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Only in Americaby Anna Hearn
I have lost track of the many, many miles I have clocked in the air and at various airports around the world. Some airports, Singapore Changi Airport...
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by Catherine. Dube
The Red KiteMilo found a red kite tangled in the old mango tree behind his house. Its tail was torn, and one wooden stick had snapped. He almost threw it away, but something about its bright color made him carry it insid...
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Almost Indiaby Anita Breland
My first impressions of India are also nearly my last. I have arrived in Mumbai on a sultry January evening, after an eight-hour flight from wintry Zu...
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Airplane Coasterby Helena Neves
I love travelling but I hate flying, which presents rather a big dilemma every time I’m at an airport waiting for a flight—they’re n...
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Free for Flyingby Nicoletta-Laura Dobrescu
In 1998, I flew for the first time when I was a second-year university student. Many people may find it rather late for a first flight, but at the tim...
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Journey or Trip: Twenty Hours to Calgaryby Kobus Moolman
I recently spent two months as a guest of the English Department at the University of Calgary. I was on a sabbatical, completing work on my doctorate....
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Gain A Dayby Tim Lantz
During the second sunrise of November 1, 2010, it occurred to me: Last night I was in a haunted house on the other side of the world. It was the secon...
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Expect the Worst; Remember the Bestby Jack Bernard
Take a good look at this picture. Wide-body aircraft cabin, spacious seating, smiling flight attendants and so on. Remember this picture the next time...
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