(CNN) — The first powered plane flight, performed by the Wright Brothers over the windswept beach of North Carolina’s Kitty Hawk in 1903, covered 120 feet. That historic flight would fit entirely in the cargo hold of the Antonov AN-225 Mriya, the world’s biggest fully operational plane. Powered by six turbofan engines and with a … Read more
(CNN) — When the Netherlands introduced lockdown measures in mid-March, Amsterdam’s Red Light District transformed into a ghost town overnight. Coronavirus dealt a devastating blow to the Dutch capital’s notorious window brothels and left over 300 legally operating sex workers without an income for almost four months. The district in Amsterdam’s historic center, known locally … Read more
(CNN) — The summer before I turned 40 — with my fertility ebbing, as everyone with a vested interest in such things felt the need to remind me — I decided to set sail on the biggest adventure of my life. Together with four men aboard a small sailboat named Barba, we cast off from … Read more
New Delhi (CNN) — For the first time since March, India is allowing scheduled international flights into the country. During a press conference on Thursday, Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri confirmed the establishment of “air bubbles” between India and the US, France and Germany. “Until international civil aviation can reclaim its pre-Covid situation … Read more
(CNN) — A private island off the coast of Ireland boasting three beaches, seven houses and natural wildlife has been sold for more than $6.3 million — with the anonymous buyer not even visiting the location in person before going through with the purchase. Horse Island, a 157-acre spot of land to the southwest of … Read more
(CNN) — Once one of the world’s most powerful travel documents, the might of the US passport has shriveled under the cloud of coronavirus, with doors slammed shut across the planet to American travelers. With US coronavirus cases recently passing the three million mark, many nations now view America with trepidation. No matter how much … Read more
(CNN) — Even after hundreds of miles into his two-wheel journey, Kleon Papadimitriou says he still wasn’t sure he’d make it home. The 20-year-old Greek college student had been stuck in Scotland, where he studied, with no way to return to Athens while flights were shut down due to the pandemic. So he decided to … Read more
Disney World is reopening as coronavirus cases are rising in Florida. Still, some park-goers say they feel safer at theme parks than anywhere else. CNN’s Natasha Chen reports. Source link
(CNN) — Hundreds of cruise ships usually traverse the world’s waters, but right now — with the cruise industry on an indefinite hold due to the coronavirus pandemic — they’re mostly laid up at sea with no passengers. When the cruise industry tentatively restarts, it’ll likely be on a smaller scale — and vessels that … Read more
(CNN) — Julien was a tennis instructor with steel shoulders, blue eyes and two terraces we could never sit on because he stuffed them both with his marijuana plants. Everyone back home in New York City told me that if I’d move to France I’d fall for some French guy, and that French guy was … Read more