by Beth Holmes | Aug 8, 2022 | News, Places On Our Bucket List
Death Valley faces flash floods, closing some roads into the west side of the national park. Death Valley, one of the hottest places in the world and the point of lowest elevation in North America, is typically extremely dry. It’s in the rain shadow of not one...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 1, 2022 | International, Politics, Travel
The Channel crossing sees long delays from the U.K. side as summer holidays really begin in Britain. Truck drivers and tourists together clogged the customs lines at the Port of Dover and in nearby Folkestone, with hours-long waits. Take the ferry or the railway...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 25, 2022 | News, Travel, Travel tips
The worst airports in the country expect to see tens of thousands more canceled flights this summer, maybe hundreds of thousands. So far in 2022, U.S. airlines have canceled over 100,000 scheduled flights, according to data from FlightAware, a flight-tracking site....
by Beth Holmes | Jul 18, 2022 | Places On Our Bucket List, Travel
Pohue Bay will be added to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park to protect its sensitive species and artifacts from development. Pohue Bay on Hawaii Island is a perfect arc of white sand against the craggy volcanic rock shoreline of Ka’u. Bought by the Trust for...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 11, 2022 | News, Travel, Travel tips
Summer flight schedules are going to be too much for the air traffic controllers we have, according to United Airlines. There are approximately 14,000 air traffic controllers in the U.S., almost all working for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). On average,...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 4, 2022 | Places On Our Bucket List, Politics
White House tours will finally reopen fully to the public, after almost a year and a half of disruptions. President Trump’s White House only briefly suspended tours due to the coronavirus pandemic despite guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 27, 2022 | News, Travel
Pilots picket as Southwest Airlines continues to struggle with delays and cancellations. Tuesday saw an estimated 1300 Southwest Airlines pilots picket for hours at Dallas Love Field in Texas, in a protest for higher pay and more responsible scheduling. Many of the...
