+wimseyguy Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 In planning for our trip to Breckenridge in January, I discovered there is a TB Hotel cache right near the DEN airport. The Hippy Hippo is already packed with my ski togs so I don;t forget to bring him along. I think I rememeber seeing a cache near Hartsfield in Atlanta following another TB's thread once too. Are there any other airport caches out there and are they popular? If so I will hide one near RDU. I have already scouted out an appropriate tree in an easily accesible parking lot just off airport property. Be careful what you wish for! Quote Link to comment
+Jennifer&Dean Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 There is one called the Travel Bug Depot located in Missoula, Mt and is just a little ways away from the airport. I have heard of one near Chicago and the Atlanta one also. Hope that helps. -Jennifer Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else. (JM Barrie) Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 First and foremost, THINK EXTRA HARD before placing a cache at or near an airport. Here in Pittsburgh, we're lucky, because the airport is bordered by several parks and by a cemetary. If you're traveling to Greater Pitt (a hub for USAirways for so long as they last), there are two caches which have served very well as informal travel bug hotels because they're one exit away from the airport: "Resurrection Aerie" is the easiest to find, for those who don't have much time. "Robin Hill Cache" is a more challenging hike and hide, but it is in a beautiful nature preserve with nice trails. Please try to visit one of these caches if you ever get to Pittsburgh. Thanks! x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house. [This message was edited by Keystone Approver on November 01, 2003 at 06:58 AM.] Quote Link to comment
+wimseyguy Posted December 14, 2002 Author Share Posted December 14, 2002 quote: First and foremost, THINK EXTRA HARD before placing a cache at or near an airport. I agree little green men, that in today's climate this is a sensitive issue. The site I have in mind is in a cache friendly tree in a wooded area behind the Hilton on the access road connecting the airport to I-40. I think that sensible cachers will be able to access the site without drawing undue attention. Be careful what you wish for! Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 wimseyguy, That is a fine spot for a cache. I'm familiar with the area, having lived in Durham for 3 years to study ACC basketball. Somehow, Duke University made a mistake and accidentally awarded me a law degree. Good luck with your cache. I may visit it sometime, as my sister now lives in Sanford. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house. Quote Link to comment
Rubbertoe Posted December 14, 2002 Share Posted December 14, 2002 I grabbed Builder Dan from a cache near Port Columbus International Airport here in Ohio... I live here, so obviously I wasn't planning on flying him out of state or anything. Anyway, I snatched him up and took him 25 miles SE - after which someone promptly grabbed him and took him right back to the same cache he started from, right next to the airport. And that was the last we've seen of poor ol' Builder Dan. Someone flying out of Columbus grabbed him about 4 months ago, took him into Canada - and he hasn't been heard from since. I was hoping he'd have a good adventure... it was the first and only bug I have found, and I really geeked him up with some pics and a story. The Toe Pages (edit: I just dropped an e-mail to the last person to see Dan... we'll see if I can get an update) Quote Link to comment
+wimseyguy Posted December 16, 2002 Author Share Posted December 16, 2002 He looks like the missing singer/dancer from the Village People. Be careful what you wish for! Quote Link to comment
+wimseyguy Posted December 21, 2002 Author Share Posted December 21, 2002 The RDU TB Hotel cache is open for business just in time for holiday travel. It is an easy in/out on the way to the airport. The cache page is at: Sorry I do not know if I have made this link directly, I am lo-tech, and earn my living with sharp knives and fire. Be careful what you wish for! Quote Link to comment
+GeoCraig Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 Travel Troll's secret bug stash (California)GC76C5 (now archived) was located fairly close to Burbank (BUR) Airport. It was located in a cemetery. Grand Central Station GC4D38 is located across the street from the north runways of LAX--Los Angeles. The road it is on was closed for security reasons, so I was a little nervous to be poking around in the bushes in a semi-secure location. Quote Link to comment
+Amazingracer Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 Heres the one for the ATL airport. Its not on airport property but is .5 mile drive from the airport. Easy to find also even when in a hurry. Atlanta Hartsfield Airport Bug Exchange Happy Hunting -Amazingracer "Welcome to Macon,Ga the town where stupidity rules and sanity takes a vacation." Quote Link to comment
+ErSamin Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 A bug I have on my watch list made it to the Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport Travel Bug Exchange. It had also been through the Hartsfield Bug Exchange in Atlanta "Wherever you go, there you are" Quote Link to comment
+infosponge Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Tampa has one: Tampa Airport Travel Bug Portal Quote Link to comment
