Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 4/11/2009 – Sesame Street Turns 40…and how it relates to travel & photography Today is Sesame Street’s Birthday; this morning as kids around the world tune in to watch their familiar friends, the show turns 40 years old. You are probably wondering what any of this has to do with…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 4/11/2009 – Protecting You Baggage From Theft & 1,000 Bags Stolen From PHX A frequent topic I have written about on Flying With Fish has been passenger security and protecting yourself from airport thieves. While I have extensively researched this subject, some still seem to think I am an ‘alarmist.”…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 31/10/2009 – Happy Halloween! I spent a week trying to figure out what I could possibly write for Halloween. I thought about detailing my favourite travel candy (KitKat is the candy most commonly found in my bag in case you were wondering); I started to write about haunted hotels, but…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 30/10/2009 – Some Friday Travelling Music Its Friday, the business week is winding down and sometimes all you need to wind down after a hectic week…and I’ve had a hectic week is some good music. So here I sit on a couch, staring at my laptop, looking over the recently…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 29/10/2009 – One Year Ago Today The World’s Largest Airline Was Created This week the landscape of US airlines changed, as did international airline alliances, and this change was cemented a year ago today. One year ago today the United States Department of Justice approved the purchase of Northwest Airlines…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 14/09/2009 – 5.11 Tactical Rush 24 Backpack : A Great Multipurpose Travel Companion For the past few months I have been traveling with a subtle, understated (except my pink tape) and deceptively small in appearance backpack, the 5.11 Tactical Rush 24. The Rush 24 was originally designed for deployment by…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 9/10/2009 – American Airlines’ New “Black Atlas” Social Media Site…Why? On October 15th 2009 American Airlines is set to repeat its own history with the launch of a social media site dedicated to the “Black Traveller.” The new social media site, Black Atlas, is the follow up to the ill-fated…
Web: www.stevenfrischling.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 6/10/2009 – United Airlines’ New Unlimited Premier Baggage Plan…Is It Worth It? Yesterday United Airlines announced an interesting twist in airline baggage fees. While many airlines continue to experiment with secondary-revenue from passengers, through ‘unbundling’ airfares, United Airlines has created a new “Premier Baggage” fee scheme that allows travellers to…
Web: www.thetravelstrategist.com — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 5/10/2009 – British Airways Once Again Welcomes Surfers Last August I wrote about airline fees wiping out surfers and addressed British Airways no longer allowing passengers to fly with surfboards in this post: 23/08/2008 – Airline Fees For Surfboards Wipeout Traveling Surfers? It seems that a week ago British Airways,…
Web: www.twitter.com/flyingwithfish — E-Mail: fish@flyingwithfish.com 3/10/2009 – Will Empty Bladders Reduce An Airline’s Carbon Footprint? ANA Says “Yes” Over the past few years’ airlines have been working to reduce their carbon footprints. KLM, with paint manufacturer Mankiewicz, created eco friendly aircraft paint; China Airlines partnered with MOS burger to develop eco-friendly meals; Air France has…
