A federal judge in Seattle partially blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's newest restrictions on refugee admissions on Saturday, the latest legal defeat for his efforts to curtail immigration and travel to the United States. The decision by U.S. District Judge James Robart is the first […]
Category: Travel
How an idyllic Greek hideaway inspired a British war hero and travel writer
It was here that Leigh Fermor, who died in 2011 aged 96, built his close friendship with two men – the Greek artist Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghika, who lived on Hydra before moving to Corfu, and the British painter, John Craxton, who lived for a time on […]
The best last-minute ski deals
… travel agency Snowfinders. “But there's more than enough snow on their pistes this season, and we've been able to package up unsold chalets and hotels with flights to create some quick New Year getaways.” For example, three nights from December 30 at the Chalet […]
Sky Express Airlines (Greece) & Baggage Weight/Fee
Answered: Sky Express offers much lower flights than Aegean. However their weight limit on checked and carry-ons are lower than most airlines. In addition the carry-on size is smaller than normal. Many people are surprised when they find they have to pay a… social experiment […]
Apple’s self-driving cars could use routes others have traveled
The patent’s abstract describes an autonomous navigation system that creates a “characterization” of a driving route. This route is created when drivers manually navigate along the route. Once that route has been manually driven a number of times to satisfy a “confidence indicator,” then the […]
Keep it classical: A tour of the stunning Vienna Opera House
Nearly 150 years old, the Vienna State Opera House is one of oldest and grandest in the world. In German, it’s called the Wiener Staatsoper. In English, it’s Vienna State Opera. This is one of world’s most legendary opera houses. and with 1,709 seats, and […]
After cheating death twice, this cyclist became a globetrotter to help others
“You will never be able to walk again” “Riding a bike is not really my thing, definitely not my preferred way to travel”, Sven Marx says today. “I used to love my motorbike, but that is too dangerous now.” Sven’s brain tumor surgery resulted in […]
How to Fix America’s Holiday Travel Mess—And Why Doing It Would Ruin America
Holiday travel sucks, and probably has ever since a bunch of shepherds, wise men, and angels converged on a stable in Bethlehem 2,000 years ago. Every November, every December, every year, America’s highways and airports runneth over, and not in the good way. Thus, a […]
In Mulieribus review: musical time travel
The repertoire was adroitly grouped in two ways: by subject – Angels and Prophecies, Magi, Shepherds, The Birth; and by region — notably England, France and Italy, all of which shared, during this time, a Roman Catholic visage of time and place. Each disparate regional […]
A modern pilgrimage to the ancient abbey on the rock
Mont Saint-Michel is on the northern coast of France, at the mouth of the Couesnon River near Avranches. … We planned our trip around the Bretagne region of France. … The buildings were built to accommodate both the meditative life of a monk and the […]