Nashville woman Linda Leaming was blown away by the beauty of the Kingdom of Bhutan when she visited in 1994. “I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life here,” she tells CNN. Three years later, she made the move, and has since found love and happiness in the Himalayas. “Moving to Bhutan taught me to live mindfully,” she says.
Aviation history
The de Havilland DH106 1A Comet was the world’s first passenger jet. It was the height of 1950s luxury — but it was also a death trap with a fatal design flaw. Now it’s been brought back to life. Read its incredible story here.
Not long before the Comet took to the skies, a 20-minute flight between Hong Kong and Macao became a record-breaker in a different way. The world’s first airplane hijacking took place on the Miss Macao seaplane in 1948. The goal? Rob the passengers and then hold them for ransom.
Finally, aviation fans passing through Budapest would do well to squeeze in a visit to Budaörs, a beautiful but forgotten Bauhaus airport that’s an aviation time capsule. It’s been operating continuously since 1937, with its grassy airfield now used by hobby pilots, private planes and helicopters.
Escalator etiquette
China is telling its 1.4 billion people to abandon the nearly universal practice of “stand right, walk left” on escalators. Instead, authorities are offering what they say is a safer and better alternative. Might the experiment catch on elsewhere? Watch the video and see what you think.
