Buying the New Yorker 1996 - page 29

Twelve pages? Take a look. It's a town. There are homes for sale, banks for your money, clubs to join and sights to see. There is a school for your children that "seeks to foster scholarship, creativity, self-discipline, independent thinking, and the development of a strong moral character needed for living in a culturally diverse world. " If you try to leave, you will be attacked by a jewel-encrusted weather balloon. Be seeing you.

Flights on the Concorde! At last, an ad that is completely anachronistic. I ran the itinerary for this package in expedia (presuming the start and stop to be New York) and came up with this itinerary:

Leg one - Sat 1-Jul
7:10 am Depart New York (LGA)
Connect in Salt Lake City (SLC)
Arrive Honolulu (HNL) 2:00 pm
Duration: 12hr 50mn

Leg two - Mon 3-Jul
12:35 am Depart Honolulu (HNL)
Connect in Nadi (NAN)
Arrive Auckland (AKL) 11:45 am +1 day
Duration: 13hr 10mn

Leg three - Wed 5-Jul
1:25 pm Depart Auckland (AKL)
Arrive Sydney (SYD) 2:50 pm
Duration: 3hr 25mn

Leg four - Fri 7-Jul
10:45 am Depart Sydney (SYD)
Connect in Hong Kong (HKG)
Arrive Beijing (PEK) 10:50 pm
Duration: 14hr 5mn

Leg five - Sun 9-Jul
8:00 am Depart Beijing (PEK)
Arrive Hong Kong (HKG) 11:25 am
Duration: 3hr 25mn

Leg six - Tue 11-Jul
6:05 pm Depart Hong Kong (HKG)
Arrive Delhi (DEL) 9:00 pm
Duration: 5hr 25mn

Leg seven - Thu 13-Jul
8:30 pm Depart Delhi (DEL)
Connect in Mumbai (Bombay) (BOM), Nairobi (Jomo Kenyatta Intl.)
Arrive Mombasa (MBA) 8:45 am +1 day
Duration: 14hr 45mn

Leg eight - Sat 15-Jul
9:45 am Depart Mombasa (MBA)
Arrive London (LHR) 5:10 pm
Duration: 9hr 25mn

Leg nine - Mon 17-Jul
10:30 am Depart London (LGW)
Connect in Charlotte (CLT)
Arrive New York (LGA) 5:40 pm
Duration: 12hr 10mn

Grand total for one person airfare - $8747.14

I imagine that the Concorde trip included hotels (and that there would be a few more nights in them rather than in transit) but still - over $50 grand! This must have been a fun trip.

Inca Floats won't really sell you the Galapagos to give to your Valentine. But they'll take you there. "Come swim with playful sea lion pups, try to keep up with a penguin chasing a fishy dessert, tromp among giant tortoises in tall green grass, and quietly mosey past a motley crew of marine iguanas." It's not just for Valentines either. They have a wedding registry, and they think it will make for a fun "big birthday surprise." I think after the long plane trip and boat ride, the birthday person will start to suspect.

The Traveler's Guide looks like one of those little things that someone chugged out of their guest room as a labor of love and then collapsed when this naughty old internets showed up. I can find no sign of MGP Inc. or their Guide. I hope they are all right.