Flight 1 – The most prestigious airline flight number
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Flight 1 – The most prestigious airline flight number
Flight 1 is the most prestigious flight number assigned by airlines, used for historic routes or flagship services. This is a list of every flight 1 in the world.
Notes on Quy Nhon – the pleasant provincial city by the sea
Quy Nhon is a coastal city in central Vietnam, roughly halfway between Nha Trang and Da Nang. It’s not big on the international travel radar, but it’s starting to get more attention.
Buu Long Pagoda – A beautiful Buddhist temple hidden away in Ho Chi Minh City
Buu Long Pagoda (Chùa Bửu Long) is a beautiful Buddhist Temple on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City in District 9.
Travel Reads
The elephants, rhinos and lions had been killed. Then came a 21st-century Noah’s ark
“The improbable story of how a private group is repopulating Africa’s decimated wildlife reserves.”
Meet the Man Behind Indonesia’s Chicken Church
“How Daniel Alamsjah’s divine dream became a poultry-shaped reality.”
Straight Outta the Bronx: A Cambodian Rickshaw Driver
“Luka Meas came to the U.S. as a child in 1981. More than 30 years later, he was deported, sent back to a country he barely remembered.”
China Is Outsourcing Its Cities on Man-Made Islands in Malaysia
“‘If you build it, they will come’ seems to be China’s thinking as it constructs whole cities on artificial islands in Malaysia that resemble instant Chinatowns.”
Bend, Oregon Is Where Adventure Meets The Craft Revival
“From what I understand of the Northwest, it’s populated primarily by outdoorsy white women, brewery employees, and members of various militia. Despite that, the few times I’ve visited have been nothing short of magical, and I never turn down an opportunity to leave the city and taste oxygen again.”
Podcasts
Kevin Kelly on the lost world of 1970s Asia (and why you should travel now)
“I met people who would say, ‘I wish I had more time to travel like you do.’ They had more money than time, and I had more time than money. In terms of traveling it’s much better to have more time than more money. …If you have a chance to travel, just do it. You won’t regret it.” – Kevin Kelly
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The Vietnam History Museum in Saigon.
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