I fly through SeaTac a lot given it's my home airport. I came across this video of its baggage handling facility when I was on my way to visit family for Christmas on Friday. There are lots of videos of what happens once your bag disappears behind the counter. I like this one for two reasons: SeaTac actually has pretty good baggage handling … [Read more...]
Air New Zealand Releases Yet Another Quirky Safety Video
June 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Air New Zealand deserves respect for its pre-flight safety videos. A few years ago they brought Richard Simmons back from the dead (figuratively if not literally) to get passengers' attention and later followed it up with an entire crew in their birthday suits. Both videos cracked me up when I watched them for the first time and made me think of … [Read more...]
Help Gabriel Leigh!
January 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Some of you might have already seen the 20-minute short film Frequent Flyer by Gabriel Leigh. If you haven't and really want to get in on the travel hacking I write about here, I suggest you find time this week to watch it. Frequent Flyer from Gabriel Leigh on Vimeo. It gives me a little bit of nostalgia every time I watch it and think … [Read more...]
Move, Learn, Eat!
January 29, 2012 By 2 Comments
I've come across these before, but one of them popped up in an email listserve the other day and I thought I'd share them. Director Rick Mereki and his colleagues put together three great short films that convey the diversity and excitement that motivates me to travel. See his Vimeo site for more details. MOVE MOVE from Rick Mereki on … [Read more...]
