Tag Archives: Air Travel

Love on the Road, Love on the Rocks [War of the Roses]

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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, we’re gathering stories about romantic debacles while traveling. Who could possibly not have one to share? A good friend once prefaced a shocker of his own with the sage advice, ‘Never go to Europe … Continue reading

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High In Hell [Narcotourism]

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In 2007 the writer Kevin Fedarko got himself all the way to Djibouti, in the Horn of Africa, to take khat, a chewable, psychoactive diversion shared by 99.9% of the male population. Here’s his amazing, hilarious account, from Esquire, November, … Continue reading

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Where’s Sully When You Need Him? [Close Calls]

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Now that Captain Sully has raised the bar for emergency landings, no air emergency will ever feel the same. Here’s Outside Magazine’s Grayson Schaffer on his own very near miss. PLUS: Schaffer’s photogallery.

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Signs O’ The Times

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Hanging on at #3 in this week’s Most-Emailed List is The Gray Lady‘s recent foray into gradeschool off-kilter humor, an in-depth analysis of Britain’s cheeky place names like Butt Hole Road, Crapstone, and Wetwang. It’s a reminder that in grim economic … Continue reading

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