http://www.drvino.com/2007/12/10/traveling-with-wine-puzzle-revealed-mark-ashley-of-upgrade-travel-better/ wine talk that goes down easy Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:20:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.drvino.com/2007/12/10/traveling-with-wine-puzzle-revealed-mark-ashley-of-upgrade-travel-better/#comment-45615 Upgrades and Downgrades — December 14, 2007 — Lufthansa (hearts) JetBlue, Silverjet (hearts) Maxjet, and a German guy (hearts) his vodka » Upgrade: Travel Better Fri, 14 Dec 2007 05:07:20 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/12/10/traveling-with-wine-puzzle-revealed-mark-ashley-of-upgrade-travel-better/#comment-45615 [...] Downgraded: Traveler’s IQ, and traveler’s brain cells If you packed a one-liter bottle of vodka in your carry-on, and airport security says you can’t take it onboard, what would you do? If you said, “Open the bottle and chug the entire contents before going through the metal detector,” then you might be the now-hospitalized 64-year old resident of Dresden, Germany who proved he couldn’t hold his liquor at the Nuremberg airport. He should have just checked the booze. [...] [...] Downgraded: Traveler’s IQ, and traveler’s brain cells If you packed a one-liter bottle of vodka in your carry-on, and airport security says you can’t take it onboard, what would you do? If you said, “Open the bottle and chug the entire contents before going through the metal detector,” then you might be the now-hospitalized 64-year old resident of Dresden, Germany who proved he couldn’t hold his liquor at the Nuremberg airport. He should have just checked the booze. [...]

]]> http://www.drvino.com/2007/12/10/traveling-with-wine-puzzle-revealed-mark-ashley-of-upgrade-travel-better/#comment-44535 Mary Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:53:40 +0000 http://drvino.com/2007/12/10/traveling-with-wine-puzzle-revealed-mark-ashley-of-upgrade-travel-better/#comment-44535 If you don't want to deal with the bulk or the environmental issues of a styrofoam container, a new company called BottleWise has developed a soft-sided bag designed specifically to keep wine bottles safe during air travel. The messenger-style bag comes with two removable, padded bottle pouches that pack neatly inside checked luggage. Each padded pouch protects a standard 750 ml wine bottle and features a puncture-resistant, re-sealable liquid-tight liner bag that will safeguard luggage contents if a bottle ever breaks. If you don’t want to deal with the bulk or the environmental issues of a styrofoam container, a new company called BottleWise has developed a soft-sided bag designed specifically to keep wine bottles safe during air travel. The messenger-style bag comes with two removable, padded bottle pouches that pack neatly inside checked luggage. Each padded pouch protects a standard 750 ml wine bottle and features a puncture-resistant, re-sealable liquid-tight liner bag that will safeguard luggage contents if a bottle ever breaks.

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