Tagged With "Evacuation Day"

I have a feeling things will get very unpleasant in Greece in the next few weeks. I hope I'm wrong, but I think it might be best to travel elsewhere in the coming months while the Greeks deal with their political and economic future.

Imagine a smartphone battery that could recharge fully in just over a minute, could be recharged 7500 times, and is lighter than any battery you've ever had. And, oh yes, it can't catch fire as lithium-ion batteries can, and it's easier to recycle....

May 27, 1940—75 years ago today—was the first day of the evacuation of Allied (mostly British) troops from the French port of Dunkirk across the English Channel to Dover and other British ports. Over nine harrowing days, nearly 350,000...

If you've ever listened to the cabin crew going through their various cross-check routines and wondered what "21 L" and the various other codes mean...I can't help you. But I can tell you that one of them is supposed to mean that the aircraft door has...

Tourists in Rhodes, Greece: One eye on the exit?               Photo: Freta / Wikimedia   As the world watches the situation in Greece, which could lead to a default on government loans, a run on banks, an exit...

A visit with Samantha to a park with a history as long as New York's, and a large variety of things to see.

Bok Kai Temple, a California registered landmark and national treasure, was built in 1880, the oldest Taoist temple in the United States.