Did you think I was referring to Aberdeen, the oil capital? Maybe from Houston. Having temporarily suspended routes between the United States and Scotland during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, United was the first U.S. carrier to resume flights between the two places back in March 2022, from NY/Newark EWR to Edinburgh EDI. Resumptions […]
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The Leaning Tower of Niles
Did you know that the Leaning Tower was actually completed in 1934 as a way to conceal a water tank for swimming pools? If you didn’t, then you’re not alone. To be fair, I’m talking about the Leaning Tower of Niles, located in in the Illinois suburbs of Chicago. In the 1920s, Robert Ilg, owner […]
Trip Report: The New Terminal A at Newark International Airport (EWR)
stAfter reading about the opening of the new Kansas City International Airport (MCI) terminal on 28 February, I was … less excited about trying out the relatively new Terminal A at Newark’s airport (EWR), which debuted to the public on 12 January of this year. Current airlines at Terminal A include American Airlines, Air Canada, […]
Throwback Thursday: The Multilingual St. Louis MetroLink
On 2 March, 2021, at some point in the day, I had a three hour layover in St. Louis. Having never ridden the St. Louis metro system, better known as MetroLink, I was eager to give it a whirl. (for whatever reason, trying out metro systems, is one of my travel hobbies). Not knowing anything […]
Language Lunes: Mexican Aviation (and a Hint of Railroads)
The current Mexican administration has seen quite a bit of turbulence (terrible pun intended) in the aviation industry. No matter which side you’re on, these events have already happened: A “national referendum” on a new Mexico City Airport. The project that was cancelled after nearly 70% was completed, the Texcoco Airport, was replaced by the […]
Aviation Art: Niigata Airport’s Stained Glass
Japanese airports are pretty good about souvenirs. More specifically, food souvenirs, but even the smaller airports have a shop at which you can sample — or bring home — some local flavors. Niigata Airport (KIJ) in Niigata prefecture is no exception. Whereas food does play a big role in my trip planning — Niigata is […]
Language Lunes: Geographically Humble Spanish Lessons
A few years ago, I took a brilliant Mexico road trip, starting and ending in the city of Orizaba: My friend and I had to backtrack from San Cris to Tuxtla Gutierrez to get to Palenque, but other than that, this was basically the correct route. Along the road trip, I noticed some amusingly “humble” […]
Façadism, and Controversies in Architecture Tourism
In the simplest terms, façadism – also known as facadism – refers to when the front-facing exterior (façade) of a building is preserved, regardless of what happens/has happened to the remaining part of the structure. For an example, let’s take this façade, located relatively near the eponymous food market in La Merced, Mexico City: Mexico […]