Morning Links: America’s Dirtiest Hotels, London From Above and More
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 01.29.09 | 8:59 AM ET
- Paul Theroux remembers John Updike.
- American Airlines has been flying some planes without enough life rafts. Its short-term solution: Cap the number of passengers on the problem aircraft.
- The Big Picture shows off more of Jason Hawkes’ lovely aerial photos of London.
- Here’s a Q&A with Renia Ehrenfeucht on “the higher meaning of the humble sidewalk.”
- How are Spirit Airlines flight attendants like players for Manchester United? They both wear ads on their uniforms. (via Jaunted)
- Inside the “war on Roquefort cheese.”
- TripAdvisor’s list of America’s dirtiest hotels is out.
- Are these the top 50 adventure books of all time?
- Jason Barger pays tribute to “one of the daily unsung heroes of the air travel experience: the de-icers.”
- The “bizarre crime spree” that got this drunken Irish traveler deported from Australia included demanding money to feed his goldfish.
- World Hum gets a shout out in a Guardian piece about Twitter and travel—yes, World Hum has a Twitter feed. We’re happy to have you follow us.
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Ling 01.29.09 | 10:17 AM ET
You should check out the website of the first hotel in Times Square in that dirtiest hotels list. Says they’re proud of their cleanliness. :)
Eva Holland 01.29.09 | 11:16 AM ET
Hmm. Re: adventure books, there are a few interesting/unexpected picks on there, but for the most part I feel like it’s kind of a narrow definition of “adventure”—war (?!), mountaineering, the Arctic/Antarctic (extreme climates more generally), and colonial Africa.
Also, hate to raise a predictable complaint, but is Isak Dinesen the only female author on there?
Hotel Manager 01.29.09 | 7:17 PM ET
Thank you for including the link to the dirtiest hotels in America. I do a lot of traveling and I found it very disturbing that some of the hotels I frequent the most are on that list. Looks like a change is in order for my next travel itinerary!