Travel, Cruise

French starchitect Jean Nouvel just won the Pritzker Prize, the profession’s highest honor. Nouvel’s style has defied categorization, and his designs are innovative and sometimes even hard to recognize as his.
The Pritzker jury says Nouvel “pushed architecture’s discourse and praxis to new limits.”
We’ve rounded up some of his famed, stunning structures. (And their websites, which […]

The first pitch is supposed to coming out right now at Yankee Stadium but the dreary, sorta-rainy weather has the game start delayed. While we normally wouldn’t think that a travel story, this is the last year for the historic ball field in the Bronx.
The best way to see the stadium is by booking a […]

We’ve been trying to let poor ol’ Bruno the Bear rest in peace since he was killed in Bavaria after famously being the first wild bear to enter Germany since 1836.
But we just have to mention that Bruno the Bear has finally become a permanent part of the tourist landscape in Germany. As promised, a […]

Back in February, British Airways was hyping its fancy baggage handling system at the new Terminal 5:

The 11 miles of conveyor belts and intelligent baggage carts running on almost 3 miles of rails mean your bag can reach your gate in 15 minutes.
Ha! Tell that to the 15,000 suitcases BA mishandled this weekend. Airline CEO […]

Well, that’s the end of these ads: Today’s the last day for flights on Hawaiian carrier Aloha Airlines.
After declaring bankruptcy earlier this month, the airline says it had no choice but to shut down. Passengers still holding tickets will get picked up by United. (Possibly a fate worse than being stranded in Hawaii.)
After the jump, […]

Aloha Airlines has stopped flying. Read their Q&A for details. If you’ve paid with a credit card, you can contest the charge for a flight not taken if you do so in writing within 60 days of the charge appearing on your credit card. Otherwise, you may have to line up in bankruptcy court.
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Danger to those who would wear dark eyeliner and ironic sneakers! In middle America, “emo” is what you declare yourself to be because your parents can never understand the pain in your soul. In Mexico, it’s license for a culo-kickin’.
And while the idea of emo teens getting chased by angry mobs of punk rockers is […]

This is a post about what happens when you want to travel and your better half doesn’t because:

You don’t have one. You never had one, or he/she is long (or short) gone, or (sad to say) deceased;
Your
partner has no interest in the places and things that appeal to you. In
fact, it’s his highway or […]

British Airways’ exclusive Terminal 5 at Heathrow is going through some predictable growing pains after receiving its first flights yesterday. We’re not sure anyone expected a completely smooth ride–if they did, bless their overly optimistic hearts–but the extent of the kinks and bad publicity is probably a bit worse than anticipated.
According to Reuters, “nearly 70″ […]