We had dinner in Glen Cove and were looking for good place for ice cream. We did not want to go back to Fruit and Scoop so after a quick google search, we found a dessert and ice shop named Dessertino / Craft Spoon in Sea Cliff. I do not know why this shop has […]
Another favorite from our friends at View From the Wing. On Monday, June 2 2025, American Airlines used the wrong plane for a flight from Philadelphia to Naples, Italy. The short story is that they sent a 787-9 which is not permitted to land at the Naples airport instead of a 787-8 which is. Fortunately,
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I was in a European hotel and I left my daily housekeeping tip on the night table when I left the room in the morning. When I got back later, the tip was still there. I started to wonder whether I messed up the tip in a foreign country. Friends told me that tipping is
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The New Jersey Turnpike Authority (JNTA) announced an exclusive EV charging deal for the New Jersey Turnpike service centers with Applegreen Electric. What this means is that the 64 Tesla Superchargers that are on the NJ Turnpike will be removed. What that means is if you want to use a Tesla Supercharger, you will need
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With all the requests for tips from people you never even thought to tip beforehand, tip fatigue continues to grow. How should you handle this? In the cruise ship world, automatic tipping has been part of the culture for a long time. Most people have been annoyed with this tipping policy but accepted it as
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I just another ridiculous story on reddit. A flight attendant is under investigation for accepting a gift from a passenger and providing typical service to that passenger We have heard that flight attendants can accept minor gifts as sign of kindness. They are not eligible for tips subject to one major caveat. On Frontier Airlines,
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I found an interesting article on View From The Wing In it, Gary Leff found a couple of hotels near Walt Disney World that charges resort fees that are questionable at best especially considering the price of the rooms and the claimed resort offerings. My favorite is the Developer Inn Highway, A Howard Johnson by
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A couple on their honeymoon were faced with a dilemma. They were just married and were ready to board a flight to their honeymoon destination. But their flight was oversold and the airline, Delta, needed a few people to voluntarily give up their seats. They offered $1,000 per person but no one took them up
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Rant of the Day: I read a Newsday’s Best Long Island Restaurants on the Water and I started to bang my head against my desk! This is another one of Newsday’s Best Of Long Island series. For those who do not know or cannot figure it out based upon the title, the Best of Long
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As you move up the pickleball ladder, you learn that there are certain keys to success. The first step is working on your swing. Following that you learn the strategy of when to play the baseline and when to be at the kitchen. Hint: you should try to be at the kitchen more often than
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