I came all the way to Alaska in the dead of winter to take a picture. It’s a long way to go for a snapshot—1,528 miles—but it’s one heck of an image, one I’ll use the rest of my life to win dinner bets. And it’s only the second-most popular Fairbanks midwinter photo. First, of…
Beyond the Northern Lights, Winter in Alaska Offers Plentiful Outdoor Fun
Why the FAA System Failure Stopped Air Traffic
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM), made headlines early on Jan. 11 when the system went down, causing a nationwide grounding of flights in the United States. The NOTAM system provides pilots and other aviation professionals with information about potential hazards or disruptions to flight operations. NOTAMs are used to communicate information…
Japan and South Korea Defend COVID-19 Measures After China Bans Visas
January 11, 2023
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Japan and South Korea are defending public health measures that place restrictions on travelers from China following politically motivated retaliation from China’s communist regime. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rules China as a single-party state, ordered that it would stop granting short-term visas to Japanese and South Korean nationals on Jan. 10. The move…
‘Fly With an Astronaut’ Tour Returns to Kennedy Space Center This Month
By Dewayne Bevil From Orlando Sentinel Orlando—Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is bringing back its Fly with an Astronaut special-interest tour later this month. The first featured NASA veterans will be Mark Lee and Brian Duffy. The experience, which runs from 9:15 a.m. to about 2:15 p.m. each day, includes a catered lunch at the…
What Next for Airlines?
Even though we saw some good deals and nice opportunities, given the way it ended, overall 2022 was a year to forget for airlines and their customers. In some ways, 2023 is bound to be an improvement — another massive airline meltdown is a bit less likely. But the crosscurrents of history will continue to…
A Partial Solar Eclipse and Good Conditions for Meteor Showers in 2023
By Christine Condon From The Baltimore Sun Baltimore—Though New Englanders will be missing out on a total solar eclipse passing over Western Australia in 2023, and a “ring of fire” eclipse crossing the Western United States, there’s still plenty to look for in the skies in the coming year. Eastern observers will be able to…
Eagle Watching Season Takes Flight With Events Through February
By Valerie Schremp Hahn From St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis—It’s time for the eagles, like any migrating birds, to follow the Mississippi Flyway south and grab a few snacks along the way. It’s also time for crowds of humans to grab their binoculars and watch. The Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau based in Alton,…
At Least 19 Dead in China Crash as Holiday Travel Rush Gets Underway
BEIJING—A traffic accident in southern China killed at least 19 people and injured 20 others early Sunday as the annual Lunar New Year holiday travel rush got underway, authorities said. The accident occurred outside the city of Nanchang in Jiangxi province, according to the local traffic management brigade. The cause was under investigation, the brigade…
A Reset in Cancun
When I arrived in Cancun, Mexico’s subtropical paradise on the Yucatan Peninsula, I thought my hotel looked familiar. Sure enough, near the glistening pool overlooking the Caribbean Sea was the very spot where I bought a cloisonne bracelet back in the 1990s while on a business trip with my husband. A lasting memory was the…
China to Reopen Border to Hong Kong Amid Beijing COVID Outbreak
January 8, 2023
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Mainland China will reopen its border with Hong Kong, as Beijing drops its zero-COVID restrictions this weekend. The border between the Mainland and the special administrative region of Hong Kong will be opened on Jan. 8, after nearly three years of travel closures and restrictions related to the pandemic. The reopening of the internal border…
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