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Space Women At Sea
Fright of Flight? Phooey
Gorilla Your Dreams
The name of Princess Cruise's newest ship, Sky Princess, has an unexpected genesis — in the U.S. space program. It honors the untold thousands of women who have played important roles at NASA since its earliest days. The ship's "godmothers" are Capt. Kay Hire, who logged more than 700 hours in space, and Poppy Northcutt, NASA's first woman mission control engineer, whose team calculated Apollo 13's safe return to earth after its near-disastrous explosion.
Gorilla Your Dreams
Fright of Flight? Phooey
Gorilla Your Dreams
You don't just walk up to a gorilla in the wild and say "Howdy," according to the folks at African Safaris and Travel. Here are their great ape-friendly tips: Stay at least 21 feet away, or else the gorillas will stop acting normal...keep your voice down...to prevent spreading diseases among gorillas, don't eat, drink, or (gasp!) smoke anywhere near them...no flash photography...and don't stay longer than an hour.
Fright of Flight? Phooey
Fright of Flight? Phooey
Beat the Early Morning Flight Blues
Travel insurance is more important than ever in these COVID-19-blighted times, but make sure you know what your insurnce covers — and especially what it does NOT cover. According to Forbes.com, don't expect an insurer to pay up for, among other things, fear of travel, Ignoring government travel warnings, pre-existing medical conditions, or even a destination that gets shut down by a second COVID-19 surge.
Beat the Early Morning Flight Blues
Beat the Early Morning Flight Blues
Beat the Early Morning Flight Blues
Lots of people take advantage of low-cost off-airport parking at nearby hotels — using a private lot can save you 80 percent or more off airport prices. But if you're on an early morning flight you might be able to do that one better: lots of hotels have stay-park-fly packages that include a room the night before your flight. I've found that, even including the hotel night, this can be a cheaper option than parking at the airport. Check travel sites like TravelZoo and ParkSleepFly for deals.
Vow? Wow!
Beat the Early Morning Flight Blues
DC-Boston With a Bullet
Get a good look at the diagram above — a peek at your possible future flying coach on an airliner. This seat may look uncomfortably thin and rigid, but the patent holder, SE Aeronautics in Bend, Oregon, insists it provides unsurpassed legroom and enough recline to allow comfortable sleep. In fact, they claim, it's just about as comfy as a typical business class seat.
DC-Boston With a Bullet
Beat the Early Morning Flight Blues
DC-Boston With a Bullet
We'll never get to race from city to city a'la Europe, but that blur you see heading from Washington, DC to Boston next year will be the next best thing: Amtrak's newest generation Acela train. It's a sleek speedster that will reach speeds of 160 mph-plus, some 15 mph faster than the current stock. Plus, the trains will have a totally redesigned interior that Amtrak claims will be more roomy — while at the same time accommodating more travelers.
Story: Let's all go to the lobbies
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