gschwanz Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 Hi, in Germany there's "Bates' Motel (The Bug Hub)" near the Frankfurt International Airport (FRA). Regards Gerhard Quote Link to comment
+Crusso Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 Anyone interested in a domestic flight TB Airport Hub? I'm at Westchester Cty Airport in NY & have a good site for a bug hotel. Wooded area not on airport property, easy find & no security concerns. Wherever you go, there you are! Quote Link to comment
The Artful Dodger Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 Never at a loss to promote one's own cache ... I looked extensively for a place to create a TB hotel near Newark airport here in the NY/NJ area in response to my TB's having difficulties in getting overseas. Nothing doing! No area was secure AND close to the airport. So I placed the Hotel near major highway arteries that people might travel to on the way from and to New York area airports. New York International Travel Bug Hotel and Casino I even created a sister hotel in Auckland, New Zealand, too. Quote Link to comment
+Team Rand Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 There is a virtual cache at the John Wayne (Orange County) Airport. A virtual cache is one way to minimize concern about having one near airport because of security. The cache is called "They don't call me Mr. Morrison". Quote Link to comment
+Borgt Posted January 9, 2003 Share Posted January 9, 2003 LAX has Grand Central Station Quote Link to comment
+sherk Posted January 11, 2003 Share Posted January 11, 2003 Though there are several in the area this one is most convenient for the airport. The road leaving the airport drops you straight onto Harbor Island- full of hotels, retaurants and marinas- and recently used to film a new Jim Carrey movie. I just dropped my airplane themed TB bug here yesterday (my first TB!). She hopes to travel to many airport caches in her journeys. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=28593 Quote Link to comment
CacheMonkeez Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Orlando now has a TB hotel near the airport: Orlando TB Hotel Quote Link to comment
+bthomas Posted January 22, 2003 Share Posted January 22, 2003 SFO = Es effo Bug Hotel GCBC09 http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=48137 Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 Chicago's: Chicago O'Hare Airport Bug Exchange Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote Link to comment
+parkrrrr Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Markwell:Chicago's: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=43243 That's a pretty scary cache placement. I'm not sure I'd want to be poking around in the parking structure at one of the world's busiest airports. Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 I know. Some who have visited it say that it is not a problem in its placement. I did ask someone close by to check it when it first came out, and they didn't see a problem with it. Until I visit it and decide whether or not it needs to be archived, since it doesn't break any rules or guidelines, I'm not saying one way or the other. Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 dang it. Double post. Ignore this one please. Quote Link to comment
+LoneHowler Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 theres a couple along a bike path that runs by the Calgary Intl but one advertises itself and a airport cache http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=25268 More to see, More to do Quote Link to comment
+montythemule Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 After watching the how successful the LAX TB cache (Grand Central Station) is, I am creating one at San Jose Mineta Airport. It will be OFF of the airport but accessable by the Airport Parking shuttle so folks on a layover can get there without a long walk ot taxi or car. A VTA city bus will getcha there too. Monty "Vince Malum Patientia" Quote Link to comment
+montythemule Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 Originally posted by Warm Fuzzies - Fuzzy:[ That's a pretty scary cache placement. I'm not sure I'd want to be poking around in the parking structure at one of the world's busiest airports. I agree, we should be sensitive near airports, clear plastic might be better than ammo cans * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Vince Malum Patientia" Quote Link to comment
+MaxEntropy Posted February 9, 2003 Share Posted February 9, 2003 There's a cache just outside the Oakland airport for this purpose. The cool part is that it's next to the County Sherrif's office. They know about it and the page instructs you to simply explain what you are doing if you are challenged. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=30040 Mickey Max Entropy More than just a name, a lifestyle. Quote Link to comment
+montythemule Posted February 10, 2003 Share Posted February 10, 2003 Someday maybe we can make a list of Airport TB hotels, like the "I HATE I-5" Cache list. There is one near London Heathrow, also JFK. Thanks Max! ******************************************* I am a severely patient sort of guy.. Quote Link to comment
bcj19 Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 This one is near the Kansas City International airport. It's just off of I-29 to the south of the airport on Tiffany Springs Pkwy. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=49262 Happy Hunting! ~ bcj19 Quote Link to comment
