After spending two months exploring Europe, it was time to head home. I traveled back home on American Airlines in Business Class on an Airbus A330 from London Heathrow to Philadelphia, then onward to San Francisco. I’ve flown on this flight between London Heathrow & Philadelphia many times, dating back to when these planes belonged […]
Pittsburgh is a drinking city. For a long time, that has meant large quantities of macro American beers have been consumed, particularly at Steelers, Penguins, and Pirates games. However, Pittsburgh is gradually growing an increasingly robust craft beer scene. A few initial pioneers have led to more and more new breweries being opened, with the […]
Lounge options in Pittsburgh have been lacking in the past, but that has all changed with the new The Club at Pittsburgh International Airport. Back in September, I reviewed the temporary location that The Club had opened while the new permanent lounge was under construction. While that lounge wasn’t perfect, I was intrigued to see […]
Pittsburgh International Airport is currently going through a transition. It was once a busy hub of US Airways, but a series of shifts & mergers resulted in the airline leaving Pittsburgh behind. Passenger numbers are half of what they once were, but the decline has leveled off, and with the addition of discount carriers and […]
The Atlanta Braves fired manager Fredi González on Tuesday after leading the team to an abysmal 9-28 record this season. The team’s most recent loss was to the Pirates in Pittsburgh on Monday. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, via Deadspin, after the Monday game, González found a flight reservation to Atlanta for Tuesday in his e-mail. This […]
It was the end of an era on Saturday night, as USAirways officially ended its service, with all flights now becoming American Airlines flights after the airlines’ reservation systems were consolidated. While the merger is still not 100% complete, it was a major milestone in the two airlines becoming one. The airline celebrated the final […]
Pope Francis recently visited the United States, visiting New York, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC. As is the general tradition with papal travel, a carrier from the host country was selected to fly him around and then back home to the Vatican City (or more accurately, Rome, since the Vatican itself is smaller than an airport […]
Lyft is expanding its on-demand rideshare services to more and more airports, and to celebrate, they’re offering $5 off two rides to or from several airports from now through Labor Day. Here is the full list of airports, along with their Lyft discount codes: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport: FLYAUS Burbank Bob Hope Airport: FLYBUR Denver International […]
When you’re traveling for work, you sometimes find yourself in random hotels that might not normally have been your first choice. While I tend to shy away from hotel chains, sometimes that’s not feasible. Between corporate travel preferences & company locations, you take what’s given to you. In my case, my company’s office in Pittsburgh, […]
In May, I traveled to New York City & Pittsburgh. You can read my full posts about New York here & here, but here are a few more pictures from Instagram that were not included in that post. No better way to start off a weekend in NYC than by flying over it A photo […]
We all try not to think about it, but airplanes are a great way for diseases to spread. Passengers are seated closely together, breathing the same air. Diseases can travel to new locations as an unintended carry-on. Someday soon, that risk could diminished, thanks to the ingenious creation by high school student Raymond Wang of Vancouver, Canada. […]
On somewhat of a whim, I decided to go to Germany for Oktoberfest this September. I had the time available from work, and with US Airways posting a fall flight sale to Europe that for some reason included flights to Munich during Oktoberfest, I figured there would be no better time to go to one […]
It’s always been a bad idea to joke about a bomb on the plane, but now you can also add Ebola to the list of things not to joke about while traveling. Yesterday, a USAirways flight from Philadelphia to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic was held for 2 hours upon arrival due to a passenger having joked about […]
About a month ago, I traveled to Pittsburgh for work. While I spent most of the week working, I did get to check out some of the city. I stayed at the Hyatt House Pittsburgh South Side for a week. My room was on the ground floor, which initially worried me, but fortunately it was […]
Check out this week’s travel contests. Good luck! Win a $500 voucher from TravelPony and StyleBlueprint $500 voucher Enter by August 17, 2014 Win a trip to China to save pandas Round-trip air transportation for two to/from Chengdu, China Hotel accommodations for three (3) nights, (3) ground transportation to/from airports One (1) day Panda Keeper […]
