Boarding Pass Series
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Boarding Pass Series – Denver, Colorado
More Details: Boarding Pass Series – Denver, ColoradoI first went to Denver right after receiving my undergrad degree. Actually, I went past Denver and took a right hand exit to the road to nearby Boulder, CO where I actually was going to hold a summer internship at research labs in town. But I visited Denver over my two summers in Boulder at…
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Boarding Pass Stories: Dar es Salaam
More Details: Boarding Pass Stories: Dar es SalaamThis installment of the Boarding Pass Stories goes to Dar es Salaam – via London and Dubai! The destination, the when(s), and the reason(s) While working for an international non-profit, I traveled to visit field projects and to do an internal audit. It was a toss-up between Bangladesh and Tanzania and the latter was just…
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Boarding Pass Stories: Constantinople! OK, Istanbul
More Details: Boarding Pass Stories: Constantinople! OK, IstanbulThe destination, the when(s), and the reason(s) My knack for taking one trip idea and expanding its scope is not a recent event. That’s how I ended last year exploring a country I may have never visited otherwise: Moldova. It pre-dates my travel blogging days by a bit. As I joined a group of friends…
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Boarding Pass Stories: Little Rock, Arkansas
More Details: Boarding Pass Stories: Little Rock, ArkansasBoarding pass series goes to: Little Rock, Arkansas!!! The destination, the when(s), and the reason(s) A pretty unlikely destination, you may think, but I went there for a few months for business around 2001. Bill Clinton’s presidency had just ended and the presidential library would be located in this town which seemed to have gotten…
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Boarding Pass Stories: Delta Inflight Drink Options Circa 1985
More Details: Boarding Pass Stories: Delta Inflight Drink Options Circa 1985I ran into this little memento going through old photo albums. It is a boarding pass from a flight from 1986. Nothing peculiar about the front. But once you flip to the reverse… The menu of inflight drinks was conveniently placed behind the boarding pass! I guess so you could plan how to get your…
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Boarding Pass Stories: Christchurch, New Zealand
More Details: Boarding Pass Stories: Christchurch, New ZealandThe destination, the when(s), and the reason(s) After spending two weeks there, I flew from Melbourne, Australia to New Zealand. My entry point: the very livable and lovely town of Christchurch. This was in 2009, so before the large earthquake that did so much damage to this beautiful town. I got to see it before…
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Boarding Pass Stories: Las Vegas
More Details: Boarding Pass Stories: Las VegasWelcome to a new feature for this travel blog As I shared in an earlier post, my history of travels is well-documented not only here but in the multitude of boarding passes I accidentally started collecting over 20 years ago. I think it is time those boarding passes stepped up to the plate and helped…





