a new phishtopher blog feature

here we are. and here comes the first installment of planes, trains, and anything else with terminals review. the first round includes four airport: phoenix, az; flagstaff, az; ontario, ca; and honolulu, hi.

phoenix: free wi-fi, more than enough comfy seats to wait for late departures, a singing woman to make the 1000 person security line go faster, a guy with a flight in more than an hour asking every person in front of him to let him move up a slot only to fall further back in the line by do so, and a starbucks on every corner of the terminal. relax coffee addicts, there are also generic coffee shops too, so more than enough extra hot, non-fat, two splenda, no foam latte's to go around. overall PHX gets an a+; after all, reliable wi-fi is valuable enough, but free, stupendous!

flagstaff: well, i may have to return to reviewing this airport at a later time. i spend the entire 32 minutes there with my head buried between my legs, ready to puke. the flight from phoenix lasted only 25 minutes, but it bounced and swayed the entire way. however, walking from the tarmac to the baggage claim to the exit i saw a beautiful log cabin like airport. it really was a neat little airport. overall, a b+ for FLG, but i retain the right to change the rating.

ontario: this was a boring little airport, but it offered two great amenities: a jerry spring look-a-like and a look-a-like i can't remember the name of. but that doesn't matter, after all, i'm not sure that the jerry springer guy was not really jerry springer. i was in orange county. also, there was no working wi-fi; boo! therefore, ONT gets an b, like the stars walking it's halls.

honolulu: one great thing about honolulu is the open air concourses. i also like the fact that there are almost no shops or restaurants. no one wants to spend any extra time in the airport, the beaches are just a 15 minute ride away. my flight arrived 30 minutes early--have you ever heard of that?--but the airport crew parked us at the wrong gate, then couldn't get our walkway open, then they took forever to unload our luggage. so, i am hesitant give HNL a high mark, but the fact that it sits in paradise garners at least a b+.

i hope these reviews are helpful to you all, because i know you all will be traveling the random paths i do. but anyway, they will continue to make their appearance periodically.