Category: Aeroplanes
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Food On a Plane Alternative:Airport Restaurants-Maps and Apps
Some of us have already discussed the need, many times, to bring food on the plane and, with it, all the hoops that we might have to go through in order to make sure that our meal has met all of the TSA requirements. But what if there were some decent food at the airport…
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Charles Lindbergh-Did His French Rival Make the Historic Trans-Atlantic Flight First?
The Wall Street Journal published an interesting article about whether Charles Lindbergh’s rival, French aviator Charles Nungesser, actually completed the historic, 33-hour trans-Atlantic flight from New York to Paris in 1927 first. Entitled, “Charles Linbergh Won the Prize, but Did His Rival Get There First?,” the article discusses how a French Countryman is trying to unravel the unsolved…
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Classic Planes, Air Shows and Biplane Rides: Great Time At Nearby Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome!
With gas prices rising and long distance travel becoming less and less enjoyable for some of us, I’ve been looking for fun and unusual places that are relatively close to our Capital Region area. So when I heard about the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, with its extensive collection of nearly 70 classic planes from the 1900-1940 period, its air shows, and its exciting biplane rides over…
Travel Gal Kim Swidler 