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August 18, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
Frequent fliers, what do you do when faced with the backscatter scans at airport security? The Transportation Security Administration -- you know, the TSA -- says they're perfectly safe. I'm not a conspiracy junkie, I (mostly) trust our government, but I'm a [Read more]
Posted in: Travel News | 10 comments
January 16, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
If there's one thing for sure about air travel... it's that nothing is for sure about air travel. (Well, you can count on cramped economy seats and no more free meals on domestic flights.) We embrace travel here at The Vacation Gals, and even when weather, [Read more]
Posted in: Travel Tips | 15 comments
February 1, 2010 | Author: ColoradoGal
I live in the Colorado mountains, about 30 minutes from the Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE) and an hour from the Vail-Eagle County Airport (EGE), but I’ll book a flight from Eagle over Aspen any day. Here’s why I believe EGE is the best airport in [Read more]
Posted in: Travel Tips | 4 comments
January 21, 2010 | Author: FlyGal
We have extended family in South America and let me tell you, this is one trip I love and loathe at the same time. Since we live in New York state, going to toasty-warm Chile is a treat just after the winter holidays… the flight and travel time, not so [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Travel Tips | 4 comments
December 17, 2009 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
Are you traveling this holiday season? If so, we hope your travel is uneventful and safe. In the meantime, here are a few of our past posts loaded with tips to help you get through this busy travel season: A Perfect Traveler's Stocking Stuffer Fear of [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Travel Gear, Travel Tips | 1 comment
December 11, 2009 | Author: ColoradoGal
We love to travel and to see the world, but let's face it -- sometimes, getting there can be quite an experience in itself. Traffic jams, flight delays, and lost hotel reservations can really start a vacation on the wrong foot. But think about the big [Read more]
Posted in: Travel News | 11 comments
September 24, 2009 | Author: ColoradoGal
I was running late for my 7 a.m. flight from Denver to Charlotte, en route to the Type-A Mom Conference in Asheville, North Carolina. First, the shuttle from my airport-area hotel was 12 minutes late. Then TSA found a 5-oz tube of facial cleanser at the bottom [Read more]
Posted in: Travel Tips | 6 comments
June 30, 2008 | Author: SoCalGal
Reader's Digest is one of those ubiquitous magazines found at every supermarket checkout line across America. So, who among us hasn't flipped through it while waiting to buy our groceries? I do; it's either that or some soap opera magazine, the choice is [Read more]
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June 11, 2008 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
Back when I was a flight attendant I worked a flight to Norfolk, Virgina. Several military men and women boarded our plane in Mississippi. It was the final leg of their journey home from Iraq. The civilian passengers were amazing. They kept approaching the men [Read more]
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March 28, 2008 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
A couple of months ago when my parents flew from Denver to Tucson for a visit my dad thought I would get a kick out of the fact that the voice on the Denver International Airport (DIA) train was that of Denver's Mayor John Hickenlooper and apparently, a lot of [Read more]
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