round-the-world

Solar plane to resume its round-the-world trip

Solar Impulse 2, a sun-powered plane that has completed half of its intended round-the-world trip without a drop of fuel, is almost ready to tackle the second half of the trip. The Swiss-built plane which uses solar energy to fill its batteries and power the engine, has been grounded in Hawaii by battery damage suffered during a 5-day flight from Japan to Hawaii. Yes, it doesn’t fly very fast! Project staff say that they’ve raised enough money for the repairs, and can be in the air again by…

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The ultimate round-the-world selfie

Traveling the world, one second at a time, and posting the daily second to YouTube (above) and at  https://youtu.be/8-g1Xangxs8   This is the story of Jordan Simons…a man for whom it’s almost pointless to cite a nationality, because, as he…

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Flying Round-the-World with no fuel!

Two veteran Swiss pilots are at nearly the midpoint of a round-the-world flight on the Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered plane with a wingspan greater than a 747’s. Among other reasons for the huge wingspan is to make possible use of 17,000 solar cells…

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Star Alliance: Round-the-World in a Fare Daze

Well, not really, but Star Alliance (includes United, Lufthansa and more) has revised its pricing for round-the-world fares so that there are now 14 different categories, spread over three classes. The big news is that for economy (7 fares) there are…

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Family Takes Year Off to Travel the World

 The Luke family took their two boys and traveled the world for a year.Their travels included a safari,beaches ,and tea plantations and much more.. Read about their experiences below! http://www.smdailyjournal.com/…d/1776425114191.html

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Solar plane to resume its round-the-world trip

Solar Impulse 2, a sun-powered plane that has completed half of its intended round-the-world trip without a drop of fuel, is almost ready to tackle the second half of the trip. The Swiss-built plane which uses solar energy to fill its batteries and power the engine, has been grounded in Hawaii by battery damage suffered during a 5-day flight from Japan to Hawaii. Yes, it doesn’t fly very fast! Project staff say that they’ve raised enough money for the repairs, and can be in the air again by…

Read More

The ultimate round-the-world selfie

Traveling the world, one second at a time, and posting the daily second to YouTube (above) and at  https://youtu.be/8-g1Xangxs8   This is the story of Jordan Simons…a man for whom it’s almost pointless to cite a nationality, because, as he…

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Flying Round-the-World with no fuel!

Two veteran Swiss pilots are at nearly the midpoint of a round-the-world flight on the Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered plane with a wingspan greater than a 747’s. Among other reasons for the huge wingspan is to make possible use of 17,000 solar cells…

Read More

Star Alliance: Round-the-World in a Fare Daze

Well, not really, but Star Alliance (includes United, Lufthansa and more) has revised its pricing for round-the-world fares so that there are now 14 different categories, spread over three classes. The big news is that for economy (7 fares) there are…

Read More

Family Takes Year Off to Travel the World

 The Luke family took their two boys and traveled the world for a year.Their travels included a safari,beaches ,and tea plantations and much more.. Read about their experiences below! http://www.smdailyjournal.com/…d/1776425114191.html

Read More