Verizon removes their unlimited global data option

I called Verizon yesterday and I can confirm it's true. They have removed the $69.99 a month global data option, which I recently used on a trip to Europe. This was one of my reasons for moving to Verizon (that and a new Droid Global for $40 on Amazon Wireless).

More discussion here:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-2-global/116365-vzw-unlimited-global-data-going-away.html

Airports with art: Add Amsterdam to that list

CNN has a list of "airports with art worth seeing". They only list US airports though. I would add Amsterdam Airport to that list, for the outpost of the Rijksmuseum there:

Ireland tops the Conde Nast Traveler resorts poll

Headed by Ashford Castle in Mayo, there are a striking amount of Irish resorts on the list of best European resorts voted by Conde Nast Traveler readers. I wonder what it is about Irish resorts? I've been to the top-placed resort, Ashford Castle, but it scored lower for me when I realized it is not actually an old castle, just a recreation of one...

Scenic traveling with Google Maps

How about this for a nice view of Kerry, Ireland, from Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/maps?ftr=sv.seven:loc=eu:page=2&hl=en&hl=en&layer=c&utm_campaign=en&utm_medium=ha&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-sk-svn&utm_term=7

French language announcements at Little Rock Airport

Interesting to note that the PA announcements at Little Rock Airport in Arkansas are in French and English, rather than Spanish and English which you expect elsewhere in the US. Possibly due to the Cajun / French history in that part of the US?

Atlantic City at night from the Sheraton Atlantic City

Not the best Sheraton I've stayed at (coffee machine in the room didn't work, no bill under the door when I was to check out) but nice view at night:

Atlantic City in a photo

Dublin from the Ha'penny bridge

Great place for a photo of the Liffey. I can remember crossing this bridge with my grandmother and handing a ha'penny to the blind people on the bridge. However bad the recession has been, Dublin has moved on a lot since then. Another sign of progress are the Gay Pride flags flying. Click on the photo for the full size.

Renting a car in Boston Logon Airport when you have a Massachusetts Drivers License

Recently I was told by Enterprise Rent-a-car in Boston Logan Airport that "no car rental company at Logan Airport will rent to Massachusetts residents". This always seemed to be a strange rule to me, and meant they leave money on the table. Plus, when I needed to rent a car on a Sunday evening, nowhere else was available.

So anyway, I discovered that Avis does rent from Boston Logan Airport to Massachusetts license-holders. So they got my business - a 2-day rental - and they get my business for this week's trip to Washington DC, a trip I would normally have used Enterprise for. Thank you Avis.

Suing United Airlines for the baggage fee when baggage goes missing

Interesting article in Yahoo Finance about suing United Airlines for the baggage fee when baggage goes missing:

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/109505/why-this-travelers-outrage-feels-so-right