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Katherine Arcus
April 29, 2011 | About Us, Local Experts | Read More
Katherine is convinced she inherited the travel bug from her ancestors: a long line of sailors. She started young, traveling with her parents to England, Scotland, France, Germany, Switzerland, and China before she was out of grade school. In 2000, Katherine chucked it all and ran away to join the circus....
Claudine Williams
April 29, 2011 | About Us, Local Experts | Read More
Family reunions in Georgia sparked Claudine’s interest in travel as a teenager. After earning a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications, she worked as a reporter for several daily newspapers before becoming a freelance travel writer. She later earned a master’s degree in Information...
The Latest Hotel Trend: Submarines!
April 29, 2011 | Active/Outdoors, Travel News | Read More
Everything’s better under the sea…or at least some hotels certainly seem to think so. In the latest push for hotel’s to mix things up and get creative, the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island will offer tours in their new submarine.
The submarine named “Nemo,” aptly named for its clown...
Place Your Bets: Which Airport Will Be Next to Have a Sleeping Air Controller?
April 29, 2011 | North America, Travel News | Read More
A third air controller has been fired for sleeping on the job, this time at Seattle’s Boeing Field. Apparently, the man was already facing disciplinary action for falling asleep on two other occasions. While tighter regulations are now being enforced (i.e. controllers must have at least 9 hours between...
Everybody was King Fu Fighting…Including Hong Kong Airlines
April 28, 2011 | Asia, China, Travel News | Read More
Seems like flight attendants have to go through a whole lot of new training requirements these days before they hit the skies. Typical training no longer includes just Hostile Management, Disaster Safety and Customer Service lessons — now some flight attendants are expected to attend seminars about...
Everglades “Islands” Thought to Be Ancient Landfill
April 28, 2011 | Eco-Travel, Offbeat, Travel News, Travel Style | Read More
Every amateur archaeologist knows that the best way to learn about the history of an ancient society or civilization is to root through their garbage. After all, our trash provides a bevy of unique clues about what we eat, what we wear, and — in the case of the strange island formations in the...
5 Ridiculous Royal Wedding Souvenirs
April 27, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
We’re just a single day away from the Royal Wedding, and while those words might incite nausea and eye-rolling in a lot of us, others are taking this special occasion pretty darn seriously. Collectors are some of those people.
And with a large amount of ridiculous paraphernalia being created for the...
Work On New $3.7 Billion Disney Theme Park in Shanghai Has Begun
April 27, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
California, Florida, Tokyo, Paris, Hong Kong, and now, mainland China. In a southeastern suburb of Shanghai, work has started on the sixth international Disney theme park. This one will have the largest Magic Kingdom of them all, according to the Daily Mail. It’s estimated that the park will cost...
6 Natural Disasters Later, Honeymooning Couple Still Like Each Other
April 27, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
So did this newlywed couple, who encountered six natural disasters over four months of travel, just have bad luck or were they the bad luck? You may want to find out where they’re going next and make sure you’re not around them.
As reported by AOL Travel, Stefan and Erika Svanstrom of Stockholm,...
Top 5 Stylin’ Flight Attendant Outfits
April 26, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
Ah, the prim, neat, and orderly style of flight attendants. There’s something about their professional attire that’s meant to be admired, but that doesn’t mean some airlines can’t spice things up a bit.
Here’s a few examples of airlines that take fashion seriously.
1. Virgin Atlantic’s...
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