Travel articles Which President Was the Best Traveled?
It would be an exaggeration to say that a great president is by definition a well-traveled one--Abraham Lincoln never left the United States--yet for most, leaving Washington now and then was both edifying and expedient.
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.
The Obama Bounce: A Positive for Travel?
Now that President Obama has settled into the Oval Office, tourism officials want to know: Will he deliver the hoped-for masses? Expectations are high.
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Exterior picture of the Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort and Casino. I Got Raabed: Max Raabe Steals Back the Night
Forty-six-year -old Max Raabe doesn't put on some sort of parody act. His waltzes, rumbas, tangos, and fox-trots are the real thing. Now you can discover him, too, on the new two-CD set Heute Nacht Oder Nie (Tonight or Never), recorded with his full thirteen-member Palast Orchester during their live 2007 Carnegie Hall performance.
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