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Stanley Hotel
The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, which inspired Steven King's 'The Shining,' has a few ghosts of its own. "Miracle on the Hudson"
Conde Nast Traveler aviation correspondent Barbara Peterson learned how to ditch an aircraft as part of a flight attendant training course she underwent a few years ago. She shares her take on yesterday's incredible events--a USAirways flight landing in the...
Mason House Inn
Are these pictures really ghosts caught on film? See for yourself with these ghostly pictures taken in reportedly haunted hotels by guests. Orange Lake AVID GOLFER Package - Unlimited Golf on 4 Courses for 7 Days
The Legends at Orange Lake Orlando, FLPhoto Courtesy of Orange Lake Orlando
Orange Lake Special "AVID GOLFER" Package. Talk about great value for money; how about this? One pass…4 courses…7 days!... 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.
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