Flight Attendants Say NO to Phone Calls
Flight attendants are against the use of cell phones (for making phone calls) while in flight. Huuzaah!! Here's that story.
Flight attendants are against the use of cell phones (for making phone calls) while in flight. Huuzaah!! Here's that story.
TG member PortMoresby informed me of the following story, which I think is exciting and worth sharing with everyone! London will build another pedestrian/cycle bridge over the River Thames. Looks like a beautiful project. .
Police in Abu Dhabi have issued a flyer in a dozen language, aimed mainly at cruise visitors, with suggestions about proper behavior, including no drugs, respectful clothing, carry ID at all times...and no kissing in public. MORE
Hertz is moving into "waterless car-washing" for reasons that are doubly "green." The company's process using a non-toxic chemical is expected to save 130,000,000 gallons of water a year worldwide, and to save the company 77% in shipping costs...
Where ever I travel, the sight of a large bird of prey in flight makes me (and most everyone else around) stop and watch. That's certainly true for the American Bald Eagle. Every year between mid-November and mid-January there's a...
One of the highlights of any trip to Sri Lanka is a visit to the Pinnawala elephant orphanage. Pinnawala is small town just north of Kegalle, east of Colombo and west of Kandy.
And you thought Japan's High Speed Rail was out of this world. Look at this bus ...
Not the glamorous tourist Hawaii; no dramatic coastline here, no glitzy hotels, no surf. This building, the Waipahu Cultural Heritage Center on Oahu, is part of Hawaii’s Plantation Village, a living history museum that tells the story of...
Bagan is not a single place but a string of settlements on a bend of the Irrawaddy River with a plain stretching eastward for many miles. It’s on the western edge of the tourist track, an oval-shaped circuit of the country with Yangon...
I've had some gut-wrenching plane landings (and take-offs) in my days, but few compare with Lukla airport in Nepal.
The British Foreign Office warned British tourists that foreign drug offenses often mean prison and very harsh sentences. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tra...uld-mean-prison.html
One of the many things I've grown to appreciate over the years, at home and on my travels, is a beautiful classic well-maintained car. They are works of art! I love them and know a few of them, but lack the knowledge to identify most or...
Still no winner! Gumbo wants to be helpful, so here's a weekend bonus: two hints for the price of one. 1. This building, which is much older than it looks, was destroyed in World War 2 and restored in the 1990s2. An important scene in a mystery...
In the United States, a country with dozens of great national parks, it makes sense that there would be some “orphan” parks that are only rarely visited. Such is the case with Great Basin National Park in Nevada. Great...
(Sunset over Mt. Rundle and Canmore, Banff National Park) It's sweet to be in just the right place at just the right time! The Canadian Rockies are known for their beautiful rugged peaks, hanging glaciers, turquoise lakes and...