Team Tate Posted February 14, 2003 Share Posted February 14, 2003 Just a note to maybe let you think a little. In the UK we have temporarily archived our Airport Bug hotels due to the recent security scares, particularly near Heathrow & Gatwick. Both of these airports have been surrounded by the military looking for anything suspicious. The thoughts being that if anyone was seen wandering around near the airports with a gadget in hand, then it could be seen as suspicious behaviour and I'm sure that the police would act first & ask questions later, so alot of time wasting. Also as the caches are mainly ammo boxes then I don't think that they would last very long if found! Team Tate Remember - if it's moving, it's not dead... Quote Link to comment
+djs_111 Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 I logged this one near the Albuquerque International Airport last year while visiting my sister. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=25534 Dan djs_111 Quote Link to comment
+The Wombles Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by montythemule:...There is one near London Heathrow...... The Heathrow Bug Hotel was one of our caches and we've archived / removed it due to ongoing security concerns. Despite it's location one mile from the airport in a nature area, there was still concern about it's proximity to the airport. Dave Quote Link to comment
Neo_Geo Posted June 23, 2003 Share Posted June 23, 2003 Whenever I am traveling, I get the coordinates for all of the airports involved. Then I do an advanced search by coordinates to find the nearest caches for each. If there're any TBs going my way, I'll pick 'em up! I'm in the process of scouting a few locations for Ronald Reagan Washington National. I was going to put one on the airport property, but a cop started asking me questions when he saw me wandering around (averaging coordinates). Quote Link to comment
+Bilder Posted June 25, 2003 Share Posted June 25, 2003 I am an airline employee and am working on getting permission on hiding a mini cache on airline property about 1000 feet from the Anchorage terminal. Will be in a public area right off the street. If I get approval, it will be an easy one to reach on foot while at the airport. Wrote my manager about this yesterday, hope to hear back soon. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have never been lost. Been awful confused for a few days, but never lost! Quote Link to comment
+InBrainWeTrust Posted June 28, 2003 Share Posted June 28, 2003 My girlfriend (Newtie) and I are considering placing one at Essex Skypark in Maryland. We have permission from the property owners, and we actually have it placed there (Newtie and I are just arguing over whether or not it's a good spot). So yeah, when I send it in for review, it will be a good airport cache Quote Link to comment
+ParkerFamily Posted June 30, 2003 Share Posted June 30, 2003 We dropped two travel bugs in Dublin Airport Hotel while honeymooning a few weeks ago. One ias already on itw way back to Florida. The other went the wrong direction.... To Germany... http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=57043 Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 GEO created the Niagara Buffalo International Travel Bug Hotel near the airport in Buffalo, NY. Quote Link to comment
+Bilder Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 New cache near Anchorage Airport. You can get there via a couple different shuttles if you are stuck in the terminal or wish to drop off/pick up a TB. Have fun when you visit Alaksa! Clover Leaf Cache ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have never been lost. Been awful confused for a few days, but never lost! Quote Link to comment
+Hillbilly Cacher Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 Nashville Has a TB Cache near the Airport called Travel BUG Resort. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=57077 Quote Link to comment
+RainDog Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 GRB Green Bay, WI. While not exactly on what some would call "The beaten path," GRB has one called "Tenner's Bug Hotel." It's just north of the airport and is just a short drive away. Actually it's within walking distance if you have the time (and less rotundity than I.) Hmmm... maybe if I walked that distance more often I would have less of aforementioned volume. Don't you know there ain't no Devil, that's just God when he's drunk. Quote Link to comment
+Captain Morgan Posted October 31, 2003 Share Posted October 31, 2003 I got one too: Tampere-Pirkkala Airport Hitchhiker Hotel well, it's in Finland, but you're welcome! Quote Link to comment
+Team Wicket Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 There are a few bug motels around Minneapolis St. Paul airport, but the best known is inside the Mall of America. Think how many familys vacationing, stop there on their way in and out of MN. Some folks even fly in just to go to that mall for the weekend. Best of all, you can find it with out a GPS. Quote Link to comment
+Sparrowhawk Posted November 3, 2003 Share Posted November 3, 2003 Ehhhhh... what the hey. Please allow me to brag on my very own Portland, Oregon airport cache! I couldn't believe that the nearest large airport to the birthplace of geocaching never got it's own genuine airport cache... so I went for it! -Elana (a.k.a. "Sparrowhawk") Quote Link to comment
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