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Re: 50 states in less than 50 years

Brittanylynntaylor — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:57:30 -0000

Love to travel and working on going to all 50 estates with my husband, personally, I am at 33 and together we just made state number 27. Our definition of visiting atleast something and getting our Christmas Ornament.

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Re: To visit Mobile, Ala., is to eat good barbecue

David Urmann — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 05:07:14 -0000

What do you think are the best bbq restaurants if you are visiting for the first time?

Re: US Airways employees ask tough questions of CEO

Tomk2424 — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:32:14 -0000

After a whirlwind 3 week trip to southeast Asia, I was sitting in the US Air gate in Lihue Kauai ready
to catch the last flight out. I fell asleep while I was waiting for
My zone to load. When I woke up a short while later the gate
Was empty, the plane was gone and I was stranded. US Air charged me $1156 to rebook the soonest flight to Denver to be with my family at Thanksgiving. I've talked with everyone who would talk to me at US Air with the same results. They are so big they don't have to care. They don't even have a phone number to customer relations. The general attitude was tough luck buddy! At the very least they could fake that they care. I don't think it is that uncommon to have a passenger fall asleep in the gate maybe the airlines could try alittle common courtesy and take a two minute walk through the gate if someone is missing from a flight with a boarding pass.

Re: 50 states in less than 50 years

Azeem Ahmed @ travel tamed — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 08:33:01 -0000

Great post. You are fortunate enough to have visited the entire US, all 50 states. I am not Us, i come from India but i have the same passion of traveling but i haven't traveled all the 28 states in my country. I also like what you mentioned about the dream job as a travel editor. I really wish i get to work in such a job which will help me travel across the globe. Thanks for the writing. I wish good luck with your future adventures and hope you post them here!

Re: 50 states in less than 50 years

Dave Gestner — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:32:59 -0000

My goal was all 50 states in 50 years and I was able to accompilsh that goal at age 50. I had three states remaining, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Alabama. My wife and flew into New Orlenes and rented a car for our "Redneck Rivera" tour. That was year of Hurricane Gustof and we managed to stay about a day or two ahead of it. What a trip! Fortunately my wife loves to travel and has a good sense of humor. My next goal is to visit all seven continents before I die. I have four down and three to go (Australia, Antartica, and South America).

Re: 50 states in less than 50 years

Dave Haan — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:08:10 -0000

Thank you for providing an independent definition of what constitutes a "visit" to a state.

My wife and I have debated this for years. My interpretation has always been much more liberal but I now humbly submit it's hard to argue with someone who's actually been to all 50 states. Looking forward to reading the re-visits of each one.

Re: Save the miles

Norholm8 — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:01:38 -0000

I spoke with Tom (United agent) this a.m ( 10/11/11) regarding trying to re-instate my husbands miles which expired
on 9/1/11. Name: Harry L. Holmes Account # 00123393902 for 35,915 miles . My husband Harry was
diagnosed with Dementia/Alzehmers disease in 2008 and was able to live at home until March 2011 at
which time he was admitted to an assisted living vacility for his care. I have been granted full power
of attorney on March 11, 2011.
Is it possiblee to re-instate his miles due to the fact he was unable to use is card since his dx of
2008. I was unaware his miles were expiring or I would taken action sooner. I don't know how to
get the documentation (letter from his M.D) unless I fax or mail it to you. What do you suggest
I do to show proof of what I have just stated. I would be happy to fax you copies you request if I could
get a fax number.
I would appreciate you reconsidering his expired miles due to the unforseen circumstances. This
is a dreaded disease and it is very difficult for our family to cope with.. We have been married for 60 years.
Thanking you in advance, please reply regardless of what your decision will be.
Norma E. Holmes Account # 00123393783
140 Eddy St.
Fort Bragg, California 95437

Re: Why I heart CityPASS, from a recent Chicago trip

Destination360 Travel Guides — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:15:38 -0000

CityPass is a great option if you want to see a lot of a city's major tourist attractions and not spend too much. We used the Seattle CityPass on a trip last year and over the course of two days we went to the Seattle Aquarium, Woodland Park Zoo, Museum of Flight, Space Needle, and took an hour-long Harbor Tour, and we didn't even use the whole pass. Well worth getting, particularly if it's your first trip to the city.

