Amtrak restores another historic route
Burlington, Vermont is the latest destination to re-join Amtrak's network
June 2022
Buffalo Gap, Texas
Marilyn visits historic sites in a town whose early promise was bypassed by history when another town got the rail line.
Poppy Fields, Morocco
On a drive between Fez & Chefchaouen, PortMoresby has the ultimate springtime poppy experience.
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Sweden finds a Viking shipyard
Swedish researchers have found, for the first time, a site for industrial-scale boat-building in the Viking era
Europe, U.S. still gripped by air delays
Rising travel numbers combine with staff shortages to plague airports and airlines, not to mention their passengers.
Henry Gourdine Park, Ossining, New York
Jonathan L visits the waterfront of Ossining, New York and finds a pleasant bit of parkland
Guasasa, Cuba
Jonathan L visits the small fishing village of Guasasa, Cuba
Pollinator Garden opens at Insectarium
An unusual center in Montreal puts a new focus on the bugs that keep our environment humming.
Airlander gets an airline customer
A futuristic helium-filled aircraft has gained its first airline customer, an affiliate of British Airways.
Regents Canal and Limehouse Cut, London
Scenes of life along some of London's oldest canals
The Elephants of Spitalfields
A herd of bronze elephants in London is raising awareness of their endangered status
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Acela gets a (little) bit faster
Amtrak's Acela service gains a little more speed.
Yellowstone closed, maybe for the season
Heavy flooding has closed the largest U.S. national park, and it may be weeks or months before it fully re-opens.