Travel articles More on Ditching Planes and the A320's Water-Friendly Design
Most flight crews get at least one day of training in a pool in swimsuits for that rarest of airline disasters, a ditching. If you think that sounds fun, you're wrong. Among other things, you have to demonstrate that you're a strong swimmer and that you're capable of climbing into and out of one of those inflatable evacuation chutes, which become life rafts in the water.
Mystery Photo - Where Can You See This Clock?
Can you identify this location? I recently visited this famous landmark. The inscription under the clock reads "Arizona Time."
Photo © Nancy Parode
... Goddess, Arm: Bedbug Bites
Goddess, Arm: Pictures of bedbug bites by real people bitten by bedbugs. Picture Riding the US Rails
If you had to carry back liquids and gels in any appreciable volume after the holidays, you might have decided packing for complicated airport rules was a major drag.... MGM Grand
One of the largest hotels in the world, the MGM Grand dominates the corner it takes up, with a huge gold lion and gigantic video screens outside. One of the largest hotels in the world with over 5,000 guest rooms, the MGM Grand is like a city within itself.
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