San Francisco
American Airlines to Offer Samsung Galaxy Tab Computers in First and Business
American Airlines passengers flying in business and first class on many of the airline’s long-haul fleet will soon get a major upgrade to their in-flight entertainment options. The airline will offer the Samsung Android-based Galaxy Tab 10.1 mobile tablets in premium cabins on select flights starting later this year.
American plans to deploy 6,000 Galaxy Tabs on Boeing 767 flights between New York’s JFK airport and Los Angeles, JFK and San …
Gogo In-flight Internet Slows Down – Review
The Gogo in-flight Internet service seems to be gaining in popularity, but that’s not necessarily a good thing if you are trying to watch a movie. When we first tested Gogo shortly after its launch back in 2009 on an American Airlines flight from New York to San Francisco, we saw download speeds averaging 1.5 Mbps. It was possible to watch videos and movies on the Web, watch recorded shows …
InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco Review
As I headed over to the InterContinental Mark Hopkins, I looked at my watch. It was nearly 4 p.m. The fog would soon be rolling in over the Golden Gate Bridge and the hotel’s Top of the Mark lounge was (according to my mother, who knows such things) THE place to see it.
Perched on the southeastern peak of Nob Hill, a neighborhood in San Francisco that, by the late nineteenth …
BMW X3 xDrive35i Review and Road Test
First introduced in 2003, the BMW X3 is all new for 2011. While over 600,000 original X3s were sold, including 150,000 in the U.S. Production in Graz, Austria ended on August 31st of last year and production of the next generation X3 started the very next day, at BMW’s Spartanburg, South Carolina plant.
The redesigned X3 neatly addresses the two criticisms that we had for the earlier version, namely insufficient …
Virgin America Flight 23, New York to San Francisco Review
Terminal 4 at New York’s JFK International Airport is the home to 40 airlines. Over nine million passengers come through its portals each year, yet the terminal itself is spacious and airy and, most importantly, easy to navigate.
Virgin America’s check-in desk is tucked away in a corner past the main check-in area (memo to Virgin America, please install a bigger sign). There is a dedicated line for First Class …
Ame Restaurant, San Francisco Review
Ame, which opened in 2005 in the St. Regis Hotel in SOMA, is run by Hiro Sone and Lissa Doumani, who also operate the well-known Terra Restaurant in the Napa Valley. The restaurant emphasizes what it calls “New American” cuisine and my meal here was a highlight of my stay in San Francisco.
The St. Regis hotel itself seems to channel art, and what comes out of ame’s kitchen and wine …
