Breeze Airways: New Cities, New Routes
Breeze, a 2021 startup, is spreading into more service areas
November 2023
Michelangelo 'secret sketches' go public
Michelangelo's hidden drawings, made while hiding from an angry Medici Pope, are finally going on view
Eustis and Tavares, Lake County Florida
Jonathan L visits two towns in Lake County Florida.
Cork Products, Portugal
DrFumblefinger is amazed at the many uses the Portuguese people have developed for cork.
U.S. passport backlog easing
It's still a long wait, but processing times for U.S. passports are finally dropping
Europe: More trains, longer routes coming
A number of European sleeper routes and other trains are being introduced or extended in the coming year.
Split Draws the Crowds
Split is the second-largest city in Croatia after the capital, Zagreb, and it shows.
Hidden History: the 6888th Moved the Mail
A monument at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas tells the story of the unusual work of a battalion of African-American WACs in World War II
Climate change shuts Chile tourism favorite
A glacier that is a popular destination for adventure travelers is now off limits because of melting ice
Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan
DrFumblefinger visits Sant’Ambrogio Basilica in Milan, an interesting church and the oldest in Milan.
Cars of South Beach
DrFumblefinger shares some of the cars he came across while wandering the streets of Miami's South Beach.
$16.4 billion for Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Serious money is coming down the track to upgrade rail service in America's northeast
Resort turns buses into vacation flats
A 'busman's holiday' awaits at a new Singapore resort
Wow! Ryanair makes £120 per second!
Ryanair's profits and passenger boardings show strong summer increases
Scenes from the Andes
Sylvia shares some snapshots of the scenery on the journey to Machu Picchu.