Photos of Blonduos, Iceland
Travel articles "In the Event of a Water Landing": What Flight Training Says About Ditching Jan. 15: Today, the coldest day of the season, saw the unreal spectacle of 155 passengers and crew ditching US Airways flight 1549, bound for Charlotte in a ice cold Hudson River just minutes after it had taken off from LaGuardia.
Belize: An eco-paradise that's accessible and affordable Spectacular coral reefs mean some of the world's best snorkeling and diving, plus tropical jungles filled with Mayan ruins, butterflies, and a few jaguars.
Air Fare Sale to South America Remember our 2007 Dream Trip Contest winner, Gene Pembroke? At this time last year Gene was criss-crossing South America on LAN Airlines and blogging about it here. Gene shot this photo in Torres del Paine National Park in Chilean Patagonia....
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.
Reclaim Romance: The world's most romantic restaurants Our 12 restaurant picks from around the world have all the right elements--a seductive view, an unhurried atmosphere, terrific food.
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