(CNN) — Avgeek desktop gamers and wannabe airline captains can finally get the high-altitude fix they’ve been craving. Following a prolonged period of hibernation, the rebooted Microsoft Flight Simulator, officially available on August 18, could be the perfect antidote to pandemic-induced cabin fever — or to airplane cabin withdrawal symptoms, for those who’ve been bumped
Month: August 2020
It took four attempts to get to Chewton Glen this year. My first stay was postponed because the new pool loungers at the refurbished spa hadn’t arrived. How could I possibly go? Then, in March, there was a more significant incident involving a banana, a bat and a pig that ended up being cooked by
Photo courtesy of iStock / j76n Guiding lights The first lighthouse on record was built between 300 and 280 BC by the Egyptians. Called Pharos of Alexandria, it was used to guide boats to the island of Pharos and was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Since then, these beacons of light have
Midleton Very Rare 45 Year Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey Pernod Ricard Last week, Dublin, Ireland’s own Teeling Whiskey announced the release of a 37-year-old single malt. It marks the most mature offering to date from the brand’s award-winning Vintage Reserve Collection. Truth be told, it’s actually among the oldest Irish whiskeys ever brought to
A United Airlines ticketing agent checks the mobile device of a passenger as he tries to check in for a flight in the main terminal of Denver International Airport. David Zalubowski | AP Sixteen Republican senators on Wednesday backed $25 billion in additional federal aid for airline industry jobs as a spike in coronavirus cases
When you’re in a park in Barcelona, you will quickly notice just how many people are staying active, either with running or working out. The city is obsessed with it. Over the years, the local councils and governing bodies have put a lot of money into ensuring that people can quench their thirst for exercise
Photo by Laura Brown Yosemite National Park during the Ferguson Fire in 2018. Photo by Laura Brown. The legislation will help clear the maintenance backlog and restore America’s public lands. Today, President Trump signed into law the bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act, which provides $900 million annually and an additional $9.5 billion over the next
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Find one of the world’s most interesting red wines, submerged off the coast of Dubrovnik. Produced by Lonely Planet for GoPro. All editorial views are those of Lonely Planet alone and reflect our policy of editorial independence and impartiality. For more head over to our video hub: http://lptravel.to/EPFn5Q
Insider’s Claudia Romeo traveled to Seine-et-Marne, France to visit Ferme des 30 Arpents. The farm is one of seven farms making raw-milk Brie de Meaux cheese, and the only one that makes it fermier, which means that the cheese is made by hand solely with milk produced by the 250 cows at the farm. Every
While some remain reticent to travel, millions of Britons have already returned from their first post-pandemic holidays – indeed, around 600,000 of us were in Spain when the Government put the entire country on the quarantine naughty step last month. Telegraph Travel’s writers have filed postcards from France, Malta, the Greek islands, Iceland and Amsterdam
Malek Amrani, founder of Vice Wines, boasts an unusual journey to winemaking, and he’s only 33 years … [+] old. Vice Wines Not many wine company founders have the varied career or journey into winemaking that Malek Amrani boasts. Before the age of 17, Amrani was: a record-making taekwondo black belt, a first-year medical student
(CNN) — Ancient tales of trolls and magic live on in Iceland, an island nation of volcanoes, lava fields, glaciers and ice caves. To fully explore every corner of the dynamic landscape, unravel local folklore and battle the natural elements, one must take to the skies. Enter Jón Kjartan Björnsson, the pilot with a mission
It sounds like a heavy metal festival, but around Wichita, Kansas, a “bierock” is meant for the peckish. Swaddled in a thin layer of dough, the hand-sized bread roll houses a German wonderland of ground beef, cabbage, onion, spice and brown mustard. Bierocks are delicious and, as meat pockets go, super cute too – something
HUNTINGTON STATION, NEW YORK – MARCH 26: A Panera Bread sign is seen at the Walt Whitman Mall on … [+] March 26, 2020 in Huntington Station, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Getty Images Panera launched an unlimited subscription coffee program in late February, a move CEO Niren Chaudhary called “disruptive.” Indeed, no other
Bob Chapek, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Experiences, stands for a photograph at an unveiling event of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney Co.’s Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California, U.S., on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Disney is set to report earnings for its third
A friend of mine took me to Ngawha Springs (pronounced “Nafa”) yesterday – some natural hot pools that the Maoris really like and that are supposed to be good for skin and soul. To get there you have to follow State Highway Number 1 (it is THE main highway in New Zealand) up north in
Maroon Bells, Colorado. ©Zhukova Valentyna/Shutterstock Fourteen thousand feet of fun – our favorite mountain hikes across the US. The United States claims at least 93 fourteeners and they are all located in only four states. Colorado is home to the most fourteeners with a total of 56, next comes Alaska at 20, California with 14,
Blueberry pancakes are a popular item at Nick’s Original House of Pancakes. Micheline Maynard In December, 2019, Nick’s Original House of Pancakes in Ann Arbor, Mich., celebrated its 10th anniversary. That’s a huge achievement in the restaurant business, where nine out of 10 places disappear before the end of their first decade. The owner, Nick
Photo courtesy of @travelbuenosaires Welcome to Buenos Aires European splendor meets Latin flair in the city of Buenos Aires. The Argentine capital is known for its magnificent architecture, colorful barrios and the sultry dance known as the tango. Come along for a tour of this South American city through 20 photos. Photo courtesy of @travelbuenosaires