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.
Travel Deals for the Week of Jan. 12
Here's this week's list of 10 travel deals. Many of these links lead to offers with a very limited shelf life, so if you're interested, act quickly. But don't... Seattle on a Budget
Seattle is a bustling city that is home to some of the world's best-known companies. But some of the greatest reasons to visit Seattle are many miles from the city... Get a Passport Now for Spring Break
Passport applications may take from six weeks to three months to process normally (unle$$ expedited), and you now have to have a passport to return to the US by air... What's in Your Back Yard?
Yesterday I took some visiting friends to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. We spent a very pleasant hour and a half walking around this historic campus...
|