Desperate to escape the gloom of November and/or the doom of electioneering far behind? An island-off-an-island is always a wise plan. Warmth lingers long into the year in the southern Mediterranean, so you might contemplate Gozo, Malta’s smaller sibling and one-sixth scale model. Or even the fascinating fortress island of Spinalonga, a former leper colony
Month: October 2019
Slinfold, England (CNN) — We’ve all been there: you board your flight and get settled in, only to find out there’s an issue with the airplane and you’ve got to wait until the new part arrives before you can jet off. Eventually, the airplane’s ready to go, albeit about an hour later than planned. But
If you’re looking for high-octane fun, rest assured that Brighton rarely sleeps. Kick the weekend off in one of the many hipster cocktail bars; head next to one of the city’s deliciously quirky boozers, and that should bring you nicely round to the clubbing scene. Choose from burlesque parlours or gay-friendly dives, DJ gigs or
Ratio 8 Automatic Pour Over Machine Ratio 8 For the home artisan brewer, the market for stylish coffee gear is nascent but exploding. While products previously originated from the Asian-design world, nowadays they are being developed all over the world. From a high-end hand-grinder out of Germany, to gorgeous kettles from San Francisco, here’s the
Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of Boeing, arrives to testify during the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing in Hart Building on aviation safety and the future of the Boeing 737 MAX on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A Boeing engineer was concerned that the troubled 737 Max lacked
Forget Wagatha Christie: there’s another super sleuth in town. A woman from Oklahoma used some impressive detective work to track down her jacket online after it went missing from her luggage during an American Airlines flight. Kinley Rice flew out of Tulsa airport and only realised the Patagonia jacket, along with some Lululemon leggings, jeans,
People in the area are being evacuated, said a police spokesperson, though it is unclear how many evacuees there are or how big the fire is. The blaze started near the main hall of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, according to the fire department in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan’s national broadcaster NHK reported. Shuri
Passengers are most likely to lose their luggage and never see it again at Birmingham airport, according to Telegraph Travel’s analysis of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) data. Birmingham saw two unresolved lost luggage claims per one million customers between 2015 and the end of March 2019, more than any other airport in the UK. The
Halloween is a celebration of all things spooky, and in the United States, it’s surrounded by a few odd traditions like trick-or-treating and pumpkin carving. Here are a few interesting facts about how some of today’s practices got started as well as other fun tidbits about the unique holiday. 1. “Jack o’lantern” comes from the
The beleaguered boss of Boeing has endured a second day of questioning at the US Congress about the two fatal crashes of the 737 Max aircraft. Dennis Muilenburg, chief executive and president of Boeing, was quizzed by senators on the Commerce Committee about the loss of Lion Air flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines flight 302.
(CNN) — Heathrow Airport has apologized to a UK television presenter who was asked to publicly strip to her underwear by staff. Mary Beard, a classics professor, and author and broadcaster, tweeted that she was required to go through security in a “little black vest, no bra” by staff as she passed through security. “I
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Brecht, Belgium, October 2019 — The sisters of the Abbey Our Lady of Nazareth produce shampoo with … [+] Westmalle Dubbel ale. Shown here: picking lavender for another line of scented products. Abbey Our Lady of Nazareth Did you ever wonder why — if Trappist Belgian
In the British territory of Turks and Caicos, conch is king. The marine snail is a major component to many local dishes, even making an appearance on their official coat of arms. Aside from the conch, local cuisine is largely influenced by recipes common in Jamaica and the Bahamas. Here are 10 dishes you shouldn’t
On the day that Ryanair launches one of its shortest-ever routes, The Independent can reveal the quickest and the longest links operated by Europe’s biggest budget airlines. The Irish airline has started flying from Paphos in Cyprus to Beirut, its first venture to Lebanon. The distance is just 183 miles, a hop of barely half
(CNN) — Shelling out $277 billion worldwide in 2018, Chinese travelers are the world’s top tourism spenders. The global travel industry is constantly battling to snag a piece of this lucrative market and, as we’ve seen in recent years, falling out of Chinese travelers’ favor can have a dramatic impact on a country’s annual tourism
Granted, there are plenty of logistical challenges that come with serving hundreds of people at 37,000 feet. But some airlines undoubtedly pull it off better than others, as demonstrated by these passengers who shared crime scene evidence of their worst plane meal abominations. As part of Which?‘s annual survey, which involved quizzing more than 2,000
Mt Fuji Tea Picking which typically lasts between April to June Explore Shizuoka It’s been a gloomy, wet and overall murky week here in New York City so far, a fate far worse than the stifling heat everyone (this writer included) seemed to complain about just a few short weeks ago. However as I write
Boeing executives admitted to lawmakers in a tense hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday that the company made mistakes in developing its troubled 737 Max plane, grounded worldwide after two crashes killed 346 people. It was Boeing’s most public admission that it botched the design of its highest-selling plane. In a more than two-hour hearing
A ’drunk’ couple have been filmed fighting each other on an airport shuttle bus in Alicante. The pair, believed to be a new couple, had just arrived on a Ryanair flight from Birmingham when they were seen throwing punches at each other while rolling around on the floor of the shuttle bus. Footage shows other bus passengers shouting “stop”
A record number of people were stung on Saturday, authorities told CNN affiliate KTLA. It may sound like a scene from a monster movie, but the rays weren’t on a stabby rampage attacking beachgoers’ lower legs. Warm weather brought lots of people to the beach during low tide. “When you have people in the water
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