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Wow ! That is a good deal. I need to drill down through those redeem mileage programs and see what I can learn. Thanks for this valuable lesson.

Yesterday's Delta 1651 from Minneapolis to Las Vegas landed safely, but with the pilot locked out of the cockpit in a freak mechanical failure. The captain had left the cockpit to use a restroom, and found on his return that the cockpit door had...

  If anyone thought that drunken beach revelers or soccer hooligans could make for a bad time on vacation, they may not have considered a town where the neighbors are polar bears.   The town is Ny-Alesund, on Spitsbergen Island, Norway; it's...

Photo by PortMoresby A Singapore Airline Cargo Plane on its way from Adelaide Australia to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia made an emergency landing in Bali because smoke alarms in the cargo area went off. No fire or smoke was detected, just 2186 flatulent...

We visit the Citadel, Halifax' historic fort. Situated above the city's downtown and harbor, the site is presented much as it was 200 years ago. Be sure to visit the interesting Army Museum within the Citadel.

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TV-like chaos as the Oresund Bridge held a large-scale emergency drill to test response times and equipment.

The Plaza de Armas in Santiago, Chile, has been the heart of the city for nearly 500 years, and today is a popular place for many kinds of activities.

Ice fishing is a very unique type of sport. It entails sitting on the ice, over a hole in the middle of winter. The conditions are miserable and you have to constantly keep your hole from freezing up. It might sound overwhelming to some people. However, for others, it is heaven on earth. Some anglers enjoy and prefer ice fishing. If you are looking to engage in this unique fishing experience, here is a quick overview for you. The basic factors which you need to know before going for ice...

I've driven past the picturesque town of Wallace, Idaho (population about 800) many times and had always been drawn to the historic buildings and beautiful setting.  I remember telling my wife that someday we needed to exit and explore the town,...

Gumbo was visiting the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum in Leadville, Colorado. A great place to visit if you like geology or the history of mining.

Been itching to go on an adventure of late? Dreams of deep, dark woods and the call of the wild keeping you up at night? Cannot wait to pack up your bag and leave in search of the unknown? If your answer to at least two of those questions is a resounding yes, it is safe to assume that you have been chosen to live the African dream. Where mysteries come alive and the woods are filled with cooing of peculiar birds, such as the land of Uganda. Uganda Adventures and its stories are what novels...

Join Marilyn Jones underground in a cavern system discovered accidentally by a highway drilling crew.

I'm astounded that anyone would care enough to ship goats by air. I'm even more astounded to learn that a plane can fit more than 2100 of the beasts into its belly. Perhaps we humans should stop complaining about crowding in the economy cabin.

This one's for fun, with a video of a firefighting drill that fills an SFO hangar with flame suppression foam.

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At Mystic Seaport, maintaining the museum's wooden boats is carried on as a public exhibit.

Samantha and her husband saw this statue while walking along the waterfront in Juneau, Alaska.

George G visits a small museum that highlights the past of a once-flourishing institution

An invasive exotic bird has been wreaking havoc on Dutch homes by breaking into walls to build nests

An urgent project to mine glaciers for ice cores that can reveal earth's history and the effects of climate change

A medical emergency at sea causes DrFumblefinger's Antarctic cruise ship to be diverted to the harbor in King George Island, where a plane evacuated a critically ill passenger.

Adina shares some reasons and benefits for learning a foreign language before you travel. It takes a lot of time, energy and commitment to reach this goal, but doing so offers great rewards.

I begin this blog with some odd notes. First, unlike TravelGumbo in his “Where Is” travels, I’ve never been to Göteborg—yet.