A Virgin Atlantic flight from Los Angeles to London has broken a speed record, thanks to a strong jet stream over the east coast of the US. Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner seen landing at London Heathrow International Airport, UK. Image by Nicolas Economou/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The Boeing 787 Dreamliner hit just […]
personal essay: Rediscovering the World of ‘Blue Highways’
A 1982 memoir of an American road-trip remains relevant in a GPS world.
Tel Aviv’s first low-cost pod hostel is coming
Sticker shock is a common phenomenon among those planning a trip to trendy Tel Aviv. Price tags at the Mediterranean city’s growing number of boutique hotels are steep, sometimes prohibitively so. But as of April, travellers will be able to book stylish pod rooms at Spot Hostel, a soon-to-open accommodation option at the entrance to […]
The world’s most creative tattoo designs are celebrated in Paris
Following the success of the previous eight years, Mondial du Tatouage (World Tattoo Fair) returned to Paris this month, attracting artists and tattoo enthusiasts from all over the world. (L to R ) tattoo artists : France’s Tin-Tin, Switzerland’s Filip Leu, Belgium’s Amy Mymousse, Australia’s Benjamin Laukis, Spain’s Juan Sanchez, US Mark Mahoney, Canadia’s Katie […]