Re: Estes Park Super 8 one of TripAdvisor’s Top 10 Dirtiest Hotels in U.S.

Sherilyn Mosley — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 05:40:08 -0000

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Re: Colorado museums on list of 1,300 offering free admission to military

Alias Wood — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:19:29 -0000

Military is that profession where I wanted to go from since I was a
child. This profession is the best way to serve our country.
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Re: Camp in June, save 20 percent

Alias Wood — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:52:14 -0000

wow there will be excursions around the prak, awesome definately gonna join this.

Re: Colorado museums on list of 1,300 offering free admission to military

Cchu — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:01:22 -0000

yeah, i served my time. but museums aren't my thing-- i'm not really into history. i'm more of a forward-thinking progressive leader type. it's true, the world may not be ready for me yet. but, is there any way that i can exchange the "free admission" goodwill (which is sincerely appreciated) for real help? cognitive reconstruction doesn't come cheap... and all the "units" are deployed... after all, there's a war going on.

Re: A few more thoughts on a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii

Jsjgregory — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:43:05 -0000

After living there for five years, no travel writers seem to mention the VOG. At times I could count 5 days per month when you could breath clean air. The fact that the volcano spews 14 tons of particulate matter into the air and travels to the Kona side is enough to give you asthma as it did with me.

Re: Five restaurants to try in Albuquerque

Ayan — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 03:13:42 -0000

Really good story this is, specially on Flying Stars deserts. It's nice and juicy story.

Re: Hilton Garden Inn bash big success; affordable hotel opens at the right time

indoor lap pool — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:43:54 -0000

Excellent! Great article, I already saved it to my favourite,

Re: Camp in June, save 20 percent

Pikavippi Hakuohjeet — Wed, 25 May 2011 14:07:07 -0000

I definitely am looking forward to going camping in June and this makes me to look forward to it even more! Happy camping everybody!

Re: A taste of Taos is never enough

Kailyn — Mon, 09 May 2011 17:47:56 -0000

OMG the food look absolutely incredible!! Taos here I come!

Re: A taste of Taos is never enough

Jarrod Murphree — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:04:51 -0000

You missed the two best spots in town: Santosha Yoga of Taos (the oldest & only non-profit yoga studio in Taos) and Elevation Coffee. Next time you come to town please do yourself a favor and try them. Also, might as well have a 'Trujillo' at Mante's Chow Cart.

Paz, Jarrod

Re: Five restaurants to try in Albuquerque

Kailyn — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:34:39 -0000

oooo the Flying Stars deserts look soo good. I don't see how anything that looks that good can be overrated. It looks like a sugar feast! Yum!

Re: Five restaurants to try in Albuquerque

plozar — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:34:22 -0000

I think Flying Star is overrated. I recently dined at the one on Rio Grande Blvd. The salad, albeit pricey, was very good, and the rolls were nice, but they made THE worst posole anywhere -- undercooked hominy, in what tasted like Campbell's tomato soup with a dash of red chile powder.

Do I ever miss the Sanitary Tortilla Co.! Best sopaipillas ever -- you practically had to nail them to the table to keep them from floating away -- and the red chile was outrageously good.

Re: Carless in Colorado, Part II: This is how we do it

Kyle — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:56:18 -0000

what a nice thing to say! like I said, it hasn't been easy, and I'll talk some more about that in future posts, but overall, I'd do it again, and I hope I don't ever have to own a car again!

Re: Carless in Colorado, Part II: This is how we do it

Suzanne Bastien — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:47:42 -0000

Great article! Love what you are doing and the idea of a "loan a car for an hour" is awesome!

Re: Carless in Colorado, Part II: This is how we do it

jhaars — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:34:58 -0000

Great article. Even getting people from two cars to one would be a challenge- I admire what your family has done!

Re: Free wi-fi now in United Red Carpet Clubs

USB 3G — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:53:41 -0000

Oh nice, thanks for share!

Re: Carless in Colorado: Part I, in which we decide to ditch the ride

Smcg21 — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 12:49:41 -0000

You go! It's really heartening to see people doing this. I've commuted by bicycle for over 40 years, lived in Central Denver, refused to buy my kids a car when they were in high school, and now use my car as little as possible. That little Toyota is 18 years old and should easily go another 10 since I only put a few thousand miles on it every year.