The New York Times on Why We Travel
IN the bungling and bellicosity that constitute the back and forth of history, worsened by natural disasters and unprovoked cruelty, humble citizens pay the highest price. To be a traveler in such circumstances can be inconvenient at best, fatal at worst. But if the traveler manages to breeze past such unpleasantness on tiny feet, he or she is able to return home to report: “I was there. I saw it all.” The traveler’s boast, sometimes couched as a complaint, is that of having been an eyewitness, and invariably this experience — shocking though it may seem at the time — is an enrichment, even a blessing, one of the life-altering trophies of the road.
Ask the Captain: What really happens when there is an in-flight medical emergency?
Straying from plans in the windy city. A tale of a fun weekend adventure in Chicago.
An interesting option for round-the-world tickets. I haven’t looked too closely into this company, but it may offer more flexibility than an airline alliance.
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The New York Public Library is planning an overnight scavenger hunt!
Are you a travel worrier? Do you stress about missing planes, getting robbed, getting lost, or a riot breaking out? Let it all go and learn to develop a “who cares?” attitude when traveling.
A surface crack caused rapid depressurization of a Southwest Airlines 737 over the weekend. The airline canceled hundreds of flights in response and detected metal fatigue in at least three additional aircraft.
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