Posted at February 24, 2010

Travel Around the Net

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Author: Kathryn Frengs (290 Articles)

Travelfusion's Social Media Officer, I manage all of our online marketing and presence on Twitter, Facebook, our blog and more. I love my job!

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We stumble upon all kinds of interesting and fun travel-related things on the internet in a day’s work and there are a few that I’ve been wanting to share with you for a while.  A special thanks to the folks over at Gadling who seem to always keep us entertained and informed!

Pittsburgh International Airport after hours – Gadling

We’ve all been there – stuck in the airport for longer than we planned after a flight delay or maybe a missed connection.  When I’m in that situation, you’ll often find me frustrated, looking for magazines to read to pass the time.  Check out Ashley Klinger who chose to pass the time in a much more creative way when she missed her recent connection at the Pittsburgh Airport due to all the snow in the area.  Whilst I don’t necessarily endorse such behaviour, (I’m thinking of disgruntled nighttime security guards with nothing better to do here….) Klinger’s video definitely had me laughing and wishing I had that type of energy and positive attitude in the face of airline delays!

Videos: bad baggage handlers – Gadling

Also from the folks over at Gadling, this post is chock full of videos showing how your luggage really gets handled as its loaded on and off the plane.  In a time of soaring fees per checked bag, it makes you wonder what it is you’re really paying for if it’s for your bags to be treated this way.  Hopefully there videos show only isolated incidents, but they still make you wonder…

Airplane safety applies to everyone, even Willy Wonka – Gadling

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Photo credit: Tony J. Riley

This recent article on Gadling made me giggle – apparently some airlines out there are trying to inject some fun into the otherwise mundane (but important!) security cards.  Gadling contributor Annie Scott is the eagle-eye who recently spotted a Willy Wonka-esque character on her safety card on Sun Country Airlines.  She ended up finding other “hidden” surprises on her card, including a ballerina and decided to investigate further by interviewing the company behind these safety cards.  Check out her entertaining piece about these hidden characters and the company trying to make flying safety fun!

Have you spotted some fun travel articles?  Let us know and share them either on Twitter or Facebook – we’d love to hear from you!

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  • I think that the most important thing about the holidays is being able to spend them with your family and close friends. Share with the people who mean the most to you and to be able to thank them for being there for you all year long.Then thank God!! its all over for another year!!
  • hahahaha, I love the first video, hilarious!
  • Travelfusion
    Hehe glad you liked it. It had me cracking up so I had to share :)

    Thanks for the Tweet about it - and hope you're well!

    Kathryn
  • Videos so funny. I couldn't do this at all especially at the airport. I wonder if Ashley can do it on a foreign airport? Lol.

    These bad baggage handlers should be reprimanded.
  • Travelfusion
    The video still makes me laugh, even after all this time. Thanks for the comment! :)
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