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Ali on December 5th, 2010

I have quite a few friends who are pilots or are otherwise in the aviation industry. While a pilot is trying to build hours, there’s this idea of renting a plane and flying somewhere for lunch. Since it costs roughly $100 to rent the plane, this is often called the $100 hamburger. About a month [...]

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Ali on November 30th, 2010

I just wanted to write a quick follow-up to my TSA post from last week. Panicked about complications and delays while traveling on the day before Thanksgiving, I left work a little early to give myself some extra time to make my flight to Europe. I lucked out and found plenty of parking at the [...]

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Ali on November 22nd, 2010

I don’t normally write about the controversial current events issues, but this one really infuriates me. I want to share my opinion of the new procedures, and I have read an accumulation of related articles over the past week or two, many of which I have linked in this post. All in the name of SAFETY, [...]

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Ali on November 8th, 2010

If I had my way, I’d travel as much as my bank account would allow. But at this point in my life, that’s not entirely practical, so I have to find ways to ease the pain in betweeen trips. Recently my friend Tim from North Carolina and his boyfriend came to visit me for a weekend in Atlanta, and [...]

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Ali on August 29th, 2010

Las Vegas is known for gambling, extravagant shows, and wild partying. The lavish hotels are attractions themselves, not just a place to lay your head at night. My best friend Rachel lives in Las Vegas, so I’ve been there to visit several times. I’ve spent hours wandering through Caesar’s Palace looking at all the extravagant [...]

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Ali on May 25th, 2010

I occasionally need a short getaway to help get me through to the next big trip, so this past weekend I went to visit my friend Tim in Greensboro, NC.  After a quick stop at Replacements, Ltd to sell four bowls ($16 – woohoo!) that were taking up space in my closet, we picked up Tim’s friend Kyle and [...]

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