Michael PALIN “Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life.”
St. AUGUSTINE “The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”
Plane Springs Mid-Air Leak »
300 passengers had to be diverted on a Chicago to Japan flight after the plane sprang a leak just after take-off.
US Air Force Staff Sergeant, Bartek Bachleda, who was a passenger on the plane, noticed the leak and tried to alert a flight attendant, but at first she didn’t believe him.
It wasn’t until Bachleda took [...]
Michelangelo Moves To Texas »
A Texas museum has bought a work of art believed to be the first ever painting by Michelangelo.
The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth has bought the work entitled ‘The Torment of St Anthony’ for an undisclosed sum, even though its worth has not been proved.
The painting is dated around 1487 or 88, a time [...]
Cockpit Error Sparks Hijack Alert »
Air traffic controllers at Miami Airport feared an incoming American Airlines flight had been hijacked due to a cock pit error.
The regular radio frequency and frequency alert for a high jacking are very close together and the transmitter on Flight 535 from San Juan, Puerto Rico was accidently put on the wrong one, sparking a [...]
Ground Zero Grinds To A Halt »
A deadlock between the Port Authority and private developer Larry Silverstein appears to have put a stop to rebuilding on the Ground Zero site.
The original design for the site was planned by architect Daniel Libeskind and shows one dominant tower, with three others curving around it and a central memorial to the 9/11 victims.
Building has [...]
Boeing 747 Sucks Baggage Container Into Engine »
A Japan Airlines flight was recently grounded at LA International Airport when a large metal baggage container was sucked into one of its engines.
The incident happened as the plane was pushing back for take-off and the container was driven too close the aircraft, the vacuum created by the engine sucked up the metal container and [...]
Non Essential Travel Ban Lifted To Mexico »
Following the swine flu outbreak the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has lifted its ban on all but essential travel to Mexico.
This new advice comes three weeks after the flu outbreak peaked in the country.
The latest FCO advice says “Following a decline in the number of reported new swine influenza cases in Mexico since its [...]
Cruise Ships Re-Route To Avoid Mexico »
Cruise companies are altering their itineraries to avoid docking at Mexican destinations in a bid to protect passengers and crew from swine flu.
Royal Caribbean cruises have temporarily suspended its Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruise liners from calling at ports in Mexico.
All of the effected ships will either call at alternative ports or spend longer [...]
Wildfires Threaten California »
At least 8,000 residents have had to be evacuated from homes in the Santa Barbara region of California, USA, as fire rages through the region.
California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, has declared a state of emergency as winds of up to 50mph push the flames nearer and nearer the residential area.
800 fire-fighters and 20 ‘aerial strike’ teams [...]
Boeing Aeroplane Transformed Into Luxury Suite »
Holidaymakers can unwind in a luxurious hotel suite inside a converted Boeing 727 in Costa Rica.
Protruding out from a hillside the two bedroom suite is housed inside the fuselage of a 1965 Boeing which was destined for scrap.
The luxury suite has remarkable jungle and ocean views from the balconies built over each wing.
It costs [...]
Visit USA See Board Level Changes »
Peter Moss is to step down in his role as Visit USA chairman.
Mr Moss will relinquish his post on 25 June after serving as chairman for three years – one year longer than the normal two year term.
He will however continue to serve as a Board Director until March 2010.
Kate Burgess Craddy [...]
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