Florida company Space Perspective plans to fly passengers to the edge of space in a pressurized capsule suspended from a balloon, and tickets can now be reserved for $125,000 a pop. But is it all hot air?
Category: Travel
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World’s most expensive cities for expats in 2021 revealed
Ashgabat in Turkmenistan is the most expensive city in the world for overseas workers, according to this year’s Mercer Cost of Living Survey.
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Airbus designs inflight Covid quarantine tent
Airbus’ PaxCASE concept offers a solution for isolating an airplane passenger displaying Covid-19 symptoms by sealing them off in a pop-up bubble.
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See Airstream’s first all-terrain adventure van
The maker of the iconic aluminum travel trailer is jumping into the off-road van business with the Interstate 24X.
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7 Countries You Can Travel for Cheap
Here’s the truth.. Travel can be expensive, it can also be cheap. But- travel is a luxury for some. The way our world is set up it doesn’t guarantee that everyone can enjoy it without worrying about the financials and thats why I like to travel on a budget and share my knowledge with you...
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Zambia’s Founding President, Kenneth Kaunda, dies at 97
Zambia’s first president and champion of African independence Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age of 97, the country’s president Edgar Lungu announced on Facebook Thursday evening. Zambia will have 21 days of mourning, said Lungu. Kaunda’s son, Kamarange Kaunda, also gave the news of the statesman’s death on Facebook Thursday. “I am sad to...
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How to go backpacking (and why it’s worth the effort)
Each summer, Emily Davenport spends days at a time hauling heavy loads through the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
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10 of the world’s best hotels for when it’s time to splurge
After more than a year of lockdowns and quarantine and social distancing, we’re all more than ready for a big, celebratory, I-just-endured-a-pandemic vacation.
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Big Bend sheds a different light on the US frontier
It’s late afternoon in Santa Elena Canyon — a 19-mile gorge that separates Big Bend National Park in West Texas and three national parks in Mexico — and we’re setting up camp along a remote stretch of the Rio Grande.
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Why I love going to nudist beaches
My appreciation for nude beaches officially began in 2016 when I embarked on my first naked sunbathing experience on the uninhabited Lokrum Island in Croatia. Soon I was seeking them out everywhere I went.