Here’s something to get used to - there’s going to be a LOT of talk this year about the Mayan prediction that the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012.
One upside? It’s a terrific excuse to plan a once-in-a-lifetime vacation! The good folks at SmarterTravel.com have come up with a list of 10 places to consider when deciding where you might like to spend your last days on earth.
(Yours truly is opting for the underground winery.)
Have you ever heard the pilot over the loudspeaker and thought, “He sounds like he hasn’t slept in days.”
Well, you may have been right - but that’s finally about to change.
The FAA’s rules about pilot schedules and rest time hadn’t been updated since the 1960’s. Needless to say, sleep science has come a long way since then, and on Wednesday, the FAA introduced new rules that will go a lot further toward making sure the people flying the plane aren’t falling asleep at the wheel.
Your fellow passengers, however, as still just as likely to nod off on your shoulder. The FAA can’t do anything about that.
We’ve all thought it - spending the winter holidays sleeping on a 30-year-old sofa bed in one’s frigid hometown is not all it’s cracked up to be. Maybe next year, we should go someplace warm! With hotel rooms! And a beach!
Say no more. Check out Travel & Leisure’s ‘Best Cities for Winter Travel’, and start planting seeds in the family’s mind now.
Or keep it to yourself. We won’t say a word.
In order to combat the endless parade of holiday-themed blog posts, we bring you a dose of conspiracy.
Phallic symbols. Swastikas. The New World Order. An underground secret military base. Hidden Masonic symbols.
If you’re a fan of Anderson Cooper or Stephen Colbert, you may already be familiar with a few of these conspiracy theories about Denver International Airport.
Our friend The Cranky Flier delves a little deeper…
The winners haven’t been announced yet, but The Atlantic got a peek at some of the most striking images from this year’s submissions. (You can also browse through all of the entries here.)
Take a look, and visit our Facebook page to let us know which ones made you look twice.
