going back to Guadalajara, Mexico, a city that I haven’t visited for about 15 years. What I always loved about Guadalajara, was that it was a “real” city, as opposed to the beach cities. Although tourism plays an important of the economic fabric of the Guadalajara, the city is also home [...]
If you haven’t done so already, please take a moment to vote in this month’s poll: How will the rising cost of air travel impact your summer travel plans? Cruise over to the side bar and check off the answer that most closely explains your plans for summer travel. I’ll be leaving voting open for [...]
To learn about some of the things that you may have missed around the Travel & Culture Channel over the last few weeks, take a look at some of the tasty tidbits our bloggers have been writing about: Filipina Soul – A yummy sounding recipe for Putong Puti (Rice Muffins). Flyaway Cafe – Picks her [...]
Today’s Back to Basics tips come from Laura McHolm, the co-founder of NorthStar Moving & Storage Co., and who is also an on-site storage and organizational expert. As you might expect, she’s got lots of great suggestions, and I loved her ideas to help make the classic family car trip an easy adventure. I’ve chosen [...]
Today’s Matchbook Monday was picked up at a recent event that I attended, and simply says “Pick Abilene.” It was a giveaway from the Abilene Convention & Visitors Bureau as part of an event promoting Abilene as a destination for travel Since you have to know a little something about a destination, before you can [...]
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