How about a trip of a lifetime following the Path of Totality the Total Solar Eclipse? Delta Airlines have put on a Total Solar Eclipse special flight from Austin TX to Detroit on 08 April 2024 that does just that. Using an A220-300 because of the extra large windows Flight number 1218 departs Austin 12.15 and into Detroit at 16.20. If this flight gets booked … Continue reading Delta put on Solar Eclipse Special
The weather in London is pouring with rain today so with some irony I am going to talk about the Total Solar Eclipse due to pass over North America on 8 April 2024. The last one wasn’t that long ago in 2017 but the next one, if you miss this one, is in 2044 so there is plenty of time to plan a road trip … Continue reading TOTAL Solar Eclipse 2024 USA
The Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, home to the ‘Raiders’ is host to the rematch of Super Bowl LVII between Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers on February 11 2024. Will the Chiefs retain the Vince Lombardi Trophy or will the 49ers win their first Super Bowl since 1995? Continue reading “Las Vegas – Super Bowl LVIII”
Visiting Las Vegas shortly? Be warned. A new law has been introduced that could cost you a $1000 fine or six months imprisonment. Thinking of using one of the pedestrian footbridges that cross the famous Las Vegas Strip and stopping to take that all important selfie or group photo with the bright lights behind you then STOP…….actually you can’t stop because stopping or making another … Continue reading Las Vegas – Pedestrian Bridges New Law Introduced
1932 Iconic Photo Lunch Atop a Skyscraper Now most people will know this famous photograph from 1932 of the 11 ironworkers eating lunch, precariously sitting on a steel beam 850 feet in the air during construction, at what has been confirmed as the Rock Center’s RCA Building or 30 Rock at the Rockefeller Centre as it is now known as. The photo is famously called … Continue reading NYC – The Beam ‘Atop a Skyscraper’
“The Magic, Wonder & Joy of the Holidays” as announced by First Lady Jill Biden to unveil the 2023 Christmas decorations at the White House. The holiday season at the White House The displays in each of the East Wing rooms are designed to capture the pure unfiltered delight and imagination of childhood and there are some of the staggering figures involved in decorating the … Continue reading The White House at Christmas
Although Brightline’s Orlando International brand new train station has been completed it will still be a month or so before the proposed service that will join Tampa with South Florida’s cities of Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Tickets will be going on sale in May. Having this high speed rail option to travel through the Sunshine State will be a great addition to … Continue reading Orlando International Airport Brightline Train Station is Officially Opened
May 11 is still the date that the White House has as the proposed review of the end to the Coronavirus public health emergency. This is despite a Bill being passed in the House of Representatives on February 8 by 227 to 201 to end the current entry policy. The White House is still unsure on allowing non vaccinated visitors into the States. It says … Continue reading Coronavirus – Vaccinations Still Required to Enter USA
It is anticipated that by 2025 that the UK’s borders will be electronic. Visitors that do NOT need a visa to enter the UK will need to purchase an ETA UK. Following the American ESTA and the Canadian ETA model, the UK will shortly be launching the new ETA UK. It is still a work in progress but visitors from countries that do not currently … Continue reading ETA UK to be launched
The city of Visalia is nestled between Fresno and Bakersfield about half way between Los Angeles and San Francisco. To the South East is the Sequoia National Forest. It’s location is an ideal stopping off point on a California road trip or as a base to explore the verdant forests of California. This month Visalia became the first Certified Autism Destination in America. A report … Continue reading Visalia-CA Certified Autism Destination
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