Posts in category ”Travel”
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Why we travel
I’m on a train heading northeast across Sweden. It is a Sunday evening in November, the month when the Scandinavia landscape is locked in a cold blanket of gloom. I lift my eyes and have a look at my fellow passengers, their faces shrouded by quiet resignation.
The pitfalls of airline security
Airline security seems to become more irrational every day. After 9/11, a lot of new rules were introduced.
World Airline Awards
Every summer, SKYTRAX asks passengers from around the world to pass judgment on the airlines that have fed them, folded them into economy seats, misplaced their luggage and occasionally delivered them to the correct continent.
New wonders of the world
About 2300 years ago, somebody decided the world needed a list. Not just any list, but a definitive collection of the seven most spectacular man-made things worth bragging about around the Mediterranean.
Increased speed in global cities
I am currently sitting in a hotel room in Oslo, restoring after yet another marathon of sidewalks, alleys and questionable pedestrian crossings. Exploring a city on foot is a gift that keeps on giving.
Turbulent times in New Orleans
The hurricane Katrina has arrived at the mainland of Louisiana and hit Mississippi like a ton of bricks. Many streets in New Orleans are reportedly flooded with debris everywhere.
Epicenter in Khao Lak
Khao Lak was one of those sleepy Thai beach towns where time took a vacation. A thin strip of sand pressed between the dense jungle and the Andaman Sea, dotted with cheap bungalows and the occasional Western escapee trying to outrun the noise of home.