Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce has urged Australians to get vaccinated so that “lockdowns will be a thing of the past,” as domestic border closures force the national airline to stand down 2,500 employees for at least two months due to the lack of flying. This comes as state officials direct people in Greater Sydney to…
Qantas Boss Urges Vaccination to End Lockdowns as 2,500 Employees Stood Down
Photographer Snaps Stormy Sublime Sunset—Over Land and Sea—at Carova Beach, NC
A New York photographer recently captured a surreal stormy sunset during a trip to Carova Beach, North Carolina, which left him more than a little impressed. George Wang, who works at an engineering consulting company in the tri-state area, was on a drive with his friends when they noticed something unusual on the horizon. “We…
A Serendipitous Road Trip to Paso Robles
Not all roads lead to Paso Robles wine country in California’s Central Coast. But in 2015, two events would lure me back to the Golden State’s rising star. In May of that year, a visit to then-new Bristols Cider House, in the town of Atascadero next door to Paso (the shortened moniker for Paso Robles),…
Blackbeard and Beaches Await at the Outer Banks
I stood frozen with fear, unable to move. The terrifying image drew closer, his curved sword swinging wildly. Just as he seemed about to separate my head from my body, I snapped back to reality, left my all-too-real daydream about Blackbeard the pirate behind, and moved on to the next exhibit in the museum. The…
Royal Caribbean Says Six Guests Onboard Ship Test Positive for COVID-19
U.S. cruise liner Royal Caribbean Group said on Friday only passengers with a negative COVID-19 test will be let aboard, after six guests on its Adventure of the Seas cruise ship tested positive during routine testing. The rule will apply to all guests departing on cruises that are five nights or longer, irrespective of their…
Royal Caribbean Expands COVID-19 Policy After 6 Guests Test Positive on Ship
U.S. cruise liner Royal Caribbean Group said on Friday only passengers with a negative COVID-19 test will be let aboard, after six guests on its Adventure of the Seas cruise ship tested positive during routine testing. The rule will apply to all guests departing on cruises that are five nights or longer, irrespective of their…
Tide Pools, Seascapes, and a Fairy-Tale Grove
If you long to escape your surroundings, enter another world, and observe strange little creatures, the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve in San Mateo County, California, can’t be beat. Recently, I proposed an early morning day trip to the tide pools, and to my joy, my teenagers consented to go along. You have to go when the…
Photographer Captures the Moment a Meteor Appears to Shoot Into Mouth of Volcano in Indonesia
An Indonesian photographer recently captured a stellar streak of light, alleged to be a meteor, on camera in the skies above Mount Merapi volcano on the island of Java. Gunarto Song, a travel and landscape photographer, visited the site on the night of May 28 to capture photos of the mountain under the light of the…
American Airlines Pilots, Flight Attendants Say They Are ‘Sleeping in Airports’ Due to Hotel Issues
By Kyle Arnold From The Dallas Morning News Unions for flight attendants and pilots at American Airlines say some crew members are being forced to sleep in airports because the company is failing to line up hotels, rooms, and transportation during layovers. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants and the Allied Pilots Association filed a…
Boeing Turns First Profit in Almost 2 Years, Shares Jump 5 Percent
Boeing Co on Wednesday posted its first quarterly profit in almost two years as revived domestic travel fueled 737 MAX deliveries, and shares rose 5 percent despite festering U.S.-China relations and depressed long-haul travel. The 737 MAX is integral to Boeing’s financial recovery. The U.S. planemaker is scrambling to recoup billions of dollars in lost…
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