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Travel Tidbits: A New and Improved Alcatraz and A Wandering Wallaby

A New and Improved Alcatraz If your family’s summer vacation takes you to San Francisco you should seriously consider making a pit stop at the city’s notorious Alcatraz penitentiary. If you play your cards right you will be one of the first to tour the newly refurbished facility. Alcatraz has just undergone a $3.5 million dollar makeover that has made the Big House more visitor-friendly. Don’t get the wrong idea—the place is still as dank and depressing as ever, but it now has enhanced audio tours, restored cell furnishings, and new archival displays. The prison also has a new exhibit, … Continue reading →

Air Travel Tidbits

It’s good news and bad news for frequent flyers in this installment of “Travel Tidbits.” Let’s start with the bad news: United Airlines recently announced it would be charging a $10 fee to all passengers whose flights originate from Los Angeles International Airport. Today US Airways and Delta announced they plan to do the same. United representatives’ say the surcharge is meant to offset what it claims is a $10 million rent increase being imposed on it by Los Angeles World Airports. According to news reports, in December, Los Angeles World Airports raised the rent for all carriers who fly … Continue reading →

Travel Tidbits: Lavatories and Lobbies

LAVATORIES In a previous blog I detailed my recent 10-hour flight to Hawaii… with my two-year-old. (Oh, yes, it was quite an adventure.) What I didn’t share with you was the good fortune we had to be seated in a bulkhead row (bulkhead row = more leg room), located not far from the restroom. My silent gloating ended abruptly when I noticed a long line forming around our seat area. There were at least a dozen people in line to use the two lavatories in our section. As I looked up, my eyes locked with a fellow passenger who shook … Continue reading →